diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go b/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go
index c6345b6a26f..e5aee6dbe45 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ type ChainReaderService interface {
 }
 
 type chainReader struct {
-	lggr          logger.Logger
-	ht            logpoller.HeadTracker
-	lp            logpoller.LogPoller
-	client        evmclient.Client
-	parsed        *codec.ParsedTypes
-	bindings      *read.BindingsRegistry
-	codec         commontypes.RemoteCodec
-	contractToABI map[string]abi.ABI
+	lggr     logger.Logger
+	ht       logpoller.HeadTracker
+	lp       logpoller.LogPoller
+	client   evmclient.Client
+	parsed   *codec.ParsedTypes
+	bindings *read.BindingsRegistry
+	codec    commontypes.RemoteCodec
 
 	commonservices.StateMachine
 }
@@ -54,13 +53,12 @@ var _ commontypes.ContractTypeProvider = &chainReader{}
 // Note that the ChainReaderService returned does not support anonymous events.
 func NewChainReaderService(ctx context.Context, lggr logger.Logger, lp logpoller.LogPoller, ht logpoller.HeadTracker, client evmclient.Client, config types.ChainReaderConfig) (ChainReaderService, error) {
 	cr := &chainReader{
-		lggr:          logger.Named(lggr, "ChainReader"),
-		ht:            ht,
-		lp:            lp,
-		client:        client,
-		bindings:      read.NewBindingsRegistry(),
-		parsed:        &codec.ParsedTypes{EncoderDefs: map[string]types.CodecEntry{}, DecoderDefs: map[string]types.CodecEntry{}},
-		contractToABI: map[string]abi.ABI{},
+		lggr:     logger.Named(lggr, "ChainReader"),
+		ht:       ht,
+		lp:       lp,
+		client:   client,
+		bindings: read.NewBindingsRegistry(),
+		parsed:   &codec.ParsedTypes{EncoderDefs: map[string]types.CodecEntry{}, DecoderDefs: map[string]types.CodecEntry{}},
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -172,8 +170,8 @@ func (cr *chainReader) GetLatestValue(ctx context.Context, readName string, conf
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ptrToVal, isValueType := returnVal.(*values.Value)
-	if !isValueType {
+	ptrToVal, isValue := returnVal.(*values.Value)
+	if !isValue {
 		return binding.GetLatestValue(ctx, common.HexToAddress(address), confidenceLevel, params, returnVal)
 	}
 
@@ -244,8 +242,6 @@ func (cr *chainReader) addMethod(
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: method %s doesn't exist", commontypes.ErrInvalidConfig, chainReaderDefinition.ChainSpecificName)
 	}
 
-	cr.contractToABI[contractName] = abi
-
 	confirmations, err := ConfirmationsFromConfig(chainReaderDefinition.ConfidenceConfirmations)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/read/event.go b/core/services/relay/evm/read/event.go
index b6f1c77f4ee..1630265ea90 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/read/event.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/read/event.go
@@ -206,11 +206,6 @@ func (b *EventBinding) GetLatestValue(ctx context.Context, address common.Addres
 	return b.getLatestValueWithFilters(ctx, address, confirmations, params, into)
 }
 
-func (b *EventBinding) GetLatestValueWithDefaultType(ctx context.Context, address common.Address, confidenceLevel primitives.ConfidenceLevel, params any) (any, error) {
-	// TODO
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
-}
-
 func (b *EventBinding) QueryKey(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	address common.Address,
diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/read/method.go b/core/services/relay/evm/read/method.go
index 91a9bcb9bab..3f29b00ce95 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/read/method.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/read/method.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func NewMethodBinding(
 	confs map[primitives.ConfidenceLevel]evmtypes.Confirmations,
 	lggr logger.Logger,
 ) *MethodBinding {
-
 	return &MethodBinding{
 		contractName:         name,
 		method:               method,