diff --git a/ethcore/src/executive.rs b/ethcore/src/executive.rs
index 0816e81b8..7a48e435e 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/executive.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/executive.rs
@@ -681,28 +681,28 @@ mod tests {
 			parent_step: 0,
 			code: vec![124, 96, 16, 128, 96, 12, 96, 0, 57, 96, 0, 243, 0, 96, 0, 53, 84, 21, 96, 9, 87, 0, 91, 96, 32, 53, 96, 0, 53, 85, 96, 0, 82, 96, 29, 96, 3, 96, 23, 240, 96, 0, 85],
 			operations: vec![
-				VMOperation { pc: 0, instruction: 124, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99997.into(), stack_push: vecx![U256::from_dec_str("2589892687202724018173567190521546555304938078595079151649957320078677").unwrap()], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-				VMOperation { pc: 30, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99994.into(), stack_push: vecx![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-				VMOperation { pc: 32, instruction: 82, gas_cost: 6.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99988.into(), stack_push: vecx![], mem_diff: Some(MemoryDiff { offset: 0, data: vec![0, 0, 0, 96, 16, 128, 96, 12, 96, 0, 57, 96, 0, 243, 0, 96, 0, 53, 84, 21, 96, 9, 87, 0, 91, 96, 32, 53, 96, 0, 53, 85] }), store_diff: None }) }, 
-				VMOperation { pc: 33, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99985.into(), stack_push: vecx![29], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-				VMOperation { pc: 35, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99982.into(), stack_push: vecx![3], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-				VMOperation { pc: 37, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99979.into(), stack_push: vecx![23], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-				VMOperation { pc: 39, instruction: 240, gas_cost: 32000.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67979.into(), stack_push: vecx![U256::from_dec_str("1135198453258042933984631383966629874710669425204").unwrap()], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-				VMOperation { pc: 40, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 64752.into(), stack_push: vecx![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-				VMOperation { pc: 42, instruction: 85, gas_cost: 20000.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 44752.into(), stack_push: vecx![], mem_diff: None, store_diff: Some(StorageDiff { location: 0.into(), value: U256::from_dec_str("1135198453258042933984631383966629874710669425204").unwrap() }) }) }
+				VMOperation { pc: 0, instruction: 124, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99997.into(), stack_push: vec_into![U256::from_dec_str("2589892687202724018173567190521546555304938078595079151649957320078677").unwrap()], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+				VMOperation { pc: 30, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99994.into(), stack_push: vec_into![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+				VMOperation { pc: 32, instruction: 82, gas_cost: 6.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99988.into(), stack_push: vec_into![], mem_diff: Some(MemoryDiff { offset: 0, data: vec![0, 0, 0, 96, 16, 128, 96, 12, 96, 0, 57, 96, 0, 243, 0, 96, 0, 53, 84, 21, 96, 9, 87, 0, 91, 96, 32, 53, 96, 0, 53, 85] }), store_diff: None }) }, 
+				VMOperation { pc: 33, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99985.into(), stack_push: vec_into![29], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+				VMOperation { pc: 35, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99982.into(), stack_push: vec_into![3], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+				VMOperation { pc: 37, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99979.into(), stack_push: vec_into![23], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+				VMOperation { pc: 39, instruction: 240, gas_cost: 32000.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67979.into(), stack_push: vec_into![U256::from_dec_str("1135198453258042933984631383966629874710669425204").unwrap()], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+				VMOperation { pc: 40, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 64752.into(), stack_push: vec_into![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+				VMOperation { pc: 42, instruction: 85, gas_cost: 20000.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 44752.into(), stack_push: vec_into![], mem_diff: None, store_diff: Some(StorageDiff { location: 0.into(), value: U256::from_dec_str("1135198453258042933984631383966629874710669425204").unwrap() }) }) }
 			],
 			subs: vec![
 				VMTrace {
 					parent_step: 7,
 					code: vec![96, 16, 128, 96, 12, 96, 0, 57, 96, 0, 243, 0, 96, 0, 53, 84, 21, 96, 9, 87, 0, 91, 96, 32, 53, 96, 0, 53, 85],
 					operations: vec![
-						VMOperation { pc: 0, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67976.into(), stack_push: vecx![16], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-						VMOperation { pc: 2, instruction: 128, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67973.into(), stack_push: vecx![16, 16], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-						VMOperation { pc: 3, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67970.into(), stack_push: vecx![12], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-						VMOperation { pc: 5, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67967.into(), stack_push: vecx![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-						VMOperation { pc: 7, instruction: 57, gas_cost: 9.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67958.into(), stack_push: vecx![], mem_diff: Some(MemoryDiff { offset: 0, data: vec![96, 0, 53, 84, 21, 96, 9, 87, 0, 91, 96, 32, 53, 96, 0, 53] }), store_diff: None }) }, 
-						VMOperation { pc: 8, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67955.into(), stack_push: vecx![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
