diff --git a/packages/block/examples/4844.ts b/packages/block/examples/4844.ts
index 5331a68e20..a88f701620 100644
--- a/packages/block/examples/4844.ts
+++ b/packages/block/examples/4844.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create4844BlobTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromPrivateKey } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'
 import { loadKZG } from 'kzg-wasm'
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     },
   })
   const blobTx = create4844BlobTx(
-    { blobsData: ['myFirstBlob'], to: Address.fromPrivateKey(randomBytes(32)) },
+    { blobsData: ['myFirstBlob'], to: createAddressFromPrivateKey(randomBytes(32)) },
     { common },
   )
 
diff --git a/packages/block/src/header.ts b/packages/block/src/header.ts
index f8f417362d..0c220f07d4 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/header.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/header.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {
   bytesToHex,
   bytesToUtf8,
   concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromPublicKey,
+  createZeroAddress,
   ecrecover,
   ecsign,
   equalsBytes,
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ export class BlockHeader {
     const defaults = {
       parentHash: zeros(32),
       uncleHash: KECCAK256_RLP_ARRAY,
-      coinbase: Address.zero(),
+      coinbase: createZeroAddress(),
       stateRoot: zeros(32),
       transactionsTrie: KECCAK256_RLP,
       receiptTrie: KECCAK256_RLP,
@@ -932,13 +934,13 @@ export class BlockHeader {
     const extraSeal = this.cliqueExtraSeal()
     // Reasonable default for default blocks
     if (extraSeal.length === 0 || equalsBytes(extraSeal, new Uint8Array(65))) {
-      return Address.zero()
+      return createZeroAddress()
     }
     const r = extraSeal.subarray(0, 32)
     const s = extraSeal.subarray(32, 64)
     const v = bytesToBigInt(extraSeal.subarray(64, 65)) + BIGINT_27
     const pubKey = ecrecover(this.cliqueSigHash(), v, r, s)
-    return Address.fromPublicKey(pubKey)
+    return createAddressFromPublicKey(pubKey)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/block/test/clique.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/clique.spec.ts
index 2c000d2bb3..a9ee44e710 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/clique.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/clique.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Address, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Address, createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { BlockHeader } from '../src/header.js'
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ describe('[Header]: Clique PoA Functionality', () => {
     )
     const msg =
       'cliqueEpochTransitionSigners() -> should return the correct epoch transition signer list on epoch block'
-    assert.deepEqual(header.cliqueEpochTransitionSigners(), [Address.zero(), Address.zero()], msg)
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      header.cliqueEpochTransitionSigners(),
+      [createZeroAddress(), createZeroAddress()],
+      msg,
+    )
   })
 
   type Signer = {
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ describe('[Header]: Clique PoA Functionality', () => {
 
     header = BlockHeader.fromHeaderData({ extraData: new Uint8Array(97) }, { common })
     assert.ok(
-      header.cliqueSigner().equals(Address.zero()),
+      header.cliqueSigner().equals(createZeroAddress()),
       'should return zero address on default block',
     )
   })
diff --git a/packages/block/test/header.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/header.spec.ts
index 92d4d11c75..29f1beeddb 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/header.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/header.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
 import {
-  Address,
   KECCAK256_RLP,
   KECCAK256_RLP_ARRAY,
   bytesToHex,
   concatBytes,
+  createZeroAddress,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   zeros,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('[Block]: Header functions', () => {
     function compareDefaultHeader(header: BlockHeader) {
       assert.ok(equalsBytes(header.parentHash, zeros(32)))
       assert.ok(equalsBytes(header.uncleHash, KECCAK256_RLP_ARRAY))
-      assert.ok(header.coinbase.equals(Address.zero()))
+      assert.ok(header.coinbase.equals(createZeroAddress()))
       assert.ok(equalsBytes(header.stateRoot, zeros(32)))
       assert.ok(equalsBytes(header.transactionsTrie, KECCAK256_RLP))
       assert.ok(equalsBytes(header.receiptTrie, KECCAK256_RLP))
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ describe('[Block]: Header functions', () => {
 
     testCase = 'should throw on non-zero beneficiary (coinbase) for epoch transition block'
     headerData.number = common.consensusConfig().epoch
-    headerData.coinbase = Address.fromString('0x091dcd914fCEB1d47423e532955d1E62d1b2dAEf')
+    headerData.coinbase = createAddressFromString('0x091dcd914fCEB1d47423e532955d1E62d1b2dAEf')
     header = BlockHeader.fromHeaderData(headerData, { common })
     try {
       await header.validate(blockchain)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ describe('[Block]: Header functions', () => {
       }
     }
     headerData.number = 1
-    headerData.coinbase = Address.zero()
+    headerData.coinbase = createZeroAddress()
 
     testCase = 'should throw on non-zero mixHash'
     headerData.mixHash = new Uint8Array(32).fill(1)
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ describe('[Block]: Header functions', () => {
 */
   it('should test validateGasLimit()', () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.London })
-    const bcBlockGasLimitTestData = testData.tests.BlockGasLimit2p63m1
+    const bcBlockGasLimitTestData = testData.default.tests.BlockGasLimit2p63m1
 
     for (const key of Object.keys(bcBlockGasLimitTestData)) {
       const genesisRlp = hexToBytes(
diff --git a/packages/block/test/mergeBlock.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/mergeBlock.spec.ts
index 3a0ac43597..803dc9fc61 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/mergeBlock.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/mergeBlock.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
-  Address,
   KECCAK256_RLP,
   KECCAK256_RLP_ARRAY,
+  createZeroAddress,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   zeros,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const common = new Common({
 function validateMergeHeader(header: BlockHeader) {
   assert.ok(equalsBytes(header.parentHash, zeros(32)), 'parentHash')
   assert.ok(equalsBytes(header.uncleHash, KECCAK256_RLP_ARRAY), 'uncleHash')
-  assert.ok(header.coinbase.equals(Address.zero()), 'coinbase')
+  assert.ok(header.coinbase.equals(createZeroAddress()), 'coinbase')
   assert.ok(equalsBytes(header.stateRoot, zeros(32)), 'stateRoot')
   assert.ok(equalsBytes(header.transactionsTrie, KECCAK256_RLP), 'transactionsTrie')
   assert.ok(equalsBytes(header.receiptTrie, KECCAK256_RLP), 'receiptTrie')
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/test/clique.spec.ts b/packages/blockchain/test/clique.spec.ts
index 544f6bf093..1159b17889 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/test/clique.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/test/clique.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ import {
   Hardfork,
   createCustomCommon,
 } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Address, concatBytes, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  Address,
+  concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  createZeroAddress,
+  hexToBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { CLIQUE_NONCE_AUTH, CLIQUE_NONCE_DROP, CliqueConsensus } from '../src/consensus/clique.js'
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ function getBlock(
   common = common ?? COMMON
   const number = lastBlock.header.number + BigInt(1)
 
-  let coinbase = Address.zero()
+  let coinbase = createZeroAddress()
   let nonce = CLIQUE_NONCE_DROP
   let extraData = EXTRA_DATA
   if (beneficiary) {
@@ -214,7 +220,7 @@ describe('Clique: Initialization', () => {
     // _validateConsensus needs to be true to trigger this test condition
     ;(blockchain as any)._validateConsensus = true
     const number = (COMMON.consensusConfig() as CliqueConfig).epoch
-    const unauthorizedSigner = Address.fromString('0x00a839de7922491683f547a67795204763ff8237')
+    const unauthorizedSigner = createAddressFromString('0x00a839de7922491683f547a67795204763ff8237')
     const extraData = concatBytes(
       new Uint8Array(32),
       A.address.toBytes(),
diff --git a/packages/client/bin/cli.ts b/packages/client/bin/cli.ts
index 7488a7d1d6..29b70eecc3 100755
--- a/packages/client/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/client/bin/cli.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ import {
 } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
 import {
-  Address,
   BIGINT_2,
   bytesToHex,
   calculateSigRecovery,
   concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
   ecrecover,
   ecsign,
   hexToBytes,
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ import type { RPCArgs } from './startRpc.js'
 import type { Block, BlockBytes } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import type { ConsensusDict } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import type { CustomCrypto } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import type { GenesisState, PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import type { Address, GenesisState, PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import type { AbstractLevel } from 'abstract-level'
 import type { Server as RPCServer } from 'jayson/promise/index.js'
 
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ const args: ClientOpts = yargs
     describe:
       'Address for mining rewards (etherbase). If not provided, defaults to the primary account',
     string: true,
-    coerce: (coinbase) => Address.fromString(coinbase),
+    coerce: (coinbase) => createAddressFromString(coinbase),
   })
   .option('saveReceipts', {
     describe:
@@ -835,13 +836,13 @@ async function inputAccounts() {
     const isFile = existsSync(path.resolve(addresses[0]))
     if (!isFile) {
       for (const addressString of addresses) {
-        const address = Address.fromString(addressString)
+        const address = createAddressFromString(addressString)
         const inputKey = (await question(
           `Please enter the 0x-prefixed private key to unlock ${address}:\n`,
         )) as PrefixedHexString
         ;(rl as any).history = (rl as any).history.slice(1)
         const privKey = hexToBytes(inputKey)
-        const derivedAddress = Address.fromPrivateKey(privKey)
+        const derivedAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privKey)
         if (address.equals(derivedAddress)) {
           accounts.push([address, privKey])
         } else {
@@ -854,7 +855,7 @@ async function inputAccounts() {
     } else {
       const acc = readFileSync(path.resolve(args.unlock!), 'utf-8').replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, '')
       const privKey = hexToBytes(`0x${acc}`) // See docs: acc has to be non-zero prefixed in the file
-      const derivedAddress = Address.fromPrivateKey(privKey)
+      const derivedAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privKey)
       accounts.push([derivedAddress, privKey])
     }
   } catch (e: any) {
@@ -870,7 +871,7 @@ async function inputAccounts() {
  */
 function generateAccount(): Account {
   const privKey = randomBytes(32)
-  const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(privKey)
+  const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privKey)
   console.log('='.repeat(50))
   console.log('Account generated for mining blocks:')
   console.log(`Address: ${address}`)
diff --git a/packages/client/devnets/4844-interop/tools/txGenerator.ts b/packages/client/devnets/4844-interop/tools/txGenerator.ts
index f6d6aea8a1..4d799e65c5 100644
--- a/packages/client/devnets/4844-interop/tools/txGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/client/devnets/4844-interop/tools/txGenerator.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // Adapted from - https://github.com/Inphi/eip4844-interop/blob/master/blob_tx_generator/blob.js
-import { Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { BlobEIP4844Transaction, TransactionType, TxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
+import { createCommonFromGethGenesis, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
+import { createTxFromTxData, TransactionType, TxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
-  Address,
   blobsToCommitments,
   commitmentsToVersionedHashes,
   getBlobs,
   bytesToHex,
   hexToBytes,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 import { randomBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import { loadKZG } from 'kzg-wasm'
 const clientPort = parseInt(process.argv[2]) // EL client port number
 const input = process.argv[3] // text to generate blob from
 const genesisJson = require(process.argv[4]) // Genesis parameters
-const pkey = hexToBytes('0x' + process.argv[5]) // private key of tx sender as unprefixed hex string (unprefixed in args)
-const sender = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+const pkey = hexToBytes(`0x${process.argv[5]}`) // private key of tx sender as unprefixed hex string (unprefixed in args)
+const sender = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
 
 async function getNonce(client: Client, account: string) {
   const nonce = await client.request('eth_getTransactionCount', [account, 'latest'], 2.0)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async function run(data: any) {
   const commitments = blobsToCommitments(kzg, blobs)
   const hashes = commitmentsToVersionedHashes(commitments)
 
-  const account = Address.fromPrivateKey(randomBytes(32))
+  const account = createAddressFromPrivateKey(randomBytes(32))
   const txData: TxData[TransactionType.BlobEIP4844] = {
     to: account.toString(),
     data: '0x',
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ async function run(data: any) {
   txData.gasLimit = BigInt(28000000)
   const nonce = await getNonce(client, sender.toString())
   txData.nonce = BigInt(nonce)
-  const blobTx = BlobEIP4844Transaction.fromTxData(txData, { common }).sign(pkey)
+  const blobTx = createTxFromTxData<TransactionType.BlobEIP4844>(txData, { common }).sign(pkey)
 
   const serializedWrapper = blobTx.serializeNetworkWrapper()
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/miner/pendingBlock.ts b/packages/client/src/miner/pendingBlock.ts
index 0d08db6e76..dfb58fad31 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/miner/pendingBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/miner/pendingBlock.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { BlobEIP4844Transaction } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
-  Address,
   BIGINT_1,
   BIGINT_2,
   TypeOutput,
   bigIntToUnpaddedBytes,
   bytesToHex,
   concatBytes,
+  createZeroAddress,
   equalsBytes,
   toBytes,
   toType,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export class PendingBlock {
         const validatorIndex = bigIntToUnpaddedBytes(
           toType(withdrawal.validatorIndex ?? 0, TypeOutput.BigInt),
         )
-        const address = toType(withdrawal.address ?? Address.zero(), TypeOutput.Uint8Array)
+        const address = toType(withdrawal.address ?? createZeroAddress(), TypeOutput.Uint8Array)
         const amount = bigIntToUnpaddedBytes(toType(withdrawal.amount ?? 0, TypeOutput.BigInt))
         withdrawalsBufTemp.push(concatBytes(indexBuf, validatorIndex, address, amount))
       }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/debug.ts b/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/debug.ts
index 758525c1cb..f118b561a9 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/debug.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/debug.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { Address, TypeOutput, bigIntToHex, bytesToHex, hexToBytes, toType } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  TypeOutput,
+  bigIntToHex,
+  bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  hexToBytes,
+  toType,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { type VM, encodeReceipt, runTx } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 
 import { INTERNAL_ERROR, INVALID_PARAMS } from '../error-code.js'
@@ -304,8 +311,8 @@ export class Debug {
       next?.()
     })
     const runCallOpts = {
-      caller: from !== undefined ? Address.fromString(from) : undefined,
-      to: to !== undefined ? Address.fromString(to) : undefined,
+      caller: from !== undefined ? createAddressFromString(from) : undefined,
+      to: to !== undefined ? createAddressFromString(to) : undefined,
       gasLimit: toType(gasLimit, TypeOutput.BigInt),
       gasPrice: toType(gasPrice, TypeOutput.BigInt),
       value: toType(value, TypeOutput.BigInt),
@@ -373,7 +380,7 @@ export class Debug {
     // await here so that any error can be handled in the catch below for proper response
     return vmCopy.stateManager.dumpStorageRange!(
       // Validator already verified that `account` and `startKey` are properly formatted.
-      Address.fromString(account),
+      createAddressFromString(account),
       BigInt(startKey),
       limit,
     )
diff --git a/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/eth.ts b/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/eth.ts
index 2d1f5b725c..e874293daf 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/eth.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/eth.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   createTxFromTxData,
 } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
-  Address,
   BIGINT_0,
   BIGINT_1,
   BIGINT_100,
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@ import {
   bigIntMax,
   bigIntToHex,
   bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  createZeroAddress,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   intToHex,
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ import type {
   LegacyTransaction,
   TypedTransaction,
 } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import type { PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import type { Address, PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 const EMPTY_SLOT = `0x${'00'.repeat(32)}`
 
@@ -517,8 +518,8 @@ export class Eth {
     const data = transaction.data ?? transaction.input
 
     const runCallOpts = {
-      caller: from !== undefined ? Address.fromString(from) : undefined,
-      to: to !== undefined ? Address.fromString(to) : undefined,
+      caller: from !== undefined ? createAddressFromString(from) : undefined,
+      to: to !== undefined ? createAddressFromString(to) : undefined,
       gasLimit: toType(gasLimit, TypeOutput.BigInt),
       gasPrice: toType(gasPrice, TypeOutput.BigInt),
       value: toType(value, TypeOutput.BigInt),
@@ -608,7 +609,9 @@ export class Eth {
 
     // set from address
     const from =
-      transaction.from !== undefined ? Address.fromString(transaction.from) : Address.zero()
+      transaction.from !== undefined
+        ? createAddressFromString(transaction.from)
+        : createZeroAddress()
     tx.getSenderAddress = () => {
       return from
     }
@@ -631,7 +634,7 @@ export class Eth {
    */
   async getBalance(params: [string, string]) {
     const [addressHex, blockOpt] = params
-    const address = Address.fromString(addressHex)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(addressHex)
     const block = await getBlockByOption(blockOpt, this._chain)
 
     if (this._vm === undefined) {
@@ -737,7 +740,7 @@ export class Eth {
     const vm = await this._vm.shallowCopy()
     await vm.stateManager.setStateRoot(block.header.stateRoot)
 
-    const address = Address.fromString(addressHex)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(addressHex)
     const code = await vm.stateManager.getCode(address)
     return bytesToHex(code)
   }
@@ -778,7 +781,7 @@ export class Eth {
     const block = await getBlockByOption(blockOpt, this._chain)
     await vm.stateManager.setStateRoot(block.header.stateRoot)
 
-    const address = Address.fromString(addressHex)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(addressHex)
     const account = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
     if (account === undefined) {
       return EMPTY_SLOT
@@ -875,7 +878,7 @@ export class Eth {
     const vm = await this._vm.shallowCopy()
     await vm.stateManager.setStateRoot(block.header.stateRoot)
 
-    const address = Address.fromString(addressHex)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(addressHex)
     const account = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
     if (account === undefined) {
       return '0x0'
@@ -1245,7 +1248,7 @@ export class Eth {
     }
     await vm.stateManager.setStateRoot(block.header.stateRoot)
 
-    const address = Address.fromString(addressHex)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(addressHex)
     const slots = slotsHex.map((slotHex) => setLengthLeft(hexToBytes(slotHex), 32))
     const proof = await vm.stateManager.getProof!(address, slots)
     for (const p of proof.storageProof) {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/integration/pow.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/integration/pow.spec.ts
index 51f0b3d4ba..c2af982121 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/integration/pow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/integration/pow.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import { Hardfork, createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Address, hexToBytes, parseGethGenesisState } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromPrivateKey, hexToBytes, parseGethGenesisState } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { rmSync } from 'fs'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { Config } from '../../src/index.js'
 import { createInlineClient } from '../sim/simutils.js'
 
