diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index 494a16f81c..fd13831505 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -171,7 +171,11 @@ func SetupGenesisBlock(
 		rawdb.WriteChainConfig(db, stored, newcfg)
 		return newcfg, stored, nil
 	}
-	storedcfg.SetEthUpgrades()
+	var networkID uint32
+	if newcfg.SnowCtx != nil {
+		networkID = newcfg.SnowCtx.NetworkID
+	}
+	storedcfg.SetEthUpgrades(networkID)
 	storedData, _ := json.Marshal(storedcfg)
 	// Check config compatibility and write the config. Compatibility errors
 	// are returned to the caller unless we're already at block zero.
diff --git a/core/genesis_extra_test.go b/core/genesis_extra_test.go
index e87ae3fd4b..2cca33c420 100644
--- a/core/genesis_extra_test.go
+++ b/core/genesis_extra_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/constants"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/types"
@@ -45,11 +44,6 @@ import (
 func TestGenesisEthUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 	db := rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 	preEthUpgrades := &params.ChainConfig{
-		AvalancheContext: params.AvalancheContext{
-			// This UT intentionally uses MainnetID to verify a code path only
-			// triggered by MainnetID/TestnetID
-			SnowCtx: &snow.Context{NetworkID: constants.MainnetID},
-		},
 		HomesteadBlock:      big.NewInt(0),
 		DAOForkBlock:        nil,
 		DAOForkSupport:      false,
@@ -90,7 +84,9 @@ func TestGenesisEthUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// We should still be able to re-initialize
 	config = *preEthUpgrades
-	config.SetEthUpgrades() // New versions will set additional fields eg, LondonBlock
+	// This UT intentionally uses MainnetID to trigger a case only triggerred for
+	// Mainnet/Testnet. Note new versions will set additional fields, eg BerlinBlock.
+	config.SetEthUpgrades(constants.MainnetID)
 	_, _, err = SetupGenesisBlock(db, tdb, &Genesis{Config: &config}, block.Hash(), false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
diff --git a/params/config_extra.go b/params/config_extra.go
index 53e37e7f1d..d438b2c739 100644
--- a/params/config_extra.go
+++ b/params/config_extra.go
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ type AvalancheContext struct {
 // TODO: Prior to Cancun, Avalanche upgrades are referenced inline in the
 // code in place of their Ethereum counterparts. The original Ethereum names
 // should be restored for maintainability.
-func (c *ChainConfig) SetEthUpgrades() {
-	if c.SnowCtx != nil && c.SnowCtx.NetworkID == constants.TestnetID {
+func (c *ChainConfig) SetEthUpgrades(networkID uint32) {
+	if networkID == constants.TestnetID {
 		c.BerlinBlock = big.NewInt(184985) // https://testnet.snowtrace.io/block/184985?chainid=43113, AP2 activation block
 		c.LondonBlock = big.NewInt(805078) // https://testnet.snowtrace.io/block/805078?chainid=43113, AP3 activation block
-	} else if c.SnowCtx != nil && c.SnowCtx.NetworkID == constants.MainnetID {
+	} else if networkID == constants.MainnetID {
 		c.BerlinBlock = big.NewInt(1640340) // https://snowtrace.io/block/1640340?chainid=43114, AP2 activation block
 		c.LondonBlock = big.NewInt(3308552) // https://snowtrace.io/block/3308552?chainid=43114, AP3 activation block
 	} else {
diff --git a/plugin/evm/vm.go b/plugin/evm/vm.go
index e113252e05..41283f763a 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/vm.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/vm.go
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ func (vm *VM) Initialize(
 
 	vm.chainID = g.Config.ChainID
 
-	g.Config.SetEthUpgrades()
+	g.Config.SetEthUpgrades(g.Config.SnowCtx.NetworkID)
 
 	vm.ethConfig = ethconfig.NewDefaultConfig()
 	vm.ethConfig.Genesis = g