-						VMOperation { pc: 10, instruction: 243, gas_cost: 0.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67955.into(), stack_push: vecx![], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }
+						VMOperation { pc: 0, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67976.into(), stack_push: vec_into![16], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+						VMOperation { pc: 2, instruction: 128, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67973.into(), stack_push: vec_into![16, 16], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+						VMOperation { pc: 3, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67970.into(), stack_push: vec_into![12], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+						VMOperation { pc: 5, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67967.into(), stack_push: vec_into![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+						VMOperation { pc: 7, instruction: 57, gas_cost: 9.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67958.into(), stack_push: vec_into![], mem_diff: Some(MemoryDiff { offset: 0, data: vec![96, 0, 53, 84, 21, 96, 9, 87, 0, 91, 96, 32, 53, 96, 0, 53] }), store_diff: None }) }, 
+						VMOperation { pc: 8, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67955.into(), stack_push: vec_into![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }, 
+						VMOperation { pc: 10, instruction: 243, gas_cost: 0.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 67955.into(), stack_push: vec_into![], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }
 					],
 					subs: vec![]
 				}
@@ -773,13 +773,13 @@ mod tests {
 			parent_step: 0,
 			code: vec![96, 16, 128, 96, 12, 96, 0, 57, 96, 0, 243, 0, 96, 0, 53, 84, 21, 96, 9, 87, 0, 91, 96, 32, 53, 96, 0, 53, 85],
 			operations: vec![
-				VMOperation { pc: 0, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99997.into(), stack_push: vecx![16], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) },
-				VMOperation { pc: 2, instruction: 128, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99994.into(), stack_push: vecx![16, 16], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) },
-				VMOperation { pc: 3, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99991.into(), stack_push: vecx![12], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) },
-				VMOperation { pc: 5, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99988.into(), stack_push: vecx![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) },
-				VMOperation { pc: 7, instruction: 57, gas_cost: 9.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99979.into(), stack_push: vecx![], mem_diff: Some(MemoryDiff { offset: 0, data: vec![96, 0, 53, 84, 21, 96, 9, 87, 0, 91, 96, 32, 53, 96, 0, 53] }), store_diff: None }) },
-				VMOperation { pc: 8, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99976.into(), stack_push: vecx![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) },
-				VMOperation { pc: 10, instruction: 243, gas_cost: 0.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99976.into(), stack_push: vecx![], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }
+				VMOperation { pc: 0, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99997.into(), stack_push: vec_into![16], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) },
+				VMOperation { pc: 2, instruction: 128, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99994.into(), stack_push: vec_into![16, 16], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) },
+				VMOperation { pc: 3, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99991.into(), stack_push: vec_into![12], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) },
+				VMOperation { pc: 5, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99988.into(), stack_push: vec_into![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) },
+				VMOperation { pc: 7, instruction: 57, gas_cost: 9.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99979.into(), stack_push: vec_into![], mem_diff: Some(MemoryDiff { offset: 0, data: vec![96, 0, 53, 84, 21, 96, 9, 87, 0, 91, 96, 32, 53, 96, 0, 53] }), store_diff: None }) },
+				VMOperation { pc: 8, instruction: 96, gas_cost: 3.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99976.into(), stack_push: vec_into![0], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) },
+				VMOperation { pc: 10, instruction: 243, gas_cost: 0.into(), executed: Some(VMExecutedOperation { gas_used: 99976.into(), stack_push: vec_into![], mem_diff: None, store_diff: None }) }
 			],
 			subs: vec![]
 		};
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/tests/eth.rs b/rpc/src/v1/tests/eth.rs
index 93887fb63..a7f7920ad 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/tests/eth.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/tests/eth.rs
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-use ethcore::client::{MiningBlockChainClient, BlockChainClient, Client, ClientConfig};
+use ethcore::client::{BlockChainClient, Client, ClientConfig};
 use ethcore::ids::BlockID;
 use ethcore::spec::{Genesis, Spec};
 use ethcore::block::Block;
 use ethcore::views::BlockView;
 use ethcore::ethereum;
-use ethcore::transaction::{Transaction, Action};
 use ethcore::miner::{MinerService, ExternalMiner, Miner};
 use devtools::RandomTempPath;
 use util::Hashable;
diff --git a/util/src/common.rs b/util/src/common.rs
index 0e0cd7757..941b5b0a6 100644
--- a/util/src/common.rs
+++ b/util/src/common.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ pub use vector::*;
 pub use numbers::*;
 pub use sha3::*;
 
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! vec_into {
+	( $( $x:expr ),* ) => {
+		vec![ $( $x.into() ),* ]
+	}
+}
+
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! hash_map {
 	() => { HashMap::new() };