+import type { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+
 const pk = hexToBytes('0x95a602ff1ae30a2243f400dcf002561b9743b2ae9827b1008e3714a5cc1c0cfe')
-const minerAddress = Address.fromPrivateKey(pk)
+const minerAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pk)
 
 async function setupPowDevnet(prefundAddress: Address, cleanStart: boolean) {
   if (cleanStart) {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/miner/miner.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/miner/miner.spec.ts
index 0fa1c2e97b..ec82090d15 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/miner/miner.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/miner/miner.spec.ts
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ describe.skip('assembleBlocks() -> should stop assembling when a new block is re
   for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
     // In order not to pollute TxPool with too many txs from the same address
     // (or txs which are already known), keep generating a new address for each tx
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
     await setBalance(vm, address, BigInt('200000000000001'))
     const tx = createTx({ address, privateKey })
     await txPool.add(tx)
diff --git a/packages/client/test/net/protocol/ethprotocol.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/net/protocol/ethprotocol.spec.ts
index fb6ef7ce84..20fdc24c23 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/net/protocol/ethprotocol.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/net/protocol/ethprotocol.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Common, Chain as CommonChain, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { TransactionType, create1559FeeMarketTx, createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bigIntToBytes, bytesToBigInt, hexToBytes, randomBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  bigIntToBytes,
+  bytesToBigInt,
+  createZeroAddress,
+  hexToBytes,
+  randomBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { loadKZG } from 'kzg-wasm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -224,7 +230,11 @@ describe('[EthProtocol]', () => {
     const eip2929Tx = createTxFromTxData({ type: 1 }, { common: config.chainCommon })
     const eip1559Tx = createTxFromTxData({ type: 2 }, { common: config.chainCommon })
     const blobTx = createTxFromTxData(
-      { type: 3, to: Address.zero(), blobVersionedHashes: [hexToBytes(`0x01${'00'.repeat(31)}`)] },
+      {
+        type: 3,
+        to: createZeroAddress(),
+        blobVersionedHashes: [hexToBytes(`0x01${'00'.repeat(31)}`)],
+      },
       { common: config.chainCommon },
     )
     const res = p.encode(p.messages.filter((message) => message.name === 'Transactions')[0], [
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawBlock.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawBlock.spec.ts
index 4e560c185b..8c32a58cc1 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawBlock.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawBlock.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { BlockHeader, createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create4844BlobTx, createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bytesToHex, createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { loadKZG } from 'kzg-wasm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ common.setHardfork('cancun')
 const mockedTx1 = createLegacyTx({}).sign(dummy.privKey)
 const mockedTx2 = createLegacyTx({ nonce: 1 }).sign(dummy.privKey)
 const mockedBlobTx3 = create4844BlobTx(
-  { nonce: 2, blobsData: ['0x1234'], to: Address.zero() },
+  { nonce: 2, blobsData: ['0x1234'], to: createZeroAddress() },
   { common },
 ).sign(dummy.privKey)
 const blockHash = hexToBytes('0xdcf93da321b27bca12087d6526d2c10540a4c8dc29db1b36610c3004e0e5d2d5')
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawHeader.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawHeader.spec.ts
index bd86b30f3c..19752304ac 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawHeader.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawHeader.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { BlockHeader, createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create4844BlobTx, createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bytesToHex, createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { loadKZG } from 'kzg-wasm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ common.setHardfork('cancun')
 const mockedTx1 = createLegacyTx({}).sign(dummy.privKey)
 const mockedTx2 = createLegacyTx({ nonce: 1 }).sign(dummy.privKey)
 const mockedBlobTx3 = create4844BlobTx(
-  { nonce: 2, blobsData: ['0x1234'], to: Address.zero() },
+  { nonce: 2, blobsData: ['0x1234'], to: createZeroAddress() },
   { common },
 ).sign(dummy.privKey)
 const blockHash = hexToBytes('0xdcf93da321b27bca12087d6526d2c10540a4c8dc29db1b36610c3004e0e5d2d5')
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByHashV1.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByHashV1.spec.ts
index c43e167931..eb32e274ac 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByHashV1.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByHashV1.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ import { BlockHeader, createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { DefaultStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Account, Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes, randomBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  Account,
+  bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  hexToBytes,
+  randomBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { TOO_LARGE_REQUEST } from '../../../src/rpc/error-code.js'
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const rpc = getRpcClient(server)
     common.setHardfork(Hardfork.Cancun)
     const pkey = hexToBytes('0x9c9996335451aab4fc4eac58e31a8c300e095cdbcee532d53d09280e83360355')
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
     await service.execution.vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, new Account())
     const account = await service.execution.vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
 
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const rpc = getRpcClient(server)
     common.setHardfork(Hardfork.London)
     const pkey = hexToBytes('0x9c9996335451aab4fc4eac58e31a8c300e095cdbcee532d53d09280e83360355')
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
     await service.execution.vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, new Account())
     const account = await service.execution.vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
 
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByRangeV1.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByRangeV1.spec.ts
index 45c4226068..1d5890fefb 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByRangeV1.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByRangeV1.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { BlockHeader, createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { DefaultStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Account, Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Account, bytesToHex, createAddressFromPrivateKey, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import { INVALID_PARAMS, TOO_LARGE_REQUEST } from '../../../src/rpc/error-code.js'
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const rpc = getRpcClient(server)
     common.setHardfork(Hardfork.Cancun)
     const pkey = hexToBytes('0x9c9996335451aab4fc4eac58e31a8c300e095cdbcee532d53d09280e83360355')
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
     await service.execution.vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, new Account())
     const account = await service.execution.vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const rpc = getRpcClient(server)
     common.setHardfork(Hardfork.London)
     const pkey = hexToBytes('0x9c9996335451aab4fc4eac58e31a8c300e095cdbcee532d53d09280e83360355')
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
     await service.execution.vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, new Account())
     const account = await service.execution.vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
 
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadV3.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadV3.spec.ts
index def3e58408..35aa080b5e 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadV3.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadV3.spec.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import { DefaultStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
   Account,
-  Address,
   blobsToCommitments,
   blobsToProofs,
   bytesToHex,
   commitmentsToVersionedHashes,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createZeroAddress,
   getBlobs,
   hexToBytes,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const rpc = getRpcClient(server)
     common.setHardfork(Hardfork.Cancun)
     const pkey = hexToBytes('0x9c9996335451aab4fc4eac58e31a8c300e095cdbcee532d53d09280e83360355')
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
     await service.execution.vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, new Account())
     const account = await service.execution.vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
 
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
         maxFeePerGas: 10000000000n,
         maxPriorityFeePerGas: 100000000n,
         gasLimit: 30000000n,
-        to: Address.zero(),
+        to: createZeroAddress(),
       },
       { common },
     ).sign(pkey)
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/newPayloadV1.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/newPayloadV1.spec.ts
index df1155e379..6a9402859e 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/newPayloadV1.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/newPayloadV1.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { BlockHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { create1559FeeMarketTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes, zeros } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  hexToBytes,
+  zeros,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import { INVALID_PARAMS } from '../../../src/rpc/error-code.js'
@@ -160,7 +166,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
         gasLimit: 21_000,
         maxFeePerGas: 10,
         value: 1,
-        to: Address.fromString('0x61FfE691821291D02E9Ba5D33098ADcee71a3a17'),
+        to: createAddressFromString('0x61FfE691821291D02E9Ba5D33098ADcee71a3a17'),
       },
       { common },
     )
@@ -182,7 +188,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const accountPk = hexToBytes(
       '0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109',
     )
-    const accountAddress = Address.fromPrivateKey(accountPk)
+    const accountAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(accountPk)
     const newGenesisJSON = {
       ...genesisJSON,
       alloc: {
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const accountPk = hexToBytes(
       '0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109',
     )
-    const accountAddress = Address.fromPrivateKey(accountPk)
+    const accountAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(accountPk)
     const newGenesisJSON = {
       ...genesisJSON,
       alloc: {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/newPayloadV2.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/newPayloadV2.spec.ts
index f11aaad90f..98ea103f73 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/newPayloadV2.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/newPayloadV2.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { BlockHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { create1559FeeMarketTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes, zeros } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  hexToBytes,
+  zeros,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import { INVALID_PARAMS } from '../../../src/rpc/error-code.js'
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ describe(`${method}: call with executionPayloadV1`, () => {
         gasLimit: 21_000,
         maxFeePerGas: 10,
         value: 1,
-        to: Address.fromString('0x61FfE691821291D02E9Ba5D33098ADcee71a3a17'),
+        to: createAddressFromString('0x61FfE691821291D02E9Ba5D33098ADcee71a3a17'),
       },
       { common },
     )
@@ -179,7 +185,7 @@ describe(`${method}: call with executionPayloadV1`, () => {
     const accountPk = hexToBytes(
       '0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109',
     )
-    const accountAddress = Address.fromPrivateKey(accountPk)
+    const accountAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(accountPk)
     const newGenesisJSON = {
       ...genesisJSON,
       alloc: {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/blobBaseFee.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/blobBaseFee.spec.ts
index 5a2dc594fc..5ca11d3b1f 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/blobBaseFee.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/blobBaseFee.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
-  Address,
   BIGINT_0,
   BIGINT_256,
   blobsToCommitments,
   commitmentsToVersionedHashes,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createZeroAddress,
   getBlobs,
   hexToBytes,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import type { VMExecution } from '../../../src/execution/vmexecution.js'
 const method = 'eth_blobBaseFee'
 
 const privateKey = hexToBytes('0x45a915e4d060149eb4365960e6a7a45f334393093061116b197e3240065ff2d8')
-const accountAddress = Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey)
+const accountAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
 const produceBlockWith4844Tx = async (
   execution: VMExecution,
   chain: Chain,
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ const produceBlockWith4844Tx = async (
     const blobVersionedHashes = []
     const blobs = []
     const kzgCommitments = []
-    const to = Address.zero()
+    const to = createZeroAddress()
     if (blobsCount[i] > 0) {
       for (let blob = 0; blob < blobsCount[i]; blob++) {
         blobVersionedHashes.push(...blobVersionedHash)
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/call.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/call.spec.ts
index a2d7613d0e..53cdad15a1 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/call.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/call.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bigIntToHex, bytesToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bigIntToHex, bytesToHex, createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { runBlock, runTx } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const { vm } = execution
 
     // genesis address with balance
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
     // contract:
     /*
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const rpc = getRpcClient(startRPC(manager.getMethods()))
 
     // genesis address with balance
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
     const funcHash = '26b85ee1' // borrowed from valid test above
     const estimateTxData = {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const rpc = getRpcClient(startRPC(manager.getMethods()))
 
     // genesis address with balance
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
     const estimateTxData = {
       to: address.toString(),
       from: address.toString(),
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/estimateGas.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/estimateGas.spec.ts
index 4210479c1a..c3c7da94c8 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/estimateGas.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/estimateGas.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bigIntToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bigIntToHex, createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { runBlock, runTx } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe(
       await vm.stateManager.generateCanonicalGenesis!(getGenesis(1))
 
       // genesis address with balance
-      const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+      const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
       // contract:
       /*
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ describe(
       const rpc = getRpcClient(startRPC(manager.getMethods()))
 
       // genesis address with balance
-      const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+      const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
       const funcHash = '26b85ee1' // borrowed from valid test above
       const estimateTxData = {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBalance.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBalance.spec.ts
index 63c5b34e30..8b03a6e546 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBalance.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBalance.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bigIntToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bigIntToHex, createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { runBlock } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe(
       await vm.stateManager.generateCanonicalGenesis!(getGenesis(1))
 
       // genesis address with balance
-      const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+      const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
       // verify balance is genesis amount
       const genesisBalance = BigInt(0x15ac56edc4d12c0000)
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockByNumber.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockByNumber.spec.ts
index 2e21890b93..4bec9dd941 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockByNumber.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockByNumber.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create4844BlobTx, createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { loadKZG } from 'kzg-wasm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ common.setHardfork('cancun')
 const mockedTx1 = createLegacyTx({}).sign(dummy.privKey)
 const mockedTx2 = createLegacyTx({ nonce: 1 }).sign(dummy.privKey)
 const mockedBlobTx3 = create4844BlobTx(
-  { nonce: 2, blobsData: ['0x1234'], to: Address.zero() },
+  { nonce: 2, blobsData: ['0x1234'], to: createZeroAddress() },
   { common },
 ).sign(dummy.privKey)
 const blockHash = hexToBytes('0xdcf93da321b27bca12087d6526d2c10540a4c8dc29db1b36610c3004e0e5d2d5')
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockTransactionCountByNumber.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockTransactionCountByNumber.spec.ts
index 63418f5b06..df9b14ceac 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockTransactionCountByNumber.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockTransactionCountByNumber.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { runBlock } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
 
     await vm.stateManager.generateCanonicalGenesis!(getGenesis(1))
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
     // construct block with tx
     const tx = createLegacyTx({ gasLimit: 53000 }, { common, freeze: false })
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
 
     await vm.stateManager.generateCanonicalGenesis!(getGenesis(1))
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
     // construct block with tx
     const tx = createLegacyTx({ gasLimit: 53000 }, { common, freeze: false })
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getCode.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getCode.spec.ts
index 720fd4496c..a580abc3c1 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getCode.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getCode.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromString, createContractAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { runBlock } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     await vm.stateManager.generateCanonicalGenesis!(getGenesis(1))
 
     // genesis address
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
     // verify code is null
     const res = await rpc.request(method, [address.toString(), 'latest'])
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const { vm } = execution
 
     // genesis address with balance
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
     // sample contract from https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/a/70791
     const data =
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const { createdAddress } = result.results[0]
     await vm.blockchain.putBlock(ranBlock!)
 
-    const expectedContractAddress = Address.generate(address, BigInt(0))
+    const expectedContractAddress = createContractAddress(address, BigInt(0))
     assert.ok(
       createdAddress!.equals(expectedContractAddress),
       'should match the expected contract address',
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getFeeHistory.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getFeeHistory.spec.ts
index e49108903f..4a21400160 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getFeeHistory.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getFeeHistory.spec.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import { paramsBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Common, Chain as CommonChain, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
-  Address,
   BIGINT_0,
   BIGINT_256,
   bigIntToHex,
   blobsToCommitments,
   bytesToBigInt,
   commitmentsToVersionedHashes,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createZeroAddress,
   getBlobs,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { buildBlock } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
@@ -26,12 +27,12 @@ import type { VMExecution } from '../../../src/execution/index.js'
 const method = 'eth_feeHistory'
 
 const privateKey = hexToBytes('0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109')
-const pKeyAddress = Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey)
+const pKeyAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
 
 const privateKey4844 = hexToBytes(
   '0x45a915e4d060149eb4365960e6a7a45f334393093061116b197e3240065ff2d8',
 )
-const p4844Address = Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey4844)
+const p4844Address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey4844)
 
 const produceFakeGasUsedBlock = async (execution: VMExecution, chain: Chain, gasUsed: bigint) => {
   const { vm } = execution
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ const produceBlockWith4844Tx = async (
     const blobVersionedHashes = []
     const blobs = []
     const kzgCommitments = []
-    const to = Address.zero()
+    const to = createZeroAddress()
     if (blobsCount[i] > 0) {
       for (let blob = 0; blob < blobsCount[i]; blob++) {
         blobVersionedHashes.push(...blobVersionedHash)
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getLogs.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getLogs.spec.ts
index c433cddea8..db1f6e6d91 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getLogs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getLogs.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bytesToHex, createContractAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { INVALID_PARAMS } from '../../../src/rpc/error-code.js'
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ describe(method, async () => {
       { common },
     ).sign(dummy.privKey)
 
-    const contractAddr1 = Address.generate(dummy.addr, BigInt(0))
-    const contractAddr2 = Address.generate(dummy.addr, BigInt(1))
+    const contractAddr1 = createContractAddress(dummy.addr, BigInt(0))
+    const contractAddr2 = createContractAddress(dummy.addr, BigInt(1))
     // construct txs to emit the logs
     // data calls log(logCount: 10, num1: 1, num2: 2, num3: 3, num4: 4)
     const data = hexToBytes(
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getProof.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getProof.spec.ts
index 84f52a7db8..dd3befdfcb 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getProof.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getProof.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bigIntToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bigIntToHex, createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { runBlock } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe(method, async () => {
     const { vm } = execution
 
     // genesis address with balance
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
     // contract inspired from https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/apis/json-rpc/#eth_getstorageat/
     /*
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getStorageAt.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getStorageAt.spec.ts
index e5d3784ead..b51f409155 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getStorageAt.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getStorageAt.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { runBlock } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const method = 'eth_getStorageAt'
 
 describe(method, async () => {
   it('call with valid arguments', async () => {
-    const address = Address.fromString(`0x${'11'.repeat(20)}`)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(`0x${'11'.repeat(20)}`)
     const emptySlotStr = `0x${'00'.repeat(32)}`
 
     const { execution, common, server, chain } = await setupChain(pow, 'pow')
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getTransactionCount.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getTransactionCount.spec.ts
index 03d8e6e068..334725ecca 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getTransactionCount.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getTransactionCount.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
 import { createLegacyTx, createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Account, Address, hexToBytes, randomBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  Account,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  hexToBytes,
+  randomBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { runBlock } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     await vm.stateManager.generateCanonicalGenesis!(getGenesis(1))
 
     // a genesis address
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
 
     // verify nonce is 0
     let res = await rpc.request(method, [address.toString(), 'latest'])
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const rpc = getRpcClient(startRPC(manager.getMethods()))
 
     const pk = hexToBytes('0x266682876da8fd86410d001ec33c7c281515aeeb640d175693534062e2599238')
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(pk)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pk)
     await service.execution.vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, new Account())
     const account = await service.execution.vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
     account!.balance = 0xffffffffffffffn
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/helpers.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/helpers.ts
index 551daab306..e25fccdc05 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/helpers.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   Address,
   BIGINT_1,
   KECCAK256_RLP,
+  createAddressFromString,
   hexToBytes,
   parseGethGenesisState,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ export async function createClient(clientOpts: Partial<createClientArgs> = {}) {
   const config = new Config({
     minerCoinbase:
       clientOpts.minerCoinbase !== undefined
-        ? Address.fromString(clientOpts.minerCoinbase)
+        ? createAddressFromString(clientOpts.minerCoinbase)
         : undefined,
     common,
     saveReceipts: clientOpts.enableMetaDB,
diff --git a/packages/client/test/sim/simutils.ts b/packages/client/test/sim/simutils.ts
index 2ddba64f10..cdd3479dc7 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/sim/simutils.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/sim/simutils.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import { executionPayloadFromBeaconPayload } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { create1559FeeMarketTx, create4844BlobTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
-  Address,
   BIGINT_1,
   blobsToCommitments,
   blobsToProofs,
   bytesToHex,
   bytesToUtf8,
   commitmentsToVersionedHashes,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
   getBlobs,
   randomBytes,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export const runBlobTx = async (
   const proofs = blobsToProofs(kzg, blobs, commitments)
   const hashes = commitmentsToVersionedHashes(commitments)
 
-  const sender = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+  const sender = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
   const txData: TxData[TransactionType.BlobEIP4844] = {
     to,
     data: '0x',
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ export const createBlobTxs = async (
   const txns = []
 
   for (let x = startNonce; x <= startNonce + numTxs; x++) {
-    const sender = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+    const sender = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
     const txData = {
       from: sender.toString(),
       ...txMeta,
diff --git a/packages/client/test/sim/snapsync.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/sim/snapsync.spec.ts
index 89ae5e2422..dfd5719af1 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/sim/snapsync.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/sim/snapsync.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
-  Address,
   bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromString,
   hexToBytes,
   parseGethGenesisState,
   privateToAddress,
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ describe('simple mainnet test run', async () => {
     }
 
     for (const addressString of Object.keys(customGenesisState)) {
-      const address = Address.fromString(addressString)
+      const address = createAddressFromString(addressString)
       const account = await stateManager?.getAccount(address)
       assert.equal(
         account?.balance,
diff --git a/packages/client/test/sim/txGenerator.ts b/packages/client/test/sim/txGenerator.ts
index bb1225d710..9fd4d2dde3 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/sim/txGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/sim/txGenerator.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Adapted from - https://github.com/Inphi/eip4844-interop/blob/master/blob_tx_generator/blob.js
 import { create4844BlobTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
-  Address,
   blobsToCommitments,
   bytesToHex,
   commitmentsToVersionedHashes,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
   hexToBytes,
   randomBytes,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const MAX_USEFUL_BYTES_PER_TX = USEFUL_BYTES_PER_BLOB * MAX_BLOBS_PER_TX - 1
 const BLOB_SIZE = BYTES_PER_FIELD_ELEMENT * FIELD_ELEMENTS_PER_BLOB
 
 const pkey = hexToBytes('0x45a915e4d060149eb4365960e6a7a45f334393093061116b197e3240065ff2d8')
-const sender = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+const sender = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
 
 const kzg = await loadKZG()
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async function run(data: any) {
   const commitments = blobsToCommitments(kzg, blobs)
   const hashes = commitmentsToVersionedHashes(commitments)
 
-  const account = Address.fromPrivateKey(randomBytes(32))
+  const account = createAddressFromPrivateKey(randomBytes(32))
   const txData: TxData[TransactionType.BlobEIP4844] = {
     to: account.toString(),
     data: '0x',
diff --git a/packages/evm/src/evm.ts b/packages/evm/src/evm.ts
index cf954832e2..093339bd10 100644
--- a/packages/evm/src/evm.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/src/evm.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   MAX_INTEGER,
   bigIntToBytes,
   bytesToUnprefixedHex,
+  createZeroAddress,
   equalsBytes,
   generateAddress,
   generateAddress2,
@@ -716,14 +717,14 @@ export class EVM implements EVMInterface {
     message: Message,
     opts: InterpreterOpts = {},
   ): Promise<ExecResult> {
-    let contract = await this.stateManager.getAccount(message.to ?? Address.zero())
+    let contract = await this.stateManager.getAccount(message.to ?? createZeroAddress())
     if (!contract) {
       contract = new Account()
     }
 
     const env = {
-      address: message.to ?? Address.zero(),
-      caller: message.caller ?? Address.zero(),
+      address: message.to ?? createZeroAddress(),
+      caller: message.caller ?? createZeroAddress(),
       callData: message.data ?? Uint8Array.from([0]),
       callValue: message.value ?? BIGINT_0,
       code: message.code as Uint8Array,
@@ -731,7 +732,7 @@ export class EVM implements EVMInterface {
       isCreate: message.isCreate ?? false,
       depth: message.depth ?? 0,
       gasPrice: this._tx!.gasPrice,
-      origin: this._tx!.origin ?? message.caller ?? Address.zero(),
+      origin: this._tx!.origin ?? message.caller ?? createZeroAddress(),
       block: this._block ?? defaultBlock(),
       contract,
       codeAddress: message.codeAddress,
@@ -814,9 +815,9 @@ export class EVM implements EVMInterface {
       this._block = opts.block ?? defaultBlock()
       this._tx = {
         gasPrice: opts.gasPrice ?? BIGINT_0,
-        origin: opts.origin ?? opts.caller ?? Address.zero(),
+        origin: opts.origin ?? opts.caller ?? createZeroAddress(),
       }
-      const caller = opts.caller ?? Address.zero()
+      const caller = opts.caller ?? createZeroAddress()
 
       const value = opts.value ?? BIGINT_0
       if (opts.skipBalance === true) {
@@ -952,14 +953,14 @@ export class EVM implements EVMInterface {
 
     this._tx = {
       gasPrice: opts.gasPrice ?? BIGINT_0,
-      origin: opts.origin ?? opts.caller ?? Address.zero(),
+      origin: opts.origin ?? opts.caller ?? createZeroAddress(),
     }
 
     const message = new Message({
       code: opts.code,
       data: opts.data,
       gasLimit: opts.gasLimit ?? BigInt(0xffffff),
-      to: opts.to ?? Address.zero(),
+      to: opts.to ?? createZeroAddress(),
       caller: opts.caller,
       value: opts.value,
       depth: opts.depth,
@@ -1148,8 +1149,8 @@ export function defaultBlock(): Block {
   return {
     header: {
       number: BIGINT_0,
-      cliqueSigner: () => Address.zero(),
-      coinbase: Address.zero(),
+      cliqueSigner: () => createZeroAddress(),
+      coinbase: createZeroAddress(),
       timestamp: BIGINT_0,
       difficulty: BIGINT_0,
       prevRandao: zeros(32),
diff --git a/packages/evm/src/message.ts b/packages/evm/src/message.ts
index 7730fec394..ccc758f2d1 100644
--- a/packages/evm/src/message.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/src/message.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import { Address, BIGINT_0 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { BIGINT_0, createZeroAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 import type { PrecompileFunc } from './precompiles/index.js'
 import type { EOFEnv } from './types.js'
 import type { AccessWitnessInterface } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import type { PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import type { Address, PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 const defaults = {
   value: BIGINT_0,
-  caller: Address.zero(),
+  caller: createZeroAddress(),
   data: new Uint8Array(0),
   depth: 0,
   isStatic: false,
diff --git a/packages/evm/src/opcodes/functions.ts b/packages/evm/src/opcodes/functions.ts
index 8b8fc1fde0..d20b18faa0 100644
--- a/packages/evm/src/opcodes/functions.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/src/opcodes/functions.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import { EOFBYTES, EOFHASH, isEOF } from '../eof/util.js'
 import { ERROR } from '../exceptions.js'
 
 import {
-  addresstoBytes,
+  createAddressFromStackBigInt,
   describeLocation,
   exponentiation,
   fromTwos,
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
     0x31,
     async function (runState) {
       const addressBigInt = runState.stack.pop()
-      const address = new Address(addresstoBytes(addressBigInt))
+      const address = createAddressFromStackBigInt(addressBigInt)
       const balance = await runState.interpreter.getExternalBalance(address)
       runState.stack.push(balance)
     },
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
     0x3b,
     async function (runState) {
       const addressBigInt = runState.stack.pop()
-      const address = new Address(addresstoBytes(addressBigInt))
+      const address = createAddressFromStackBigInt(addressBigInt)
       // EOF check
       const code = await runState.stateManager.getCode(address)
       if (isEOF(code)) {
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
       }
 
       const size = BigInt(
-        await runState.stateManager.getCodeSize(new Address(addresstoBytes(addressBigInt))),
+        await runState.stateManager.getCodeSize(createAddressFromStackBigInt(addressBigInt)),
       )
 
       runState.stack.push(size)
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
       const [addressBigInt, memOffset, codeOffset, dataLength] = runState.stack.popN(4)
 
       if (dataLength !== BIGINT_0) {
-        let code = await runState.stateManager.getCode(new Address(addresstoBytes(addressBigInt)))
+        let code = await runState.stateManager.getCode(createAddressFromStackBigInt(addressBigInt))
 
         if (isEOF(code)) {
           // In legacy code, the target code is treated as to be "EOFBYTES" code
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
     0x3f,
     async function (runState) {
       const addressBigInt = runState.stack.pop()
-      const address = new Address(addresstoBytes(addressBigInt))
+      const address = createAddressFromStackBigInt(addressBigInt)
 
       // EOF check
       const code = await runState.stateManager.getCode(address)
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
     async function (runState: RunState, common: Common) {
       const [_currentGasLimit, toAddr, value, inOffset, inLength, outOffset, outLength] =
         runState.stack.popN(7)
-      const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+      const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
 
       let data = new Uint8Array(0)
       if (inLength !== BIGINT_0) {
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
     async function (runState: RunState, common: Common) {
       const [_currentGasLimit, toAddr, value, inOffset, inLength, outOffset, outLength] =
         runState.stack.popN(7)
-      const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+      const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
 
       let gasLimit = runState.messageGasLimit!
       if (value !== BIGINT_0) {
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
       const value = runState.interpreter.getCallValue()
       const [_currentGasLimit, toAddr, inOffset, inLength, outOffset, outLength] =
         runState.stack.popN(6)
-      const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+      const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
 
       let data = new Uint8Array(0)
       if (inLength !== BIGINT_0) {
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
         const [_currentGasLimit, addr, value, argsOffset, argsLength, retOffset, retLength] =
           runState.stack.popN(7)
 
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(addr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(addr)
 
         const gasLimit = runState.messageGasLimit!
         runState.messageGasLimit = undefined
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
           return
         }
 
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
 
         let data = new Uint8Array(0)
         if (inLength !== BIGINT_0) {
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
           return
         }
 
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
 
         const code = await runState.stateManager.getCode(toAddress)
 
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
       const value = BIGINT_0
       const [_currentGasLimit, toAddr, inOffset, inLength, outOffset, outLength] =
         runState.stack.popN(6)
-      const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+      const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
 
       const gasLimit = runState.messageGasLimit!
       runState.messageGasLimit = undefined
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
           return
         }
 
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
 
         let data = new Uint8Array(0)
         if (inLength !== BIGINT_0) {
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ export const handlers: Map<number, OpHandler> = new Map([
     0xff,
     async function (runState) {
       const selfdestructToAddressBigInt = runState.stack.pop()
-      const selfdestructToAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(selfdestructToAddressBigInt))
+      const selfdestructToAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(selfdestructToAddressBigInt)
       return runState.interpreter.selfDestruct(selfdestructToAddress)
     },
   ],
diff --git a/packages/evm/src/opcodes/gas.ts b/packages/evm/src/opcodes/gas.ts
index 81cfae362c..6f8cd64252 100644
--- a/packages/evm/src/opcodes/gas.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/src/opcodes/gas.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
   Account,
-  Address,
   BIGINT_0,
   BIGINT_1,
   BIGINT_3,
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ import { updateSstoreGasEIP1283 } from './EIP1283.js'
 import { updateSstoreGasEIP2200 } from './EIP2200.js'
 import { accessAddressEIP2929, accessStorageEIP2929 } from './EIP2929.js'
 import {
-  addresstoBytes,
+  createAddressFromStackBigInt,
   divCeil,
   maxCallGas,
   setLengthLeftStorage,
@@ -91,12 +90,11 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
       /* BALANCE */
       0x31,
       async function (runState, gas, common): Promise<bigint> {
-        const address = addresstoBytes(runState.stack.peek()[0])
+        const address = createAddressFromStackBigInt(runState.stack.peek()[0])
         let charge2929Gas = true
         if (common.isActivatedEIP(6800)) {
-          const balanceAddress = new Address(address)
           const coldAccessGas = runState.env.accessWitness!.touchAddressOnReadAndComputeGas(
-            balanceAddress,
+            address,
             0,
             VERKLE_BALANCE_LEAF_KEY,
           )
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         }
 
         if (common.isActivatedEIP(2929)) {
-          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, address, common, charge2929Gas)
+          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, address.bytes, common, charge2929Gas)
         }
 
         return gas
@@ -157,8 +155,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
       /* EXTCODESIZE */
       0x3b,
       async function (runState, gas, common): Promise<bigint> {
-        const addressBytes = addresstoBytes(runState.stack.peek()[0])
-        const address = new Address(addressBytes)
+        const address = createAddressFromStackBigInt(runState.stack.peek()[0])
 
         let charge2929Gas = true
         if (
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         }
 
         if (common.isActivatedEIP(2929)) {
-          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, addressBytes, common, charge2929Gas)
+          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, address.bytes, common, charge2929Gas)
         }
 
         return gas
@@ -194,8 +191,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
       0x3c,
       async function (runState, gas, common): Promise<bigint> {
         const [addressBigInt, memOffset, _codeOffset, dataLength] = runState.stack.peek(4)
-        const addressBytes = addresstoBytes(addressBigInt)
-        const address = new Address(addressBytes)
+        const address = createAddressFromStackBigInt(addressBigInt)
 
         gas += subMemUsage(runState, memOffset, dataLength, common)
 
@@ -222,7 +218,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         }
 
         if (common.isActivatedEIP(2929)) {
-          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, addressBytes, common, charge2929Gas)
+          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, address.bytes, common, charge2929Gas)
         }
 
         if (dataLength !== BIGINT_0) {
@@ -271,15 +267,13 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
       /* EXTCODEHASH */
       0x3f,
       async function (runState, gas, common): Promise<bigint> {
-        const address = addresstoBytes(runState.stack.peek()[0])
+        const address = createAddressFromStackBigInt(runState.stack.peek()[0])
         let charge2929Gas = true
 
         if (common.isActivatedEIP(6800)) {
-          const codeAddress = new Address(address)
-
           let coldAccessGas = BIGINT_0
           coldAccessGas += runState.env.accessWitness!.touchAddressOnReadAndComputeGas(
-            codeAddress,
+            address,
             0,
             VERKLE_CODE_HASH_LEAF_KEY,
           )
@@ -289,7 +283,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         }
 
         if (common.isActivatedEIP(2929)) {
-          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, address, common, charge2929Gas)
+          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, address.bytes, common, charge2929Gas)
         }
 
         return gas
@@ -561,7 +555,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
       async function (runState, gas, common): Promise<bigint> {
         const [currentGasLimit, toAddr, value, inOffset, inLength, outOffset, outLength] =
           runState.stack.peek(7)
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
 
         if (runState.interpreter.isStatic() && value !== BIGINT_0) {
           trap(ERROR.STATIC_STATE_CHANGE)
@@ -641,7 +635,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
       async function (runState, gas, common): Promise<bigint> {
         const [currentGasLimit, toAddr, value, inOffset, inLength, outOffset, outLength] =
           runState.stack.peek(7)
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
 
         gas += subMemUsage(runState, inOffset, inLength, common)
         gas += subMemUsage(runState, outOffset, outLength, common)
@@ -658,7 +652,12 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         }
 
         if (common.isActivatedEIP(2929)) {
-          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, addresstoBytes(toAddr), common, charge2929Gas)
+          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(
+            runState,
+            createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr).bytes,
+            common,
+            charge2929Gas,
+          )
         }
 
         if (value !== BIGINT_0) {
@@ -696,7 +695,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
       async function (runState, gas, common): Promise<bigint> {
         const [currentGasLimit, toAddr, inOffset, inLength, outOffset, outLength] =
           runState.stack.peek(6)
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
 
         gas += subMemUsage(runState, inOffset, inLength, common)
         gas += subMemUsage(runState, outOffset, outLength, common)
@@ -714,7 +713,12 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         }
 
         if (common.isActivatedEIP(2929)) {
-          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, addresstoBytes(toAddr), common, charge2929Gas)
+          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(
+            runState,
+            createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr).bytes,
+            common,
+            charge2929Gas,
+          )
         }
 
         const gasLimit = maxCallGas(
@@ -788,7 +792,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         const [currentGasLimit, addr, value, argsOffset, argsLength, retOffset, retLength] =
           runState.stack.peek(7)
 
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(addr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(addr)
 
         gas += common.param('warmstoragereadGas')
 
@@ -827,7 +831,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
           }
           account.balance -= value
 
-          const toAddr = new Address(addresstoBytes(addr))
+          const toAddr = createAddressFromStackBigInt(addr)
           const target = (await runState.stateManager.getAccount(toAddr)) ?? new Account()
           target.balance += value
 
@@ -864,7 +868,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         // Charge for memory expansion
         gas += subMemUsage(runState, inOffset, inLength, common)
 
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
         // Charge to make address warm (2600 gas)
         // (in case if address is already warm, this charges the 100 gas)
         gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, toAddress.bytes, common)
@@ -927,7 +931,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         // Charge for memory expansion
         gas += subMemUsage(runState, inOffset, inLength, common)
 
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
         // Charge to make address warm (2600 gas)
         // (in case if address is already warm, this charges the 100 gas)
         gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, toAddress.bytes, common)
@@ -971,7 +975,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
 
         let charge2929Gas = true
         if (common.isActivatedEIP(6800)) {
-          const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+          const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
           // TODO: add check if toAddress is not a precompile
           const coldAccessGas = runState.env.accessWitness!.touchAndChargeMessageCall(toAddress)
 
@@ -980,7 +984,12 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         }
 
         if (common.isActivatedEIP(2929)) {
-          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, addresstoBytes(toAddr), common, charge2929Gas)
+          gas += accessAddressEIP2929(
+            runState,
+            createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr).bytes,
+            common,
+            charge2929Gas,
+          )
         }
 
         const gasLimit = maxCallGas(
@@ -1011,7 +1020,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         // Charge for memory expansion
         gas += subMemUsage(runState, inOffset, inLength, common)
 
-        const toAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(toAddr))
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
         // Charge to make address warm (2600 gas)
         // (in case if address is already warm, this charges the 100 gas)
         gas += accessAddressEIP2929(runState, toAddress.bytes, common)
@@ -1061,7 +1070,7 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         }
         const selfdestructToaddressBigInt = runState.stack.peek()[0]
 
-        const selfdestructToAddress = new Address(addresstoBytes(selfdestructToaddressBigInt))
+        const selfdestructToAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(selfdestructToaddressBigInt)
         const contractAddress = runState.interpreter.getAddress()
 
         let deductGas = false
diff --git a/packages/evm/src/opcodes/util.ts b/packages/evm/src/opcodes/util.ts
index 2085380b7e..6d474143be 100644
--- a/packages/evm/src/opcodes/util.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/src/opcodes/util.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import {
   BIGINT_32,
   BIGINT_64,
   BIGINT_NEG1,
-  bigIntToBytes,
   bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromBigInt,
   equalsBytes,
   setLengthLeft,
   setLengthRight,
@@ -20,9 +20,20 @@ import { EvmError } from '../exceptions.js'
 import type { ERROR } from '../exceptions.js'
 import type { RunState } from '../interpreter.js'
 import type { Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
+import type { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 const MASK_160 = (BIGINT_1 << BIGINT_160) - BIGINT_1
 
+/**
+ * Create an address from a stack item (256 bit integer).
+ * This wrapper ensures that the value is masked to 160 bits.
+ * @param value 160-bit integer
+ */
+export function createAddressFromStackBigInt(value: bigint): Address {
+  const maskedValue = value & MASK_160
+  return createAddressFromBigInt(maskedValue)
+}
+
 /**
  * Proxy function for @ethereumjs/util's setLengthLeft, except it returns a zero
  * length Uint8Array in case the Uint8Array is full of zeros.
@@ -45,14 +56,6 @@ export function trap(err: string) {
   throw new EvmError(err as ERROR)
 }
 
-/**
- * Converts bigint address (they're stored like this on the stack) to Uint8Array address
- */
-export function addresstoBytes(address: bigint | Uint8Array) {
-  if (address instanceof Uint8Array) return address
-  return setLengthLeft(bigIntToBytes(address & MASK_160), 20)
-}
-
 /**
  * Error message helper - generates location string
  */
diff --git a/packages/evm/test/blobVersionedHashes.spec.ts b/packages/evm/test/blobVersionedHashes.spec.ts
index ef97c4bddf..281cb5d842 100644
--- a/packages/evm/test/blobVersionedHashes.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/test/blobVersionedHashes.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { Hardfork, createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Account, Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes, unpadBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  Account,
+  Address,
+  bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  hexToBytes,
+  unpadBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { createEVM } from '../src/index.js'
@@ -131,7 +138,7 @@ describe(`BLOBHASH: access blobVersionedHashes in a CREATE/CREATE2 frame`, () =>
       }
       const res = await evm.runCall(runCallArgs)
 
-      const address = Address.fromString(bytesToHex(res.execResult.returnValue.slice(12)))
+      const address = createAddressFromString(bytesToHex(res.execResult.returnValue.slice(12)))
       const code = await evm.stateManager.getCode(address)
 
       assert.equal(
diff --git a/packages/evm/test/customPrecompiles.spec.ts b/packages/evm/test/customPrecompiles.spec.ts
index ef73bb7efa..7829d6e670 100644
--- a/packages/evm/test/customPrecompiles.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/test/customPrecompiles.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Address, hexToBytes, utf8ToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Address, createZeroAddress, hexToBytes, utf8ToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { type PrecompileInput, createEVM } from '../src/index.js'
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ describe('EVM -> custom precompiles', () => {
     const EVMOverride = await createEVM({
       customPrecompiles: [
         {
-          address: Address.zero(),
+          address: createZeroAddress(),
           function: customPrecompileNoInput,
         },
       ],
     })
     const result = await EVMOverride.runCall({
-      to: Address.zero(),
+      to: createZeroAddress(),
       gasLimit: BigInt(30000),
       data: utf8ToBytes(''),
       caller: sender,
diff --git a/packages/evm/test/eips/eip-3860.spec.ts b/packages/evm/test/eips/eip-3860.spec.ts
index 09992f364a..2d4ff7c17f 100644
--- a/packages/evm/test/eips/eip-3860.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/test/eips/eip-3860.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Address, concatBytes, equalsBytes, hexToBytes, privateToAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  Address,
+  concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  equalsBytes,
+  hexToBytes,
+  privateToAddress,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { createEVM } from '../../src/index.js'
@@ -53,14 +60,14 @@ describe('EIP 3860 tests', () => {
       hardfork: Hardfork.London,
       eips: [],
     })
-    const caller = Address.fromString('0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
+    const caller = createAddressFromString('0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
     const evm = await createEVM({
       common: commonWith3860,
     })
     const evmWithout3860 = await createEVM({
       common: commonWithout3860,
     })
-    const contractFactory = Address.fromString('0xb94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
+    const contractFactory = createAddressFromString('0xb94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
     const contractAccount = await evm.stateManager.getAccount(contractFactory)
     await evm.stateManager.putAccount(contractFactory, contractAccount!)
     await evmWithout3860.stateManager.putAccount(contractFactory, contractAccount!)
@@ -97,14 +104,14 @@ describe('EIP 3860 tests', () => {
       hardfork: Hardfork.London,
       eips: [],
     })
-    const caller = Address.fromString('0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
+    const caller = createAddressFromString('0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
     const evm = await createEVM({
       common: commonWith3860,
     })
     const evmWithout3860 = await createEVM({
       common: commonWithout3860,
     })
-    const contractFactory = Address.fromString('0xb94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
+    const contractFactory = createAddressFromString('0xb94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
     const contractAccount = await evm.stateManager.getAccount(contractFactory)
     await evm.stateManager.putAccount(contractFactory, contractAccount!)
     await evmWithout3860.stateManager.putAccount(contractFactory, contractAccount!)
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ describe('EIP 3860 tests', () => {
       hardfork: Hardfork.London,
       eips: [3860],
     })
-    const caller = Address.fromString('0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
+    const caller = createAddressFromString('0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
     for (const code of ['F0', 'F5']) {
       const evm = await createEVM({
         common: commonWith3860,
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ describe('EIP 3860 tests', () => {
         common: commonWith3860,
         allowUnlimitedInitCodeSize: false,
       })
-      const contractFactory = Address.fromString('0xb94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
+      const contractFactory = createAddressFromString('0xb94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b')
       const contractAccount = await evm.stateManager.getAccount(contractFactory)
       await evm.stateManager.putAccount(contractFactory, contractAccount!)
       await evmDisabled.stateManager.putAccount(contractFactory, contractAccount!)
diff --git a/packages/evm/test/precompiles/09-blake2f.spec.ts b/packages/evm/test/precompiles/09-blake2f.spec.ts
index 21a1390896..516e00c200 100644
--- a/packages/evm/test/precompiles/09-blake2f.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/test/precompiles/09-blake2f.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bytesToHex, createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, beforeAll, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { createEVM, getActivePrecompiles } from '../../src/index.js'
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe('Precompiles: BLAKE2F', () => {
   }
 
   it('should also work on non-zero aligned inputs', async () => {
-    const addr = Address.zero()
+    const addr = createZeroAddress()
     // Blake2f calldata from https://etherscan.io/tx/0x4f2e13a0a3f14033630ab2b8cdad09d316826375f761ded5b31253bb42e0a476
     // (This tx calls into Blake2f multiple times, but one of them is taken)
     const calldata =
diff --git a/packages/evm/test/precompiles/eip-2537-bls.spec.ts b/packages/evm/test/precompiles/eip-2537-bls.spec.ts
index 138eeeacfe..87344f39b2 100644
--- a/packages/evm/test/precompiles/eip-2537-bls.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/test/precompiles/eip-2537-bls.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Address, bytesToHex, createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { readFileSync, readdirSync } from 'fs'
 import * as mcl from 'mcl-wasm'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe('EIP-2537 BLS precompile availability tests', () => {
     for (const address of precompiles) {
       const to = new Address(hexToBytes(address))
       const result = await evm.runCall({
-        caller: Address.zero(),
+        caller: createZeroAddress(),
         gasLimit: BigInt(0xffffffffff),
         to,
         value: BigInt(0),
diff --git a/packages/evm/test/precompiles/hardfork.spec.ts b/packages/evm/test/precompiles/hardfork.spec.ts
index 1b46c97f94..91f91853b1 100644
--- a/packages/evm/test/precompiles/hardfork.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/test/precompiles/hardfork.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Address, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Address, createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { createEVM, getActivePrecompiles } from '../../src/index.js'
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('Precompiles: hardfork availability', () => {
       common: commonByzantium,
     })
     let result = await evm.runCall({
-      caller: Address.zero(),
+      caller: createZeroAddress(),
       gasLimit: BigInt(0xffffffffff),
       to: ECPAIR_Address,
       value: BigInt(0),
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('Precompiles: hardfork availability', () => {
       common: commonPetersburg,
     })
     result = await evm.runCall({
-      caller: Address.zero(),
+      caller: createZeroAddress(),
       gasLimit: BigInt(0xffffffffff),
       to: ECPAIR_Address,
       value: BigInt(0),
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('Precompiles: hardfork availability', () => {
     })
 
     result = await evm.runCall({
-      caller: Address.zero(),
+      caller: createZeroAddress(),
       gasLimit: BigInt(0xffffffffff),
       to: ECPAIR_Address,
       value: BigInt(0),
diff --git a/packages/evm/test/runCall.spec.ts b/packages/evm/test/runCall.spec.ts
index 0e59c6633c..e9d310f944 100644
--- a/packages/evm/test/runCall.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/test/runCall.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import {
   bytesToBigInt,
   bytesToHex,
   concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  createZeroAddress,
   hexToBytes,
   padToEven,
   unpadBytes,
@@ -459,7 +462,7 @@ describe('RunCall tests', () => {
 
     // setup the call arguments
     const runCallArgs = {
-      to: Address.zero(),
+      to: createZeroAddress(),
       value: BigInt(-10),
     }
 
@@ -480,12 +483,12 @@ describe('RunCall tests', () => {
 
     // runCall against a contract to reach `_reduceSenderBalance`
     const contractCode = hexToBytes('0x00') // 00: STOP
-    const contractAddress = Address.fromString('0x000000000000000000000000636F6E7472616374')
+    const contractAddress = createAddressFromString('0x000000000000000000000000636F6E7472616374')
     await evm.stateManager.putCode(contractAddress, contractCode)
     const senderKey = hexToBytes(
       '0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109',
     )
-    const sender = Address.fromPrivateKey(senderKey)
+    const sender = createAddressFromPrivateKey(senderKey)
 
     const runCallArgs = {
       gasLimit: BigInt(21000),
@@ -615,7 +618,7 @@ describe('RunCall tests', () => {
     const evm = await createEVM({ common })
 
     const contractCode = hexToBytes('0x600060405200') // PUSH 0 PUSH 40 MSTORE STOP
-    const contractAddress = Address.fromString('0x000000000000000000000000636F6E7472616374')
+    const contractAddress = createAddressFromString('0x000000000000000000000000636F6E7472616374')
     await evm.stateManager.putCode(contractAddress, contractCode)
 
     const runCallArgs = {
@@ -708,7 +711,7 @@ describe('RunCall tests', () => {
        * PUSH2 0x1a90 // Note: this is the gas available in the new call(code) frame, this value does not matter
        * CALLCODE/CALL
        */
-      const callCodeAddress = Address.fromString('0x000000000000000000000000000000000000aaaa')
+      const callCodeAddress = createAddressFromString('0x000000000000000000000000000000000000aaaa')
       const callCode = hexToBytes(`0x6000600060006000600161AACC611a90${opcode}`)
 
       const gasLimit = gas.toString(16).padStart(4, '0')
@@ -726,7 +729,7 @@ describe('RunCall tests', () => {
        * PUSH1 0x00
        * SSTORE
        */
-      const callerAddress = Address.fromString('0x000000000000000000000000000000000000aaab')
+      const callerAddress = createAddressFromString('0x000000000000000000000000000000000000aaab')
       const callerCode = hexToBytes(`0x60008080808061AAAA61${gasLimit}f1600055`)
 
       await evm.stateManager.putAccount(callCodeAddress, new Account())
diff --git a/packages/evm/test/runCode.spec.ts b/packages/evm/test/runCode.spec.ts
index 00eafbb573..821626a339 100644
--- a/packages/evm/test/runCode.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/test/runCode.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Account, Address, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Account, createAddressFromString, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { createEVM } from '../src/index.js'
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('VM.runCode: interpreter', () => {
     // does not exist, then if SSTORE/SLOAD is used, the runCode will immediately fail because StateManager now throws
     // TODO: is this behavior which we should fix? (Either in StateManager OR in runCode where we load the account first,
     // then re-put the account after (if account === undefined put empty account, such that the account exists))
-    const address = Address.fromString(`0x${'00'.repeat(20)}`)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(`0x${'00'.repeat(20)}`)
     await evm.stateManager.putAccount(address, new Account())
     evm.stateManager.putStorage = (..._args) => {
       throw new Error('Test')
diff --git a/packages/evm/test/transientStorage.spec.ts b/packages/evm/test/transientStorage.spec.ts
index 94a29cd8fa..acf90275c1 100644
--- a/packages/evm/test/transientStorage.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/test/transientStorage.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { TransientStorage } from '../src/transientStorage.js'
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('Transient Storage', () => {
   it('should set and get storage', () => {
     const transientStorage = new TransientStorage()
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
     const key = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0xff)
     const value = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x99)
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('Transient Storage', () => {
   it('should return bytes32(0) if there is no key set', () => {
     const transientStorage = new TransientStorage()
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
     const key = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0xff)
     const value = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x11)
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('Transient Storage', () => {
   it('should revert', () => {
     const transientStorage = new TransientStorage()
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
     const key = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0xff)
     const value = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x99)
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('Transient Storage', () => {
   it('should commit', () => {
     const transientStorage = new TransientStorage()
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
     const key = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0xff)
     const value = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x99)
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('Transient Storage', () => {
   it('should fail with wrong size key/value', () => {
     const transientStorage = new TransientStorage()
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
 
     assert.throws(() => {
       transientStorage.put(address, new Uint8Array(10), new Uint8Array(1))
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ describe('Transient Storage', () => {
   it('keys are stringified', () => {
     const transientStorage = new TransientStorage()
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
     const key = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0xff)
     const value = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x99)
 
     transientStorage.put(address, key, value)
     assert.deepEqual(
       transientStorage.get(
-        Address.fromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002'),
+        createAddressFromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002'),
         new Uint8Array(32).fill(0xff),
       ),
       value,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('Transient Storage', () => {
   it('revert applies changes in correct order', () => {
     const transientStorage = new TransientStorage()
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
     const key = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0xff)
     const value1 = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x01)
     const value2 = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x02)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Transient Storage', () => {
   it('nested reverts', () => {
     const transientStorage = new TransientStorage()
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
     const key = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0xff)
     const value0 = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x00)
     const value1 = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x01)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('Transient Storage', () => {
   it('commit batches changes into next revert', () => {
     const transientStorage = new TransientStorage()
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xff00000000000000000000000000000000000002')
     const key = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0xff)
     const value1 = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x01)
     const value2 = new Uint8Array(32).fill(0x02)
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/examples/rpcStateManager.ts b/packages/statemanager/examples/rpcStateManager.ts
index f711f2804b..24a2a2217c 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/examples/rpcStateManager.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/examples/rpcStateManager.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { RPCStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 const main = async () => {
   try {
     const provider = 'https://path.to.my.provider.com'
     const stateManager = new RPCStateManager({ provider, blockTag: 500000n })
-    const vitalikDotEth = Address.fromString('0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045')
+    const vitalikDotEth = createAddressFromString('0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045')
     const account = await stateManager.getAccount(vitalikDotEth)
     console.log('Vitalik has a current ETH balance of ', account?.balance)
   } catch (e) {
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/examples/simple.ts b/packages/statemanager/examples/simple.ts
index 308897ce95..5686606ba8 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/examples/simple.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/examples/simple.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { Account, Address, randomBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Account, createAddressFromPrivateKey, randomBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 import { SimpleStateManager } from '../src/index.js'
 
 const main = async () => {
   const sm = new SimpleStateManager()
-  const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(randomBytes(32))
+  const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(randomBytes(32))
   const account = new Account(0n, 0xfffffn)
   await sm.putAccount(address, account)
   console.log(await sm.getAccount(address))
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/src/stateManager.ts b/packages/statemanager/src/stateManager.ts
index 50aad47542..79c75a34f7 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/src/stateManager.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/src/stateManager.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
 import { Trie, createTrieFromProof, verifyTrieProof } from '@ethereumjs/trie'
 import {
   Account,
-  Address,
   KECCAK256_NULL,
   KECCAK256_NULL_S,
   KECCAK256_RLP,
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   concatBytes,
   createAccount,
   createAccountFromRLP,
+  createAddressFromString,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   setLengthLeft,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import type {
   StorageDump,
   StorageRange,
 } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import type { DB, PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import type { Address, DB, PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import type { Debugger } from 'debug'
 
 /**
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ export class DefaultStateManager implements StateManagerInterface {
     if (!this._codeCacheSettings.deactivate) {
       const items = this._codeCache!.flush()
       for (const item of items) {
-        const addr = Address.fromString(`0x${item[0]}`)
+        const addr = createAddressFromString(`0x${item[0]}`)
 
         const code = item[1].code
         if (code === undefined) {
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ export class DefaultStateManager implements StateManagerInterface {
     if (!this._storageCacheSettings.deactivate) {
       const items = this._storageCache!.flush()
       for (const item of items) {
-        const address = Address.fromString(`0x${item[0]}`)
+        const address = createAddressFromString(`0x${item[0]}`)
         const keyHex = item[1]
         const keyBytes = unprefixedHexToBytes(keyHex)
         const value = item[2]
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ export class DefaultStateManager implements StateManagerInterface {
             { useKeyHashing: true },
           ))
         const sm = new DefaultStateManager({ ...opts, trie })
-        const address = Address.fromString(proof[0].address)
+        const address = createAddressFromString(proof[0].address)
         await sm.addStorageProof(proof[0].storageProof, proof[0].storageHash, address, safe)
         for (let i = 1; i < proof.length; i++) {
           const proofItem = proof[i]
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ export class DefaultStateManager implements StateManagerInterface {
         await this.addStorageProof(
           proof[i].storageProof,
           proof[i].storageHash,
-          Address.fromString(proof[i].address),
+          createAddressFromString(proof[i].address),
           safe,
         )
       }
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ export class DefaultStateManager implements StateManagerInterface {
     }
     const addresses = Object.keys(initState)
     for (const address of addresses) {
-      const addr = Address.fromString(address)
+      const addr = createAddressFromString(address)
       const state = initState[address]
       if (!Array.isArray(state)) {
         // Prior format: address -> balance
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/test/proofStateManager.spec.ts b/packages/statemanager/test/proofStateManager.spec.ts
index 41c02a7333..3a1e2bef2e 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/test/proofStateManager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/test/proofStateManager.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import {
   Address,
   bytesToHex,
   bytesToUnprefixedHex,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  createZeroAddress,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   randomBytes,
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ import type { PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 describe('ProofStateManager', () => {
   it(`should return quantity-encoded RPC representation`, async () => {
-    const address = Address.zero()
+    const address = createZeroAddress()
     const key = zeros(32)
     const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager()
 
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ describe('ProofStateManager', () => {
   })
 
   it(`should correctly return the right storage root / account root`, async () => {
-    const address = Address.zero()
+    const address = createZeroAddress()
     const key = zeros(32)
     const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager()
 
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ describe('ProofStateManager', () => {
   })
 
   it(`should return quantity-encoded RPC representation for existing accounts`, async () => {
-    const address = Address.zero()
+    const address = createZeroAddress()
     const key = zeros(32)
     const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager()
 
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ describe('ProofStateManager', () => {
   })
 
   it(`should get and verify EIP 1178 proofs`, async () => {
-    const address = Address.zero()
+    const address = createZeroAddress()
     const key = zeros(32)
     const value = hexToBytes('0x0000aabb00')
     const code = hexToBytes('0x6000')
@@ -97,7 +100,9 @@ describe('ProofStateManager', () => {
 
     const proof = await stateManager.getProof(address, [key])
     assert.ok(await stateManager.verifyProof(proof))
-    const nonExistenceProof = await stateManager.getProof(Address.fromPrivateKey(randomBytes(32)))
+    const nonExistenceProof = await stateManager.getProof(
+      createAddressFromPrivateKey(randomBytes(32)),
+    )
     assert.equal(
       await stateManager.verifyProof(nonExistenceProof),
       true,
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ describe('ProofStateManager', () => {
     // Block: 11098094 (hash 0x1d9ea6981b8093a2b63f22f74426ceb6ba1acae3fddd7831442bbeba3fa4f146)
     // Account: 0xc626553e7c821d0f8308c28d56c60e3c15f8d55a
     // Storage slots: empty list
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xc626553e7c821d0f8308c28d56c60e3c15f8d55a')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xc626553e7c821d0f8308c28d56c60e3c15f8d55a')
     const trie = await createTrie({ useKeyHashing: true })
     const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager({ trie })
     // Dump all the account proof data in the DB
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ describe('ProofStateManager', () => {
     // Block: 11098094 (hash 0x1d9ea6981b8093a2b63f22f74426ceb6ba1acae3fddd7831442bbeba3fa4f146)
     // Account: 0x68268f12253f69f66b188c95b8106b2f847859fc (this account does not exist)
     // Storage slots: empty list
-    const address = Address.fromString('0x68268f12253f69f66b188c95b8106b2f847859fc')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0x68268f12253f69f66b188c95b8106b2f847859fc')
     const trie = new Trie({ useKeyHashing: true })
     const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager({ trie })
     // Dump all the account proof data in the DB
@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ describe('ProofStateManager', () => {
     // eth.getProof("0x2D80502854FC7304c3E3457084DE549f5016B73f", ["0x1e8bf26b05059b66f11b6e0c5b9fe941f81181d6cc9f2af65ccee86e95cea1ca", "0x1e8bf26b05059b66f11b6e0c5b9fe941f81181d6cc9f2af65ccee86e95cea1cb"], 11098094)
     // Note: the first slot has a value, but the second slot is empty
     // Note: block hash 0x1d9ea6981b8093a2b63f22f74426ceb6ba1acae3fddd7831442bbeba3fa4f146
-    const address = Address.fromString('0x2D80502854FC7304c3E3457084DE549f5016B73f')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0x2D80502854FC7304c3E3457084DE549f5016B73f')
     const trie = new Trie({ useKeyHashing: true })
     const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager({ trie })
     // Dump all the account proof data in the DB
@@ -196,7 +201,7 @@ describe('ProofStateManager', () => {
     // eth.getProof("0x2D80502854FC7304c3E3457084DE549f5016B73f", ["0x1e8bf26b05059b66f11b6e0c5b9fe941f81181d6cc9f2af65ccee86e95cea1ca", "0x1e8bf26b05059b66f11b6e0c5b9fe941f81181d6cc9f2af65ccee86e95cea1cb"], 11098094)
     // Note: the first slot has a value, but the second slot is empty
     // Note: block hash 0x1d9ea6981b8093a2b63f22f74426ceb6ba1acae3fddd7831442bbeba3fa4f146
-    const address = Address.fromString('0x2D80502854FC7304c3E3457084DE549f5016B73f')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0x2D80502854FC7304c3E3457084DE549f5016B73f')
     const trie = new Trie({ useKeyHashing: true })
     const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager({ trie })
     // Dump all the account proof data in the DB
@@ -262,7 +267,7 @@ describe('ProofStateManager', () => {
     // eth.getProof("0x2D80502854FC7304c3E3457084DE549f5016B73f", ["0x1e8bf26b05059b66f11b6e0c5b9fe941f81181d6cc9f2af65ccee86e95cea1ca", "0x1e8bf26b05059b66f11b6e0c5b9fe941f81181d6cc9f2af65ccee86e95cea1cb"], 11098094)
     // Note: the first slot has a value, but the second slot is empty
     // Note: block hash 0x1d9ea6981b8093a2b63f22f74426ceb6ba1acae3fddd7831442bbeba3fa4f146
-    const address = Address.fromString('0x68268f12253f69f66b188c95b8106b2f847859fc')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0x68268f12253f69f66b188c95b8106b2f847859fc')
     const trie = new Trie({ useKeyHashing: true })
     const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager({ trie })
     // Dump all the account proof data in the DB
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/test/rpcStateManager.spec.ts b/packages/statemanager/test/rpcStateManager.spec.ts
index d4a4f1f03f..354356bf6c 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/test/rpcStateManager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/test/rpcStateManager.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   bytesToHex,
   bytesToUnprefixedHex,
   createAccountFromRLP,
+  createAddressFromString,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   setLengthLeft,
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ describe('RPC State Manager initialization tests', async () => {
 describe('RPC State Manager API tests', () => {
   it('should work', async () => {
     const state = new RPCStateManager({ provider, blockTag: 1n })
-    const vitalikDotEth = Address.fromString('0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045')
+    const vitalikDotEth = createAddressFromString('0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045')
     const account = await state.getAccount(vitalikDotEth)
 
     assert.ok(account!.nonce > 0n, 'Vitalik.eth returned a valid nonce')
@@ -91,13 +92,15 @@ describe('RPC State Manager API tests', () => {
 
     assert.ok(retrievedVitalikAccount.nonce > 0n, 'Vitalik.eth is stored in cache')
     const doesThisAccountExist = await state.accountExists(
-      Address.fromString('0xccAfdD642118E5536024675e776d32413728DD07'),
+      createAddressFromString('0xccAfdD642118E5536024675e776d32413728DD07'),
     )
     assert.ok(!doesThisAccountExist, 'getAccount returns undefined for non-existent account')
 
     assert.ok(state.getAccount(vitalikDotEth) !== undefined, 'vitalik.eth does exist')
 
-    const UNIerc20ContractAddress = Address.fromString('0x1f9840a85d5aF5bf1D1762F925BDADdC4201F984')
+    const UNIerc20ContractAddress = createAddressFromString(
+      '0x1f9840a85d5aF5bf1D1762F925BDADdC4201F984',
+    )
     const UNIContractCode = await state.getCode(UNIerc20ContractAddress)
     assert.ok(UNIContractCode.length > 0, 'was able to retrieve UNI contract code')
 
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ describe('RPC State Manager API tests', () => {
     )
 
     try {
-      await state.getAccount(Address.fromString('0x9Cef824A8f4b3Dc6B7389933E52e47F010488Fc8'))
+      await state.getAccount(createAddressFromString('0x9Cef824A8f4b3Dc6B7389933E52e47F010488Fc8'))
     } catch (err) {
       assert.ok(true, 'calls getAccountFromProvider for non-cached account')
     }
@@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ describe('runTx custom transaction test', () => {
     const state = new RPCStateManager({ provider, blockTag: 1n })
     const vm = await VM.create({ common, stateManager: <any>state }) // TODO fix the type DefaultStateManager back to StateManagerInterface in VM
 
-    const vitalikDotEth = Address.fromString('0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045')
+    const vitalikDotEth = createAddressFromString('0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045')
     const privateKey = hexToBytes(
       '0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109',
     )
@@ -323,7 +326,7 @@ describe('blockchain', () =>
     const code = '0x600143034060005260206000F3'
     const contractAddress = new Address(hexToBytes('0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000ff'))
 
-    const caller = Address.fromString('0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045')
+    const caller = createAddressFromString('0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045')
     await evm.stateManager.setStateRoot(
       hexToBytes('0xf8506f559699a58a4724df4fcf2ad4fd242d20324db541823f128f5974feb6c7'),
     )
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.code.spec.ts b/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.code.spec.ts
index db47c19a03..ee7dc802ac 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.code.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.code.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { Address, createAccount, equalsBytes, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  Address,
+  createAccount,
+  createZeroAddress,
+  equalsBytes,
+  hexToBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { DefaultStateManager } from '../src/index.js'
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ describe('StateManager -> Code', () => {
         This test is mostly an example of why a code prefix is necessary
         I an address, we put two storage values. The preimage of the (storage trie) root hash is known
         This preimage is used as codeHash
-        
+
         NOTE: Currently, the only problem which this code prefix fixes, is putting 0x80 as contract code
         -> This hashes to the empty trie node hash (0x80 = RLP([])), so keccak256(0x80) = empty trie node hash
         -> Therefore, each empty state trie now points to 0x80, which is not a valid trie node, which crashes @ethereumjs/trie
@@ -151,7 +157,7 @@ describe('StateManager -> Code', () => {
 
     it('putCode with empty code on existing address should correctly propagate', async () => {
       const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager()
-      const address = Address.zero()
+      const address = createZeroAddress()
       await stateManager.putCode(address, new Uint8Array([1]))
       await stateManager.putCode(address, new Uint8Array())
       const account = await stateManager.getAccount(address)
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.spec.ts b/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.spec.ts
index 585fa1654e..1744973e3b 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { Trie, createTrie, createTrieFromProof } from '@ethereumjs/trie'
 import {
   Account,
-  Address,
   KECCAK256_RLP,
   bigIntToBytes,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  createZeroAddress,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   intToBytes,
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ describe('StateManager -> General', () => {
   it(`should clear contract storage`, async () => {
     const sm = new DefaultStateManager()
 
-    const contractAddress = Address.fromString('0x1f9840a85d5aF5bf1D1762F925BDADdC4201F984')
+    const contractAddress = createAddressFromString('0x1f9840a85d5aF5bf1D1762F925BDADdC4201F984')
     const contractCode = Uint8Array.from([0, 1, 2, 3])
     const storageKey = setLengthLeft(bigIntToBytes(2n), 32)
     const storedData = utf8ToBytes('abcd')
@@ -142,9 +144,9 @@ describe('StateManager -> General', () => {
     const address2Str = '0x2'.padEnd(42, '0')
     const address3Str = '0x3'.padEnd(42, '0')
 
-    const address1 = Address.fromString(address1Str)
-    const address2 = Address.fromString(address2Str)
-    const address3 = Address.fromString(address3Str)
+    const address1 = createAddressFromString(address1Str)
+    const address2 = createAddressFromString(address2Str)
+    const address3 = createAddressFromString(address3Str)
 
     const key1 = setLengthLeft(new Uint8Array([1]), 32)
     const key2 = setLengthLeft(new Uint8Array([2]), 32)
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ describe('StateManager -> General', () => {
     const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager()
 
     for (const [addressStr, entry] of Object.entries(stateSetup)) {
-      const address = Address.fromString(addressStr)
+      const address = createAddressFromString(addressStr)
       const account = new Account(entry.nonce, entry.balance)
       await stateManager.putAccount(address, account)
       await stateManager.putCode(address, entry.code)
@@ -267,8 +269,8 @@ describe('StateManager -> General', () => {
     await postVerify(newPartialStateManager2)
 
     const zeroAddressNonce = BigInt(100)
-    await stateManager.putAccount(Address.zero(), new Account(zeroAddressNonce))
-    const zeroAddressProof = await stateManager.getProof(Address.zero())
+    await stateManager.putAccount(createZeroAddress(), new Account(zeroAddressNonce))
+    const zeroAddressProof = await stateManager.getProof(createZeroAddress())
 
     try {
       await DefaultStateManager.fromProof([proof1, zeroAddressProof], true)
@@ -279,11 +281,11 @@ describe('StateManager -> General', () => {
 
     await newPartialStateManager2.addProofData(zeroAddressProof)
 
-    let zeroAccount = await newPartialStateManager2.getAccount(Address.zero())
+    let zeroAccount = await newPartialStateManager2.getAccount(createZeroAddress())
     assert.ok(zeroAccount === undefined)
 
     await newPartialStateManager2.setStateRoot(await stateManager.getStateRoot())
-    zeroAccount = await newPartialStateManager2.getAccount(Address.zero())
+    zeroAccount = await newPartialStateManager2.getAccount(createZeroAddress())
     assert.ok(zeroAccount!.nonce === zeroAddressNonce)
   })
   it.skipIf(isBrowser() === true)(
@@ -293,8 +295,8 @@ describe('StateManager -> General', () => {
       const sm = new DefaultStateManager({ trie })
       const pk = hexToBytes('0x9f12aab647a25a81f821a5a0beec3330cd057b2346af4fb09d7a807e896701ea')
       const pk2 = hexToBytes('0x8724f27e2ce3714af01af3220478849db68a03c0f84edf1721d73d9a6139ad1c')
-      const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(pk)
-      const address2 = Address.fromPrivateKey(pk2)
+      const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pk)
+      const address2 = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pk2)
       const account = new Account()
       const account2 = new Account(undefined, 100n)
       await sm.putAccount(address, account)
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.storage.spec.ts b/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.storage.spec.ts
index 40d8113348..ed65a30f8f 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.storage.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/test/stateManager.storage.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   Address,
   bytesToHex,
   concatBytes,
+  createZeroAddress,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   unpadBytes,
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ describe('StateManager -> Storage', () => {
 
       it(`should throw on storage values larger than 32 bytes`, async () => {
         const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager({ prefixStorageTrieKeys, storageCacheOpts })
-        const address = Address.zero()
+        const address = createZeroAddress()
         const account = createAccountWithDefaults()
         await stateManager.putAccount(address, account)
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ describe('StateManager -> Storage', () => {
 
       it(`should strip zeros of storage values`, async () => {
         const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager({ prefixStorageTrieKeys, storageCacheOpts })
-        const address = Address.zero()
+        const address = createZeroAddress()
         const account = createAccountWithDefaults()
         await stateManager.putAccount(address, account)
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ describe('StateManager -> Storage', () => {
       })
 
       it(`should delete storage values which only consist of zero bytes`, async () => {
-        const address = Address.zero()
+        const address = createZeroAddress()
         const key = zeros(32)
 
         const startValue = hexToBytes('0x01')
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ describe('StateManager -> Storage', () => {
 
       it(`should not strip trailing zeros`, async () => {
         const stateManager = new DefaultStateManager({ prefixStorageTrieKeys, storageCacheOpts })
-        const address = Address.zero()
+        const address = createZeroAddress()
         const account = createAccountWithDefaults()
         await stateManager.putAccount(address, account)
 
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/test/statelessVerkleStateManager.spec.ts b/packages/statemanager/test/statelessVerkleStateManager.spec.ts
index da1588b4e1..8f8f74df82 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/test/statelessVerkleStateManager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/test/statelessVerkleStateManager.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   bytesToBigInt,
   bytesToHex,
   createAccount,
+  createAddressFromString,
   getVerkleKey,
   getVerkleStem,
   hexToBytes,
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ describe('StatelessVerkleStateManager: Kaustinen Verkle Block', () => {
     stateManager.initVerkleExecutionWitness(block.header.number, block.executionWitness)
 
     const account = await stateManager.getAccount(
-      Address.fromString('0x6177843db3138ae69679a54b95cf345ed759450d'),
+      createAddressFromString('0x6177843db3138ae69679a54b95cf345ed759450d'),
     )
 
     assert.equal(account!.balance, 288610978528114322n, 'should have correct balance')
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ describe('StatelessVerkleStateManager: Kaustinen Verkle Block', () => {
     const stateManager = new StatelessVerkleStateManager({ common, verkleCrypto })
     stateManager.initVerkleExecutionWitness(block.header.number, block.executionWitness)
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0x6177843db3138ae69679a54b95cf345ed759450d')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0x6177843db3138ae69679a54b95cf345ed759450d')
     const stem = getVerkleStem(stateManager.verkleCrypto, address, 0n)
 
     const balanceKey = getVerkleKey(stem, VerkleLeafType.Balance)
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ describe('StatelessVerkleStateManager: Kaustinen Verkle Block', () => {
     const stateManager = new StatelessVerkleStateManager({ common, verkleCrypto })
     stateManager.initVerkleExecutionWitness(block.header.number, block.executionWitness)
 
-    const contractAddress = Address.fromString('0x4242424242424242424242424242424242424242')
+    const contractAddress = createAddressFromString('0x4242424242424242424242424242424242424242')
     const storageKey = '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000022'
     const storageValue = '0xf5a5fd42d16a20302798ef6ed309979b43003d2320d9f0e8ea9831a92759fb4b'
     await stateManager.putStorage(contractAddress, hexToBytes(storageKey), hexToBytes(storageValue))
diff --git a/packages/tx/examples/custom-chain-tx.ts b/packages/tx/examples/custom-chain-tx.ts
index 8d111ff918..e982712b79 100644
--- a/packages/tx/examples/custom-chain-tx.ts
+++ b/packages/tx/examples/custom-chain-tx.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromPrivateKey, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 // In this example we create a transaction for a custom network.
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const tx = createLegacyTx(
 const privateKey = hexToBytes('0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109')
 
 const signedTx = tx.sign(privateKey)
-const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey)
+const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
 
 if (signedTx.isValid() && signedTx.getSenderAddress().equals(address)) {
   console.log('Valid signature')
diff --git a/packages/tx/examples/l2tx.ts b/packages/tx/examples/l2tx.ts
index 15977fb777..05bcbbd0d5 100644
--- a/packages/tx/examples/l2tx.ts
+++ b/packages/tx/examples/l2tx.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { CustomChain, createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bytesToHex, createAddressFromString, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 const pk = hexToBytes('0x076247989df60a82f6e86e58104368676096f84e60972282ee00d4673a2bc9b9')
-const to = Address.fromString('0x256e8f0ba532ad83a0debde7501669511a41a1f3')
+const to = createAddressFromString('0x256e8f0ba532ad83a0debde7501669511a41a1f3')
 const common = createCustomCommon(CustomChain.xDaiChain)
 
 const txData = {
diff --git a/packages/tx/test/eip3860.spec.ts b/packages/tx/test/eip3860.spec.ts
index dfcc728476..c008d9c3bc 100644
--- a/packages/tx/test/eip3860.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tx/test/eip3860.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createZeroAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { TransactionType, createTxFromTxData, paramsTx } from '../src/index.js'
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const txTypes = [
   TransactionType.FeeMarketEIP1559,
   //TransactionType.BlobEIP4844, // Explicitly commented out: BlobEIP4844 txs cannot create contracts
 ]
-const addressZero = Address.zero()
+const addressZero = createZeroAddress()
 
 describe('[EIP3860 tests]', () => {
   it(`Should instantiate create txs with MAX_INITCODE_SIZE`, () => {
diff --git a/packages/tx/test/eip4844.spec.ts b/packages/tx/test/eip4844.spec.ts
index d7e8c4d363..9db5d7c447 100644
--- a/packages/tx/test/eip4844.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tx/test/eip4844.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Hardfork, createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
-  Address,
   blobsToCommitments,
   blobsToProofs,
   bytesToHex,
   commitmentsToVersionedHashes,
   concatBytes,
+  createZeroAddress,
   ecsign,
   equalsBytes,
   getBlobs,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('EIP4844 addSignature tests', () => {
     const privateKey = pk
     const tx = create4844BlobTx(
       {
-        to: Address.zero(),
+        to: createZeroAddress(),
         blobVersionedHashes: [concatBytes(new Uint8Array([1]), randomBytes(31))],
       },
       { common },
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('EIP4844 addSignature tests', () => {
     const privKey = pk
     const tx = create4844BlobTx(
       {
-        to: Address.zero(),
+        to: createZeroAddress(),
         blobVersionedHashes: [concatBytes(new Uint8Array([1]), randomBytes(31))],
       },
       { common },
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('EIP4844 addSignature tests', () => {
     const privKey = pk
     const tx = create4844BlobTx(
       {
-        to: Address.zero(),
+        to: createZeroAddress(),
         blobVersionedHashes: [concatBytes(new Uint8Array([1]), randomBytes(31))],
       },
       { common },
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe('EIP4844 constructor tests - valid scenarios', () => {
       type: 0x03,
       blobVersionedHashes: [concatBytes(new Uint8Array([1]), randomBytes(31))],
       maxFeePerBlobGas: 1n,
-      to: Address.zero(),
+      to: createZeroAddress(),
     }
     const tx = create4844BlobTx(txData, { common })
     assert.equal(tx.type, 3, 'successfully instantiated a blob transaction from txData')
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ describe('EIP4844 constructor tests - invalid scenarios', () => {
     const baseTxData = {
       type: 0x03,
       maxFeePerBlobGas: 1n,
-      to: Address.zero(),
+      to: createZeroAddress(),
     }
     const shortVersionHash = {
       blobVersionedHashes: [concatBytes(new Uint8Array([3]), randomBytes(3))],
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ describe('hash() and signature verification', () => {
             storageKeys: ['0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'],
           },
         ],
-        to: Address.zero(),
+        to: createZeroAddress(),
       },
       { common },
     )
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ it('getEffectivePriorityFee()', async () => {
     {
       maxFeePerGas: 10,
       maxPriorityFeePerGas: 8,
-      to: Address.zero(),
+      to: createZeroAddress(),
       blobVersionedHashes: [concatBytes(new Uint8Array([1]), randomBytes(31))],
     },
     { common },
diff --git a/packages/tx/test/eip7702.spec.ts b/packages/tx/test/eip7702.spec.ts
index 47222ce5c4..9ef52a6a19 100644
--- a/packages/tx/test/eip7702.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tx/test/eip7702.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Address, hexToBytes, privateToAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromPrivateKey, createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { create7702EOACodeTx } from '../src/index.js'
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import type { PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Cancun, eips: [7702] })
 
-const pkey = hexToBytes('0x' + '20'.repeat(32))
-const addr = new Address(privateToAddress(pkey))
+const pkey = hexToBytes(`0x${'20'.repeat(32)}`)
+const addr = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
 
 const ones32 = `0x${'01'.repeat(32)}` as PrefixedHexString
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('[EOACodeEIP7702Transaction]', () => {
         authorizationList: [],
         chainId: 1,
         gasLimit: 100000,
-        to: Address.zero(),
+        to: createZeroAddress(),
         data: new Uint8Array(1),
       },
       { common },
diff --git a/packages/util/examples/address.ts b/packages/util/examples/address.ts
index 86362e4d44..853004f109 100644
--- a/packages/util/examples/address.ts
+++ b/packages/util/examples/address.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
-const address = Address.fromString('0x2f015c60e0be116b1f0cd534704db9c92118fb6a')
+const address = createAddressFromString('0x2f015c60e0be116b1f0cd534704db9c92118fb6a')
 console.log(`Ethereum address ${address.toString()} created`)
diff --git a/packages/util/examples/browser.html b/packages/util/examples/browser.html
index 6d8fa69162..1f7436a9db 100644
--- a/packages/util/examples/browser.html
+++ b/packages/util/examples/browser.html
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 <head>
     <title>EthereumJS Browser Examples</title>
     <script type="module">
-        import { hexToBytes, Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+        import { hexToBytes, createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
         const bytesStr = hexToBytes('0x1234')
         console.log(bytesStr)
 
-        const address = Address.fromString('0x1122334455667788991011121314151617181920')
+        const address = createAddressFromString('0x1122334455667788991011121314151617181920')
         console.log(address)
     </script>
 
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ <h3>Interactive CLI</h3>
 
 </body>
 
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/packages/util/src/address.ts b/packages/util/src/address.ts
index 2cb37d498e..795052e436 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/address.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/address.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   bytesToHex,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
+  setLengthLeft,
   zeros,
 } from './bytes.js'
 import { BIGINT_0 } from './constants.js'
@@ -30,76 +31,6 @@ export class Address {
     this.bytes = bytes
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the zero address.
-   */
-  static zero(): Address {
-    return new Address(zeros(20))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns an Address object from a hex-encoded string.
-   * @param str - Hex-encoded address
-   */
-  static fromString(str: string): Address {
-    if (!isValidAddress(str)) {
-      throw new Error(`Invalid address input=${str}`)
-    }
-    return new Address(hexToBytes(str))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns an address for a given public key.
-   * @param pubKey The two points of an uncompressed key
-   */
-  static fromPublicKey(pubKey: Uint8Array): Address {
-    if (!(pubKey instanceof Uint8Array)) {
-      throw new Error('Public key should be Uint8Array')
-    }
-    const bytes = pubToAddress(pubKey)
-    return new Address(bytes)
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns an address for a given private key.
-   * @param privateKey A private key must be 256 bits wide
-   */
-  static fromPrivateKey(privateKey: Uint8Array): Address {
-    if (!(privateKey instanceof Uint8Array)) {
-      throw new Error('Private key should be Uint8Array')
-    }
-    const bytes = privateToAddress(privateKey)
-    return new Address(bytes)
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generates an address for a newly created contract.
-   * @param from The address which is creating this new address
-   * @param nonce The nonce of the from account
-   */
-  static generate(from: Address, nonce: bigint): Address {
-    if (typeof nonce !== 'bigint') {
-      throw new Error('Expected nonce to be a bigint')
-    }
-    return new Address(generateAddress(from.bytes, bigIntToBytes(nonce)))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generates an address for a contract created using CREATE2.
-   * @param from The address which is creating this new address
-   * @param salt A salt
-   * @param initCode The init code of the contract being created
-   */
-  static generate2(from: Address, salt: Uint8Array, initCode: Uint8Array): Address {
-    if (!(salt instanceof Uint8Array)) {
-      throw new Error('Expected salt to be a Uint8Array')
-    }
-    if (!(initCode instanceof Uint8Array)) {
-      throw new Error('Expected initCode to be a Uint8Array')
-    }
-    return new Address(generateAddress2(from.bytes, salt, initCode))
-  }
-
   /**
    * Is address equal to another.
    */
@@ -111,7 +42,7 @@ export class Address {
    * Is address zero.
    */
   isZero(): boolean {
-    return this.equals(Address.zero())
+    return this.equals(new Address(zeros(20)))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -139,3 +70,89 @@ export class Address {
     return new Uint8Array(this.bytes)
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns the zero address.
+ */
+export function createZeroAddress(): Address {
+  return new Address(zeros(20))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns an Address object from a bigint address (they are stored as bigints on the stack)
+ * @param value The bigint address
+ */
+export function createAddressFromBigInt(value: bigint): Address {
+  const bytes = bigIntToBytes(value)
+  if (bytes.length > 20) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid address, too long: ${bytes.length}`)
+  }
+  return new Address(setLengthLeft(bytes, 20))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns an Address object from a hex-encoded string.
+ * @param str - Hex-encoded address
+ */
+export function createAddressFromString(str: string): Address {
+  if (!isValidAddress(str)) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid address input=${str}`)
+  }
+  return new Address(hexToBytes(str))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns an address for a given public key.
+ * @param pubKey The two points of an uncompressed key
+ */
+export function createAddressFromPublicKey(pubKey: Uint8Array): Address {
+  if (!(pubKey instanceof Uint8Array)) {
+    throw new Error('Public key should be Uint8Array')
+  }
+  const bytes = pubToAddress(pubKey)
+  return new Address(bytes)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns an address for a given private key.
+ * @param privateKey A private key must be 256 bits wide
+ */
+export function createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey: Uint8Array): Address {
+  if (!(privateKey instanceof Uint8Array)) {
+    throw new Error('Private key should be Uint8Array')
+  }
+  const bytes = privateToAddress(privateKey)
+  return new Address(bytes)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates an address for a newly created contract.
+ * @param from The address which is creating this new address
+ * @param nonce The nonce of the from account
+ */
+export function createContractAddress(from: Address, nonce: bigint): Address {
+  if (typeof nonce !== 'bigint') {
+    throw new Error('Expected nonce to be a bigint')
+  }
+  return new Address(generateAddress(from.bytes, bigIntToBytes(nonce)))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates an address for a contract created using CREATE2.
+ * @param from The address which is creating this new address
+ * @param salt A salt
+ * @param initCode The init code of the contract being created
+ */
+export function createContractAddress2(
+  from: Address,
+  salt: Uint8Array,
+  initCode: Uint8Array,
+): Address {
+  if (!(salt instanceof Uint8Array)) {
+    throw new Error('Expected salt to be a Uint8Array')
+  }
+  if (!(initCode instanceof Uint8Array)) {
+    throw new Error('Expected initCode to be a Uint8Array')
+  }
+  return new Address(generateAddress2(from.bytes, salt, initCode))
+}
diff --git a/packages/util/test/address.spec.ts b/packages/util/test/address.spec.ts
index 05e57fa3e2..a0c3238db8 100644
--- a/packages/util/test/address.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/util/test/address.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
-import { Address, equalsBytes, hexToBytes, toBytes } from '../src/index.js'
+import {
+  Address,
+  createAddressFromBigInt,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromPublicKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  createContractAddress,
+  createContractAddress2,
+  createZeroAddress,
+  equalsBytes,
+  hexToBytes,
+  toBytes,
+} from '../src/index.js'
 
 import eip1014Testdata from './testdata/eip1014Examples.json'
 
@@ -11,37 +23,48 @@ describe('Address', () => {
 
   it('should validate address length', () => {
     const str = '0x2f015c60e0be116b1f0cd534704db9c92118fb6a11'
-    assert.throws(() => Address.fromString(str))
+    assert.throws(() => createAddressFromString(str))
     const shortStr = '0x2f015c60e0be116b1f0cd534704db9c92118fb'
-    assert.throws(() => Address.fromString(shortStr))
+    assert.throws(() => createAddressFromString(shortStr))
     const buf = toBytes(str)
     assert.throws(() => new Address(buf))
   })
 
   it('should generate a zero address', () => {
-    const addr = Address.zero()
+    const addr = createZeroAddress()
     assert.deepEqual(addr.bytes, toBytes(ZERO_ADDR_S))
     assert.equal(addr.toString(), ZERO_ADDR_S)
   })
 
   it('should instantiate address from zero address string', () => {
-    const addr = Address.fromString(ZERO_ADDR_S)
+    const addr = createAddressFromString(ZERO_ADDR_S)
     assert.deepEqual(addr.toString(), ZERO_ADDR_S)
     assert.ok(addr.isZero())
   })
 
   it('should detect non-zero address', () => {
     const str = '0x2f015c60e0be116b1f0cd534704db9c92118fb6a'
-    const addr = Address.fromString(str)
+    const addr = createAddressFromString(str)
     assert.notOk(addr.isZero())
   })
 
+  it('should create an address from a bigint', () => {
+    const addr = createAddressFromBigInt(BigInt(0))
+    assert.ok(addr.isZero())
+    const addr2 = createAddressFromBigInt(BigInt(1))
+    assert.notOk(addr2.isZero())
+  })
+
+  it('should throw if bigint is too long', () => {
+    assert.throws(() => createAddressFromBigInt(BigInt(2) ** BigInt(160)))
+  })
+
   it('should instantiate from public key', () => {
     const pubKey = hexToBytes(
       '0x3a443d8381a6798a70c6ff9304bdc8cb0163c23211d11628fae52ef9e0dca11a001cf066d56a8156fc201cd5df8a36ef694eecd258903fca7086c1fae7441e1d',
     )
     const str = '0x2f015c60e0be116b1f0cd534704db9c92118fb6a'
-    const addr = Address.fromPublicKey(pubKey)
+    const addr = createAddressFromPublicKey(pubKey)
     assert.equal(addr.toString(), str)
   })
 
@@ -49,30 +72,30 @@ describe('Address', () => {
     const pubKey = hexToBytes(
       '0x3a443d8381a6798a70c6ff9304bdc8cb0163c23211d11628fae52ef9e0dca11a001cf066d56a8156fc201cd5df8a36ef694eecd258903fca7086c1fae744',
     )
-    assert.throws(() => Address.fromPublicKey(pubKey))
+    assert.throws(() => createAddressFromPublicKey(pubKey))
   })
 
   it('should instantiate from private key', () => {
     // prettier-ignore
     const privateKey = Uint8Array.from([234, 84, 189, 197, 45, 22, 63, 136, 201, 58, 176, 97, 87, 130, 207, 113, 138, 46, 251, 158, 81, 167, 152, 154, 171, 27, 8, 6, 126, 156, 28, 95])
     const str = '0x2f015c60e0be116b1f0cd534704db9c92118fb6a'
-    const addr = Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey)
+    const addr = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
     assert.equal(addr.toString(), str)
   })
 
   it('should generate address for created contract', () => {
-    const from = Address.fromString('0x990ccf8a0de58091c028d6ff76bb235ee67c1c39')
-    const addr = Address.generate(from, BigInt(14))
+    const from = createAddressFromString('0x990ccf8a0de58091c028d6ff76bb235ee67c1c39')
+    const addr = createContractAddress(from, BigInt(14))
     assert.equal(addr.toString(), '0xd658a4b8247c14868f3c512fa5cbb6e458e4a989')
 
-    const addr2 = Address.generate(from, BigInt(0))
+    const addr2 = createContractAddress(from, BigInt(0))
     assert.equal(addr2.toString(), '0xbfa69ba91385206bfdd2d8b9c1a5d6c10097a85b')
   })
 
   it('should provide correct precompile check', () => {
-    const precompile = Address.fromString('0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000009')
+    const precompile = createAddressFromString('0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000009')
     assert.isTrue(precompile.isPrecompileOrSystemAddress(), 'should detect precompile address')
-    const nonPrecompile = Address.fromString('0x990ccf8a0de58091c028d6ff76bb235ee67c1c39')
+    const nonPrecompile = createAddressFromString('0x990ccf8a0de58091c028d6ff76bb235ee67c1c39')
     assert.isFalse(
       nonPrecompile.isPrecompileOrSystemAddress(),
       'should detect non-precompile address',
@@ -82,8 +105,8 @@ describe('Address', () => {
   it('should generate address for CREATE2', () => {
     for (const testdata of eip1014Testdata) {
       const { address, salt, initCode, result } = testdata
-      const from = Address.fromString(address)
-      const addr = Address.generate2(
+      const from = createAddressFromString(address)
+      const addr = createContractAddress2(
         from,
         hexToBytes(salt as PrefixedHexString),
         hexToBytes(initCode as PrefixedHexString),
@@ -94,7 +117,7 @@ describe('Address', () => {
 
   it('should provide a Uint8Array that does not mutate the original address', () => {
     const str = '0x2f015c60e0be116b1f0cd534704db9c92118fb6a'
-    const address = Address.fromString(str)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(str)
     const addressBytes = address.toBytes()
     addressBytes.fill(0)
     assert.equal(address.toString(), str)
@@ -102,19 +125,19 @@ describe('Address', () => {
 
   it('should compare equality properly', () => {
     const str = '0x2f015c60e0be116b1f0cd534704db9c92118fb6a'
-    const address1 = Address.fromString(str)
+    const address1 = createAddressFromString(str)
     const address2 = new Address(hexToBytes(str))
     assert.ok(address1.equals(address2))
     assert.ok(equalsBytes(address1.bytes, address2.bytes))
 
     const str2 = '0xcd4EC7b66fbc029C116BA9Ffb3e59351c20B5B06'
-    const address3 = Address.fromString(str2)
+    const address3 = createAddressFromString(str2)
     assert.ok(!address1.equals(address3))
 
-    const address3LowerCase = Address.fromString(str2.toLowerCase())
+    const address3LowerCase = createAddressFromString(str2.toLowerCase())
     assert.ok(address3.equals(address3LowerCase))
 
-    const address4 = Address.zero()
+    const address4 = createZeroAddress()
     assert.ok(!address1.equals(address4))
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/util/test/bytes.spec.ts b/packages/util/test/bytes.spec.ts
index f08ce15ea3..cf031f98af 100644
--- a/packages/util/test/bytes.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/util/test/bytes.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import {
-  Address,
   addHexPrefix,
   bigIntToAddressBytes,
   bigIntToBytes,
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   bytesToBigInt,
   bytesToHex,
   bytesToInt,
+  createAddressFromString,
   equalsBytes,
   fromSigned,
   hexToBytes,
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe('toBytes', () => {
 
   it('should convert a TransformabletoBytes like the Address class (i.e. provides a toBytes method)', () => {
     const str = '0x2f015c60e0be116b1f0cd534704db9c92118fb6a'
-    const address = Address.fromString(str)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(str)
     const addressBytes = toBytes(address)
     assert.deepEqual(addressBytes, address.toBytes())
   })
@@ -423,10 +423,10 @@ describe('bigIntToAddressBytes', () => {
 
   for (const [addressHex, addressBigInt, isSafe] of testCases) {
     it('should correctly convert', () => {
-      const addressHexFromBigInt = bytesToHex(bigIntToAddressBytes(addressBigInt, false))
+      const addressHexFromBigInt = bytesToHex(bigIntToAddressBytes(addressBigInt as bigint, false))
       assert.equal(addressHex, addressHexFromBigInt, `should correctly convert ${addressBigInt}`)
       if (isSafe === false) {
-        assert.throw(() => bigIntToAddressBytes(addressBigInt))
+        assert.throw(() => bigIntToAddressBytes(addressBigInt as bigint))
       }
     })
   }
diff --git a/packages/util/test/verkle.spec.ts b/packages/util/test/verkle.spec.ts
index 8eed055405..8fef2d35bb 100644
--- a/packages/util/test/verkle.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/util/test/verkle.spec.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { assert, beforeAll, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import * as verkleBlockJSON from '../../statemanager/test/testdata/verkleKaustinen6Block72.json'
 import {
-  Address,
   type VerkleCrypto,
   type VerkleExecutionWitness,
   VerkleLeafType,
   bytesToHex,
   concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromString,
   getVerkleKey,
   getVerkleStem,
   hexToBytes,
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ describe('Verkle cryptographic helpers', () => {
     // Empty address
     assert.equal(
       bytesToHex(
-        getVerkleStem(verkle, Address.fromString('0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000')),
+        getVerkleStem(
+          verkle,
+          createAddressFromString('0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'),
+        ),
       ),
       '0x1a100684fd68185060405f3f160e4bb6e034194336b547bdae323f888d5332',
     )
@@ -35,7 +38,10 @@ describe('Verkle cryptographic helpers', () => {
     // Non-empty address
     assert.equal(
       bytesToHex(
-        getVerkleStem(verkle, Address.fromString('0x71562b71999873DB5b286dF957af199Ec94617f7')),
+        getVerkleStem(
+          verkle,
+          createAddressFromString('0x71562b71999873DB5b286dF957af199Ec94617f7'),
+        ),
       ),
       '0x1540dfad7755b40be0768c6aa0a5096fbf0215e0e8cf354dd928a178346466',
     )
diff --git a/packages/vm/examples/browser.html b/packages/vm/examples/browser.html
index 0173d56d77..dabeeedc98 100644
--- a/packages/vm/examples/browser.html
+++ b/packages/vm/examples/browser.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <head>
     <title>EthereumJS Browser Examples</title>
     <script type="module">
-        import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+        import { createZeroAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
         import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
         import { LegacyTransaction } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
         import { VM } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         const tx = LegacyTransaction.fromTxData({
             gasLimit: BigInt(21000),
             value: BigInt(1),
-            to: Address.zero(),
+            to: createZeroAddress(),
             v: BigInt(37),
             r: BigInt('62886504200765677832366398998081608852310526822767264927793100349258111544447'),
             s: BigInt('21948396863567062449199529794141973192314514851405455194940751428901681436138'),
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ <h3>Interactive CLI</h3>
 
 </body>
 
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/packages/vm/examples/buildBlock.ts b/packages/vm/examples/buildBlock.ts
index b6c181746d..b8f9bd3f6d 100644
--- a/packages/vm/examples/buildBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/examples/buildBlock.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Account, Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Account, bytesToHex, createAddressFromPrivateKey, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { VM, buildBlock } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 
 const main = async () => {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const main = async () => {
   })
 
   const pk = hexToBytes('0x26f81cbcffd3d23eace0bb4eac5274bb2f576d310ee85318b5428bf9a71fc89a')
-  const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(pk)
+  const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pk)
   const account = new Account(0n, 0xfffffffffn)
   await vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, account) // create a sending account and give it a big balance
   const tx = createLegacyTx({ gasLimit: 0xffffff, gasPrice: 75n }).sign(pk)
diff --git a/packages/vm/examples/helpers/account-utils.ts b/packages/vm/examples/helpers/account-utils.ts
index 55e6fc6fe3..84eeb3d8a6 100644
--- a/packages/vm/examples/helpers/account-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/examples/helpers/account-utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { Address, createAccount } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAccount, createAddressFromPrivateKey } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
+import type { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import type { VM } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 
 export const keyPair = {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ export const insertAccount = async (vm: VM, address: Address) => {
 }
 
 export const getAccountNonce = async (vm: VM, accountPrivateKey: Uint8Array) => {
-  const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(accountPrivateKey)
+  const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(accountPrivateKey)
   const account = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
   if (account) {
     return account.nonce
diff --git a/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts b/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts
index efb53c03dd..37f53c8f91 100644
--- a/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bytesToHex, createAddressFromPrivateKey, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { VM, runTx } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 import { defaultAbiCoder as AbiCoder, Interface } from '@ethersproject/abi'
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 import { getAccountNonce, insertAccount } from './helpers/account-utils.js'
 import { buildTransaction, encodeDeployment, encodeFunction } from './helpers/tx-builder.js'
 
+import type { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+
 const INITIAL_GREETING = 'Hello, World!'
 const SECOND_GREETING = 'Hola, Mundo!'
 
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ async function main() {
   const accountPk = hexToBytes('0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109')
 
   const vm = await VM.create({ common })
-  const accountAddress = Address.fromPrivateKey(accountPk)
+  const accountAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(accountPk)
 
   console.log('Account: ', accountAddress.toString())
   await insertAccount(vm, accountAddress)
diff --git a/packages/vm/examples/runTx.ts b/packages/vm/examples/runTx.ts
index 09bec35f7a..2020348052 100644
--- a/packages/vm/examples/runTx.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/examples/runTx.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createZeroAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { VM, runTx } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 
 const main = async () => {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     gasLimit: BigInt(21000),
     gasPrice: BigInt(1000000000),
     value: BigInt(1),
-    to: Address.zero(),
+    to: createZeroAddress(),
     v: BigInt(37),
     r: BigInt('62886504200765677832366398998081608852310526822767264927793100349258111544447'),
     s: BigInt('21948396863567062449199529794141973192314514851405455194940751428901681436138'),
diff --git a/packages/vm/examples/vmWithGenesisState.ts b/packages/vm/examples/vmWithGenesisState.ts
index c8c9e1d21b..3fdde52a66 100644
--- a/packages/vm/examples/vmWithGenesisState.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/examples/vmWithGenesisState.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { VM } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
 
 const main = async () => {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const main = async () => {
   const blockchain = await createBlockchain({ genesisState })
   const vm = await VM.create({ blockchain, genesisState })
   const account = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(
-    Address.fromString('0x000d836201318ec6899a67540690382780743280'),
+    createAddressFromString('0x000d836201318ec6899a67540690382780743280'),
   )
   console.log(
     `This balance for account 0x000d836201318ec6899a67540690382780743280 in this chain's genesis state is ${Number(
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/buildBlock.ts b/packages/vm/src/buildBlock.ts
index 4e79c1e197..1083fdf888 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/buildBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/buildBlock.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   KECCAK256_RLP,
   TypeOutput,
   Withdrawal,
+  createZeroAddress,
   toBytes,
   toType,
   zeros,
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ export class BlockBuilder {
     const coinbase =
       this.headerData.coinbase !== undefined
         ? new Address(toBytes(this.headerData.coinbase))
-        : Address.zero()
+        : createZeroAddress()
     await rewardAccount(this.vm.evm, coinbase, reward, this.vm.common)
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/requests.ts b/packages/vm/src/requests.ts
index 1d5955058a..8a257097b4 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/requests.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/requests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { getInitializedChains } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
-  Address,
   ConsolidationRequest,
   DepositRequest,
   WithdrawalRequest,
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   bytesToBigInt,
   bytesToHex,
   bytesToInt,
+  createAddressFromString,
   setLengthLeft,
   unpadBytes,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const accumulateEIP7002Requests = async (
     bigIntToBytes(vm.common.param('withdrawalRequestPredeployAddress')),
     20,
   )
-  const withdrawalsAddress = Address.fromString(bytesToHex(addressBytes))
+  const withdrawalsAddress = createAddressFromString(bytesToHex(addressBytes))
 
   const code = await vm.stateManager.getCode(withdrawalsAddress)
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const accumulateEIP7002Requests = async (
   }
 
   const systemAddressBytes = bigIntToAddressBytes(vm.common.param('systemAddress'))
-  const systemAddress = Address.fromString(bytesToHex(systemAddressBytes))
+  const systemAddress = createAddressFromString(bytesToHex(systemAddressBytes))
 
   const originalAccount = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(systemAddress)
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ const accumulateEIP7251Requests = async (
     bigIntToBytes(vm.common.param('consolidationRequestPredeployAddress')),
     20,
   )
-  const consolidationsAddress = Address.fromString(bytesToHex(addressBytes))
+  const consolidationsAddress = createAddressFromString(bytesToHex(addressBytes))
 
   const code = await vm.stateManager.getCode(consolidationsAddress)
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ const accumulateEIP7251Requests = async (
   }
 
   const systemAddressBytes = bigIntToAddressBytes(vm.common.param('systemAddress'))
-  const systemAddress = Address.fromString(bytesToHex(systemAddressBytes))
+  const systemAddress = createAddressFromString(bytesToHex(systemAddressBytes))
 
   const originalAccount = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(systemAddress)
 
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts b/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
index 49534c088a..59db66b8d6 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   bigIntToBytes,
   bytesToHex,
   concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromString,
   equalsBytes,
   getVerkleTreeIndexesForStorageSlot,
   hexToBytes,
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ import type { CLRequest, CLRequestType, PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/ut
 
 const debug = debugDefault('vm:block')
 
-const parentBeaconBlockRootAddress = Address.fromString(
+const parentBeaconBlockRootAddress = createAddressFromString(
   '0x000F3df6D732807Ef1319fB7B8bB8522d0Beac02',
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/runTx.ts b/packages/vm/src/runTx.ts
index a51be5d7b8..b6892c944d 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/runTx.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/runTx.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   bytesToHex,
   bytesToUnprefixedHex,
   concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromString,
   ecrecover,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
@@ -686,7 +687,7 @@ async function _runTx(vm: VM, opts: RunTxOpts): Promise<RunTxResult> {
    */
 
   for (const str of writtenAddresses) {
-    const address = Address.fromString(str)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(str)
     await vm.stateManager.putCode(address, new Uint8Array())
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-1559-FeeMarket.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-1559-FeeMarket.spec.ts
index 1a16a18a67..52e495c9be 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-1559-FeeMarket.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-1559-FeeMarket.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   Account,
   Address,
   bigIntToBytes,
+  createZeroAddress,
   hexToBytes,
   privateToAddress,
   setLengthLeft,
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ describe('EIP1559 tests', () => {
       {
         maxFeePerGas: GWEI * BigInt(5),
         maxPriorityFeePerGas: GWEI * BigInt(2),
-        to: Address.zero(),
+        to: createZeroAddress(),
         gasLimit: 21000,
       },
       {
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ describe('EIP1559 tests', () => {
       {
         gasLimit: 21000,
         gasPrice: GWEI * BigInt(5),
-        to: Address.zero(),
+        to: createZeroAddress(),
       },
       { common },
     )
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ describe('EIP1559 tests', () => {
       {
         gasLimit: 21000,
         gasPrice: GWEI * BigInt(5),
-        to: Address.zero(),
+        to: createZeroAddress(),
       },
       { common },
     )
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2565-modexp-gas-cost.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2565-modexp-gas-cost.spec.ts
index 07a61287dd..4c290ae759 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2565-modexp-gas-cost.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2565-modexp-gas-cost.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, equalsBytes, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Address, bytesToHex, createZeroAddress, equalsBytes, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/order
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('EIP-2565 ModExp gas cost tests', () => {
       const testName = test.Name
       const to = new Address(hexToBytes('0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000005'))
       const result = await vm.evm.runCall({
-        caller: Address.zero(),
+        caller: createZeroAddress(),
         gasLimit: BigInt(0xffffffffff),
         to,
         value: BigInt(0),
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2929.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2929.spec.ts
index 3083489663..ec1fdc6c6b 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2929.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2929.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, createAccount, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Address, createAccount, createAddressFromPrivateKey, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { VM, runTx } from '../../../src/index.js'
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('EIP 2929: gas cost tests', () => {
 
     const tx = unsignedTx.sign(privateKey)
 
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
     const initialBalance = BigInt(10) ** BigInt(18)
 
     const account = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2930-accesslists.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2930-accesslists.spec.ts
index 01d0bc4b06..9fa8a617b6 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2930-accesslists.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2930-accesslists.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create2930AccessListTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, createAccount, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  Address,
+  bytesToHex,
+  createAccount,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  hexToBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { VM, runTx } from '../../../src/index.js'
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ describe('EIP-2930 Optional Access Lists tests', () => {
     // contract code PUSH1 0x00 SLOAD STOP
     await vm.stateManager.putCode(contractAddress, hexToBytes('0x60005400'))
 
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
     const initialBalance = BigInt(10) ** BigInt(18)
 
     const account = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2935-historical-block-hashes.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2935-historical-block-hashes.spec.ts
index f38c999b80..7df0b543a3 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2935-historical-block-hashes.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2935-historical-block-hashes.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {
   BIGINT_1,
   bigIntToBytes,
   bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromPublicKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
   equalsBytes,
   generateAddress,
   privateToAddress,
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ describe('EIP 2935: historical block hashes', () => {
       [deploymentSender, deploymentTxHash, deployedToAddress],
     ] = deploymentConfig
 
-    const historyAddress = Address.fromString(deployedToAddress)
+    const historyAddress = createAddressFromString(deployedToAddress)
     const historyAddressBigInt = bytesToBigInt(historyAddress.bytes)
     const contract2935Code = hexToBytes(contract2935CodeHex)
 
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ describe('EIP 2935: historical block hashes', () => {
       }
 
       const deployTx = createLegacyTx(deployContractTxData)
-      const txSender = Address.fromPublicKey(deployTx.getSenderPublicKey()).toString()
+      const txSender = createAddressFromPublicKey(deployTx.getSenderPublicKey()).toString()
       assert.equal(txSender, deploymentSender, 'tx sender should match')
 
       const txHash = bytesToHex(deployTx.hash())
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3607.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3607.spec.ts
index a091769b45..53d494e7a8 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3607.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3607.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { VM, runTx } from '../../../src/index.js'
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { VM, runTx } from '../../../src/index.js'
 describe('EIP-3607 tests', () => {
   const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Berlin, eips: [3607] })
   const commonNoEIP3607 = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Berlin, eips: [] })
-  const precompileAddr = Address.fromString('0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001')
+  const precompileAddr = createAddressFromString('0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001')
 
   it('should reject txs from senders with deployed code when EIP is enabled', async () => {
     const vm = await VM.create({ common })
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4788-beaconroot.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4788-beaconroot.spec.ts
index fd962e1951..8ea1f1f1d1 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4788-beaconroot.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4788-beaconroot.spec.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import { BlockHeader, createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { type TransactionType, type TxData, createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
-  Address,
   bigIntToBytes,
   bytesToBigInt,
+  createAddressFromString,
   hexToBytes,
   setLengthLeft,
   setLengthRight,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const common = new Common({
 })
 
 const pkey = hexToBytes(`0x${'20'.repeat(32)}`)
-const contractAddress = Address.fromString('0x' + 'c0de'.repeat(10))
+const contractAddress = createAddressFromString('0x' + 'c0de'.repeat(10))
 
 function beaconrootBlock(
   blockroot: bigint,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ const CODE = ('0x365F5F375F5F365F5F' +
   '5AF15F553D5F5F3E3D5FF3') as PrefixedHexString
 const BROOT_CODE =
   '0x3373fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffe14604d57602036146024575f5ffd5b5f35801560495762001fff810690815414603c575f5ffd5b62001fff01545f5260205ff35b5f5ffd5b62001fff42064281555f359062001fff015500'
-const BROOT_Address = Address.fromString(`0x${BROOT_AddressString}`)
+const BROOT_Address = createAddressFromString(`0x${BROOT_AddressString}`)
 
 /**
  * Run a block inside a 4788 VM
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4844-blobs.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4844-blobs.spec.ts
index 4376394f26..76bae0226d 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4844-blobs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4844-blobs.spec.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Hardfork, createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create4844BlobTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
-  Address,
   blobsToCommitments,
   blobsToProofs,
   bytesToHex,
   commitmentsToVersionedHashes,
+  createAddressFromString,
   getBlobs,
   hexToBytes,
   privateToAddress,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('EIP4844 tests', () => {
     })
     const vm = await VM.create({ common, blockchain })
 
-    const address = Address.fromString(sender)
+    const address = createAddressFromString(sender)
     await setBalance(vm, address, 14680063125000000000n)
     const vmCopy = await vm.shallowCopy()
 
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6110.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6110.spec.ts
index 2f6341f3f3..15398ef033 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6110.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6110.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork, getInitializedChains } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, createAccount, hexToBytes, randomBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  bytesToHex,
+  createAccount,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  hexToBytes,
+  randomBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { keccak256 } from 'ethereum-cryptography/keccak.js'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -33,7 +40,7 @@ describe('EIP-6110 runBlock tests', () => {
   it('should generate a valid deposit request', async () => {
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
     const pk = randomBytes(32)
-    const sender = Address.fromPrivateKey(pk)
+    const sender = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pk)
     const depositTx = createTxFromTxData({
       data: '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',
       value: 32000000000000000000n,
@@ -45,7 +52,7 @@ describe('EIP-6110 runBlock tests', () => {
     const beaconContractAccount = createAccount({
       codeHash: keccak256(depositContractByteCode),
     })
-    const beaconContractAddress = Address.fromString(DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS)
+    const beaconContractAddress = createAddressFromString(DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS)
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(beaconContractAddress, beaconContractAccount)
     await vm.stateManager.putCode(beaconContractAddress, depositContractByteCode)
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(sender, createAccount({ balance: 540000000030064771065n }))
@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@ describe('EIP-7685 buildBlock tests', () => {
   it('should include deposit request when a deposit transaction is included in a block', async () => {
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
     const pk = randomBytes(32)
-    const sender = Address.fromPrivateKey(pk)
+    const sender = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pk)
     const depositTx = createTxFromTxData({
       data: '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',
       value: 32000000000000000000n,
@@ -78,7 +85,7 @@ describe('EIP-7685 buildBlock tests', () => {
     const beaconContractAccount = createAccount({
       codeHash: keccak256(depositContractByteCode),
     })
-    const beaconContractAddress = Address.fromString(DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS)
+    const beaconContractAddress = createAddressFromString(DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS)
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(beaconContractAddress, beaconContractAccount)
     await vm.stateManager.putCode(beaconContractAddress, depositContractByteCode)
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(sender, createAccount({ balance: 540000000030064771065n }))
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6780-selfdestruct-same-tx.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6780-selfdestruct-same-tx.spec.ts
index ffe1936b26..a2c54978de 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6780-selfdestruct-same-tx.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6780-selfdestruct-same-tx.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Account, Address, equalsBytes, hexToBytes, privateToAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  Account,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  equalsBytes,
+  hexToBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { VM, runTx } from '../../../src/index.js'
@@ -8,7 +14,7 @@ import { VM, runTx } from '../../../src/index.js'
 const pkey = hexToBytes(`0x${'20'.repeat(32)}`)
 
 const GWEI = BigInt(1000000000)
-const sender = new Address(privateToAddress(pkey))
+const sender = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
 
 const common = new Common({
   chain: Chain.Mainnet,
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ describe('EIP 6780 tests', () => {
     // Account does not exist...
     assert.ok(!exists, 'account does not exist, so storage is cleared')
     assert.equal(
-      (await vm.stateManager.getAccount(Address.fromString('0x' + '00'.repeat(19) + '01')))!
+      (await vm.stateManager.getAccount(createAddressFromString('0x' + '00'.repeat(19) + '01')))!
         .balance,
       BigInt(value),
       'balance sent to target',
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ describe('EIP 6780 tests', () => {
   it('should not destroy contract if selfdestructed in a tx after creating the contract', async () => {
     const vm = await getVM(common)
 
-    const target = Address.fromString('0x' + 'ff'.repeat(20))
+    const target = createAddressFromString('0x' + 'ff'.repeat(20))
 
     await vm.stateManager.putCode(target, payload)
     const targetContract = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(target)
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ describe('EIP 6780 tests', () => {
 
     assert.ok(equalsBytes(storage, hexToBytes('0x01')), 'storage not cleared')
     assert.equal(
-      (await vm.stateManager.getAccount(Address.fromString('0x' + '00'.repeat(19) + '01')))!
+      (await vm.stateManager.getAccount(createAddressFromString('0x' + '00'.repeat(19) + '01')))!
         .balance,
       BigInt(value),
       'balance sent to target',
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7002.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7002.spec.ts
index 120a2ddea8..aeb126607d 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7002.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7002.spec.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
   Account,
-  Address,
   bigIntToBytes,
   bytesToHex,
   concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   setLengthLeft,
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ import { setupVM } from '../utils.js'
 import type { Block } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 
 const pkey = hexToBytes(`0x${'20'.repeat(32)}`)
-const addr = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+const addr = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
 
 const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Cancun, eips: [7685, 7002] })
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ function generateTx(nonce: bigint) {
     bigIntToBytes(common.param('withdrawalRequestPredeployAddress')),
     20,
   )
-  const withdrawalsAddress = Address.fromString(bytesToHex(addressBytes))
+  const withdrawalsAddress = createAddressFromString(bytesToHex(addressBytes))
 
   return createLegacyTx({
     nonce,
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7702.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7702.spec.ts
index 89f0d4ad87..e72ade9433 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7702.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7702.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   KECCAK256_NULL,
   bigIntToBytes,
   concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromString,
   ecsign,
   hexToBytes,
   privateToAddress,
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ const defaultAuthAddr = new Address(privateToAddress(defaultAuthPkey))
 const defaultSenderPkey = hexToBytes(`0x${'40'.repeat(32)}`)
 const defaultSenderAddr = new Address(privateToAddress(defaultSenderPkey))
 
-const code1Addr = Address.fromString(`0x${'01'.repeat(20)}`)
-const code2Addr = Address.fromString(`0x${'02'.repeat(20)}`)
+const code1Addr = createAddressFromString(`0x${'01'.repeat(20)}`)
+const code2Addr = createAddressFromString(`0x${'02'.repeat(20)}`)
 
 type GetAuthListOpts = {
   chainId?: number
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ async function runTest(
 
   await runTx(vm, { tx })
 
-  const slot = hexToBytes('0x' + '00'.repeat(31) + '01')
+  const slot = hexToBytes(`0x${'00'.repeat(31)}01`)
   const value = await vm.stateManager.getStorage(defaultAuthAddr, slot)
   assert.ok(equalsBytes(unpadBytes(expect), value))
 
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ describe('EIP 7702: set code to EOA accounts', () => {
     const checkAddressWarmCode = hexToBytes(
       `0x5F5F5F5F5F73${defaultAuthAddr.toString().slice(2)}5AF1`,
     )
-    const checkAddressWarm = Address.fromString(`0x${'FA'.repeat(20)}`)
+    const checkAddressWarm = createAddressFromString(`0x${'FA'.repeat(20)}`)
 
     await vm.stateManager.putCode(checkAddressWarm, checkAddressWarmCode)
 
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/buildBlock.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/buildBlock.spec.ts
index c1519ba2de..61f1a3875d 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/buildBlock.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/buildBlock.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ import {
 } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { Ethash } from '@ethereumjs/ethash'
 import { create1559FeeMarketTx, createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, concatBytes, createAccount, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  Address,
+  concatBytes,
+  createAccount,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createZeroAddress,
+  hexToBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { buildBlock, runBlock } from '../../src/index.js'
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@ import { setBalance } from './utils.js'
 import type { ConsensusDict } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 
 const privateKey = hexToBytes('0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109')
-const pKeyAddress = Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey)
+const pKeyAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
 
 describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
   it('should build a valid block', async () => {
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
 
     // Set up tx
     const tx = createLegacyTx(
-      { to: Address.zero(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
+      { to: createZeroAddress(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
       { common, freeze: false },
     ).sign(privateKey)
 
@@ -111,7 +118,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
 
     // Set up tx
     const tx = createLegacyTx(
-      { to: Address.zero(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
+      { to: createZeroAddress(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
       { common, freeze: false },
     ).sign(privateKey)
 
@@ -210,7 +217,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
 
     // Set up tx
     const tx = createLegacyTx(
-      { to: Address.zero(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
+      { to: createZeroAddress(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
       { common, freeze: false },
     ).sign(signer.privateKey)
 
@@ -240,7 +247,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
     })
 
     const tx = createLegacyTx(
-      { to: Address.zero(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
+      { to: createZeroAddress(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
       { common, freeze: false },
     ).sign(privateKey)
 
@@ -261,7 +268,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
     blockBuilder = await buildBlock(vm, { parentBlock: genesisBlock })
 
     const tx2 = createLegacyTx(
-      { to: Address.zero(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1, nonce: 1 },
+      { to: createZeroAddress(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1, nonce: 1 },
       { common, freeze: false },
     ).sign(privateKey)
 
@@ -323,12 +330,12 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
 
     // Set up underpriced txs to test error response
     const tx1 = createLegacyTx(
-      { to: Address.zero(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
+      { to: createZeroAddress(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
       { common, freeze: false },
     ).sign(privateKey)
 
     const tx2 = create1559FeeMarketTx(
-      { to: Address.zero(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, maxFeePerGas: 10 },
+      { to: createZeroAddress(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, maxFeePerGas: 10 },
       { common, freeze: false },
     ).sign(privateKey)
 
@@ -346,12 +353,12 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
 
     // Set up correctly priced txs
     const tx3 = createLegacyTx(
-      { to: Address.zero(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 101 },
+      { to: createZeroAddress(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 101 },
       { common, freeze: false },
     ).sign(privateKey)
 
     const tx4 = create1559FeeMarketTx(
-      { to: Address.zero(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, maxFeePerGas: 101, nonce: 1 },
+      { to: createZeroAddress(), value: 1000, gasLimit: 21000, maxFeePerGas: 101, nonce: 1 },
       { common, freeze: false },
     ).sign(privateKey)
 
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/copy.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/copy.spec.ts
index 49f74969d5..fb785481f7 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/copy.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/copy.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Address, createAccount } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { createAccount, createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { setupVM } from './utils.js'
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe('VM Copy Test', () => {
       balance: 100n,
       nonce: 5n,
     })
-    const address = Address.fromString(`0x` + '1234'.repeat(10))
+    const address = createAddressFromString(`0x` + '1234'.repeat(10))
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, account)
 
     assert.ok(
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/customChain.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/customChain.spec.ts
index e9e5b7821c..16a68310d2 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/customChain.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/customChain.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Address, bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  hexToBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { Interface } from '@ethersproject/abi'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ describe('VM initialized with custom state', () => {
       tx,
       block,
     })
-    const toAddress = Address.fromString(to)
+    const toAddress = createAddressFromString(to)
     const receiverAddress = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(toAddress)
 
     assert.equal(result.totalGasSpent.toString(), '21000')
@@ -101,9 +106,9 @@ describe('VM initialized with custom state', () => {
     ) as PrefixedHexString
 
     const callResult = await vm.evm.runCall({
-      to: Address.fromString(contractAddress),
+      to: createAddressFromString(contractAddress),
       data: hexToBytes(sigHash),
-      caller: Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey),
+      caller: createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey),
     })
 
     const storage = genesisState[contractAddress][2]
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/events.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/events.spec.ts
index 9feecc0b46..5b5f26a314 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/events.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/events.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Block } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { create1559FeeMarketTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { Account, Address, bytesToHex, toBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Account, bytesToHex, createAddressFromPrivateKey, toBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { runBlock, runTx } from '../../src/index.js'
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('VM events', () => {
 
   it('should emit RunTxResult after running a tx', async () => {
     const vm = await VM.create()
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(privKey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privKey)
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, new Account(BigInt(0), BigInt(0x11111111)))
     let emitted: any
     vm.events.on('afterTx', (val: any) => {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('VM events', () => {
 
   it('should emit the Message before running it', async () => {
     const vm = await VM.create()
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(privKey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privKey)
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, new Account(BigInt(0), BigInt(0x11111111)))
     let emitted: any
     vm.evm.events!.on('beforeMessage', (val: any) => {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('VM events', () => {
 
   it('should emit EVMResult after running a message', async () => {
     const vm = await VM.create()
-    const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(privKey)
+    const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privKey)
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(address, new Account(BigInt(0), BigInt(0x11111111)))
     let emitted: any
     vm.evm.events!.on('afterMessage', (val: any) => {
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/index.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/index.spec.ts
index 61a187cd0e..a904e8aa6e 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork, createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { EVM, createEVM } from '@ethereumjs/evm'
-import { Account, Address, KECCAK256_RLP, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Account, KECCAK256_RLP, createAddressFromString, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import * as util from 'util' // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ describe('VM -> setHardfork, state (deprecated), blockchain', () => {
   describe('Ensure that precompile activation creates non-empty accounts', () => {
     it('should work', async () => {
       // setup the accounts for this test
-      const caller = Address.fromString('0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000ee') // caller address
-      const contractAddress = Address.fromString('0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000ff') // contract address
+      const caller = createAddressFromString('0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000ee') // caller address
+      const contractAddress = createAddressFromString('0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000ff') // contract address
       // setup the vm
       const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
       const vmNotActivated = await VM.create({ common })
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/runBlock.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/runBlock.spec.ts
index c9be021617..72cbb51570 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/runBlock.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/runBlock.spec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import {
   KECCAK256_RLP,
   bigIntToBytes,
   concatBytes,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  createZeroAddress,
   ecsign,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ describe('runBlock() -> successful API parameter usage', async () => {
     })
 
     const uncleReward = (await vm.stateManager.getAccount(
-      Address.fromString('0xb94f5374fce5ed0000000097c15331677e6ebf0b'),
+      createAddressFromString('0xb94f5374fce5ed0000000097c15331677e6ebf0b'),
     ))!.balance.toString(16)
 
     assert.equal(
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ describe('runBlock() -> runtime behavior', async () => {
     // add balance to otherUser to send two txs to zero address
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(otherUser.address, new Account(BigInt(0), BigInt(42000)))
     const tx = createLegacyTx(
-      { to: Address.zero(), gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
+      { to: createZeroAddress(), gasLimit: 21000, gasPrice: 1 },
       { common },
     ).sign(otherUser.privateKey)
 
@@ -512,7 +514,7 @@ describe('runBlock() -> tx types', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Berlin })
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
     await setBalance(vm, address)
 
     const tx = createLegacyTx({ gasLimit: 53000, value: 1 }, { common, freeze: false })
@@ -528,7 +530,7 @@ describe('runBlock() -> tx types', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Berlin })
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
     await setBalance(vm, address)
 
     const tx = create2930AccessListTx(
@@ -547,7 +549,7 @@ describe('runBlock() -> tx types', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.London })
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
 
-    const address = Address.fromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
+    const address = createAddressFromString('0xccfd725760a68823ff1e062f4cc97e1360e8d997')
     await setBalance(vm, address)
 
     const tx = create1559FeeMarketTx(
@@ -579,8 +581,8 @@ describe('runBlock() -> tx types', async () => {
     const defaultSenderPkey = hexToBytes(`0x${'40'.repeat(32)}`)
     const defaultSenderAddr = new Address(privateToAddress(defaultSenderPkey))
 
-    const code1Addr = Address.fromString(`0x${'01'.repeat(20)}`)
-    const code2Addr = Address.fromString(`0x${'02'.repeat(20)}`)
+    const code1Addr = createAddressFromString(`0x${'01'.repeat(20)}`)
+    const code2Addr = createAddressFromString(`0x${'02'.repeat(20)}`)
 
     type GetAuthListOpts = {
       chainId?: number
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/runTx.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/runTx.spec.ts
index 7378d5c4f7..a74049fa49 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/runTx.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/runTx.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import {
   MAX_INTEGER,
   bytesToHex,
   createAccount,
+  createAddressFromPrivateKey,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  createZeroAddress,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   zeros,
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> successful API parameter usage', async () => {
       const privateKey = hexToBytes(
         '0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109',
       )
-      const address = Address.fromPrivateKey(privateKey)
+      const address = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
       const initialBalance = BigInt(10) ** BigInt(18)
 
       const account = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
@@ -537,7 +540,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> runtime errors', () => {
       const from = createAccountWithDefaults()
       await vm.stateManager.putAccount(caller, from)
 
-      const contractAddress = Address.fromString('0x61de9dc6f6cff1df2809480882cfd3c2364b28f7')
+      const contractAddress = createAddressFromString('0x61de9dc6f6cff1df2809480882cfd3c2364b28f7')
       const to = createAccountWithDefaults(BigInt(0), MAX_INTEGER)
       await vm.stateManager.putAccount(contractAddress, to)
 
@@ -674,7 +677,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> consensus bugs', () => {
     common.setHardforkBy({ blockNumber: 2772981 })
     const vm = await VM.create({ common })
 
-    const addr = Address.fromString('0xd3563d8f19a85c95beab50901fd59ca4de69174c')
+    const addr = createAddressFromString('0xd3563d8f19a85c95beab50901fd59ca4de69174c')
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(addr, new Account())
     const acc = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(addr)
     acc!.balance = beforeBalance
@@ -712,7 +715,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> consensus bugs', () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.London })
     const vm = await VM.create({ common })
 
-    const addr = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+    const addr = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(addr, new Account())
     const acc = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(addr)
     acc!.balance = BigInt(10000000000000)
@@ -734,10 +737,10 @@ describe('runTx() -> consensus bugs', () => {
 describe('runTx() -> RunTxOptions', () => {
   it('should throw on negative value args', async () => {
     const vm = await VM.create({ common })
-    await setBalance(vm, Address.zero(), BigInt(10000000000))
+    await setBalance(vm, createZeroAddress(), BigInt(10000000000))
     for (const txType of TRANSACTION_TYPES) {
       const tx = getTransaction(vm.common, txType.type, false)
-      tx.getSenderAddress = () => Address.zero()
+      tx.getSenderAddress = () => createZeroAddress()
       // @ts-ignore overwrite read-only property
       tx.value -= BigInt(1)
 
@@ -763,7 +766,7 @@ it('runTx() -> skipBalance behavior', async () => {
   const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Berlin })
   const vm = await VM.create({ common })
   const senderKey = hexToBytes('0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109')
-  const sender = Address.fromPrivateKey(senderKey)
+  const sender = createAddressFromPrivateKey(senderKey)
 
   for (const balance of [undefined, BigInt(5)]) {
     if (balance !== undefined) {
@@ -772,7 +775,7 @@ it('runTx() -> skipBalance behavior', async () => {
     const tx = createLegacyTx({
       gasLimit: BigInt(21000),
       value: BigInt(1),
-      to: Address.zero(),
+      to: createZeroAddress(),
     }).sign(senderKey)
 
     const res = await runTx(vm, { tx, skipBalance: true, skipHardForkValidation: true })
@@ -796,7 +799,7 @@ it('Validate EXTCODEHASH puts KECCAK256_NULL on stack if calling account has no
   // CALLER EXTCODEHASH PUSH 0 SSTORE STOP
   // Puts EXTCODEHASH of CALLER into slot 0
   const code = hexToBytes('0x333F60005500')
-  const codeAddr = Address.fromString('0x' + '20'.repeat(20))
+  const codeAddr = createAddressFromString('0x' + '20'.repeat(20))
   await vm.stateManager.putCode(codeAddr, code)
 
   const tx = createLegacyTx({
@@ -805,7 +808,7 @@ it('Validate EXTCODEHASH puts KECCAK256_NULL on stack if calling account has no
     to: codeAddr,
   }).sign(pkey)
 
-  const addr = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+  const addr = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
   await vm.stateManager.putAccount(addr, new Account())
   const acc = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(addr)
   acc!.balance = BigInt(tx.gasLimit * tx.gasPrice)
@@ -829,7 +832,7 @@ it('Validate CALL does not charge new account gas when calling CALLER and caller
 
   // Calls CALLER and sends back the ETH just sent with the transaction
   const code = hexToBytes('0x600080808034335AF100')
-  const codeAddr = Address.fromString('0x' + '20'.repeat(20))
+  const codeAddr = createAddressFromString('0x' + '20'.repeat(20))
   await vm.stateManager.putCode(codeAddr, code)
 
   const tx = createLegacyTx({
@@ -839,7 +842,7 @@ it('Validate CALL does not charge new account gas when calling CALLER and caller
     to: codeAddr,
   }).sign(pkey)
 
-  const addr = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+  const addr = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
   await vm.stateManager.putAccount(addr, new Account())
   const acc = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(addr)
   acc!.balance = BigInt(tx.gasLimit * tx.gasPrice + tx.value)
@@ -860,7 +863,7 @@ it('Validate SELFDESTRUCT does not charge new account gas when calling CALLER an
   // CALLER EXTCODEHASH PUSH 0 SSTORE STOP
   // Puts EXTCODEHASH of CALLER into slot 0
   const code = hexToBytes('0x33FF')
-  const codeAddr = Address.fromString('0x' + '20'.repeat(20))
+  const codeAddr = createAddressFromString('0x' + '20'.repeat(20))
   await vm.stateManager.putCode(codeAddr, code)
 
   const tx = createLegacyTx({
@@ -870,7 +873,7 @@ it('Validate SELFDESTRUCT does not charge new account gas when calling CALLER an
     to: codeAddr,
   }).sign(pkey)
 
-  const addr = Address.fromPrivateKey(pkey)
+  const addr = createAddressFromPrivateKey(pkey)
   await vm.stateManager.putAccount(addr, new Account())
   const acc = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(addr)
   acc!.balance = BigInt(tx.gasLimit * tx.gasPrice + tx.value)
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/tester/runners/GeneralStateTestsRunner.ts b/packages/vm/test/tester/runners/GeneralStateTestsRunner.ts
index 1c592cd73f..19219e473e 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/tester/runners/GeneralStateTestsRunner.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/tester/runners/GeneralStateTestsRunner.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { type InterpreterStep } from '@ethereumjs/evm'
 import { DefaultStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
 import { Trie } from '@ethereumjs/trie'
-import { Account, Address, bytesToHex, equalsBytes, toBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import {
+  Account,
+  bytesToHex,
+  createAddressFromString,
+  equalsBytes,
+  toBytes,
+} from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 import { VM, runTx } from '../../../src/index.js'
 import { makeBlockFromEnv, makeTx, setupPreConditions } from '../../util.js'
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ async function runTestCase(options: any, testData: any, t: tape.Test) {
   }
 
   // Even if no txs are ran, coinbase should always be created
-  const coinbaseAddress = Address.fromString(testData.env.currentCoinbase)
+  const coinbaseAddress = createAddressFromString(testData.env.currentCoinbase)
   const account = await vm.stateManager.getAccount(coinbaseAddress)
   await vm.evm.journal.putAccount(coinbaseAddress, account ?? new Account())