diff --git a/cmd/faucet/faucet.go b/cmd/faucet/faucet.go
index 763b8d25f8..e839f1c886 100644
--- a/cmd/faucet/faucet.go
+++ b/cmd/faucet/faucet.go
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethstats"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les"
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func newFaucet(genesis *core.Genesis, port int, enodes []*enode.Node, network ui
 	}
 
 	// Assemble the Ethereum light client protocol
-	cfg := eth.DefaultConfig
+	cfg := ethconfig.Defaults
 	cfg.SyncMode = downloader.LightSync
 	cfg.NetworkId = network
 	cfg.Genesis = genesis
diff --git a/cmd/geth/config.go b/cmd/geth/config.go
index c5b330b2d8..c71d5eb653 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/config.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/config.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type whisperDeprecatedConfig struct {
 }
 
 type gethConfig struct {
-	Eth      eth.Config
+	Eth      ethconfig.Config
 	Shh      whisperDeprecatedConfig
 	Node     node.Config
 	Ethstats ethstatsConfig
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func defaultNodeConfig() node.Config {
 func makeConfigNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, gethConfig) {
 	// Load defaults.
 	cfg := gethConfig{
-		Eth:     eth.DefaultConfig,
+		Eth:     ethconfig.Defaults,
 		Node:    defaultNodeConfig(),
 		Metrics: metrics.DefaultConfig,
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/utils/cmd.go b/cmd/utils/cmd.go
index 4306216892..d4051e59ef 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/cmd.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func StartNode(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) {
 		signal.Notify(sigc, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
 		defer signal.Stop(sigc)
 
-		minFreeDiskSpace := eth.DefaultConfig.TrieDirtyCache
+		minFreeDiskSpace := ethconfig.Defaults.TrieDirtyCache
 		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(MinFreeDiskSpaceFlag.Name) {
 			minFreeDiskSpace = ctx.GlobalInt(MinFreeDiskSpaceFlag.Name)
 		} else if ctx.GlobalIsSet(CacheFlag.Name) || ctx.GlobalIsSet(CacheGCFlag.Name) {
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index aa5180dd9f..1ea26be457 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/tracers"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ var (
 	NetworkIdFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "networkid",
 		Usage: "Explicitly set network id (integer)(For testnets: use --ropsten, --rinkeby, --goerli instead)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.NetworkId,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.NetworkId,
 	}
 	MainnetFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "mainnet",
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ var (
 		Name:  "nocode",
 		Usage: "Exclude contract code (save db lookups)",
 	}
-	defaultSyncMode = eth.DefaultConfig.SyncMode
+	defaultSyncMode = ethconfig.Defaults.SyncMode
 	SyncModeFlag    = TextMarshalerFlag{
 		Name:  "syncmode",
 		Usage: `Blockchain sync mode ("fast", "full", "snap" or "light")`,
@@ -228,32 +229,32 @@ var (
 	LightServeFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "light.serve",
 		Usage: "Maximum percentage of time allowed for serving LES requests (multi-threaded processing allows values over 100)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightServ,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.LightServ,
 	}
 	LightIngressFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "light.ingress",
 		Usage: "Incoming bandwidth limit for serving light clients (kilobytes/sec, 0 = unlimited)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightIngress,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.LightIngress,
 	}
 	LightEgressFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "light.egress",
 		Usage: "Outgoing bandwidth limit for serving light clients (kilobytes/sec, 0 = unlimited)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightEgress,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.LightEgress,
 	}
 	LightMaxPeersFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "light.maxpeers",
 		Usage: "Maximum number of light clients to serve, or light servers to attach to",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightPeers,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.LightPeers,
 	}
 	UltraLightServersFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "ulc.servers",
 		Usage: "List of trusted ultra-light servers",
-		Value: strings.Join(eth.DefaultConfig.UltraLightServers, ","),
+		Value: strings.Join(ethconfig.Defaults.UltraLightServers, ","),
 	}
 	UltraLightFractionFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "ulc.fraction",
 		Usage: "Minimum % of trusted ultra-light servers required to announce a new head",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.UltraLightFraction,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.UltraLightFraction,
 	}
 	UltraLightOnlyAnnounceFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "ulc.onlyannounce",
@@ -271,12 +272,12 @@ var (
 	EthashCachesInMemoryFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "ethash.cachesinmem",
 		Usage: "Number of recent ethash caches to keep in memory (16MB each)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.CachesInMem,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.CachesInMem,
 	}
 	EthashCachesOnDiskFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "ethash.cachesondisk",
 		Usage: "Number of recent ethash caches to keep on disk (16MB each)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.CachesOnDisk,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.CachesOnDisk,
 	}
 	EthashCachesLockMmapFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "ethash.cacheslockmmap",
@@ -285,17 +286,17 @@ var (
 	EthashDatasetDirFlag = DirectoryFlag{
 		Name:  "ethash.dagdir",
 		Usage: "Directory to store the ethash mining DAGs",
-		Value: DirectoryString(eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetDir),
+		Value: DirectoryString(ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetDir),
 	}
 	EthashDatasetsInMemoryFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "ethash.dagsinmem",
 		Usage: "Number of recent ethash mining DAGs to keep in memory (1+GB each)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetsInMem,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetsInMem,
 	}
 	EthashDatasetsOnDiskFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "ethash.dagsondisk",
 		Usage: "Number of recent ethash mining DAGs to keep on disk (1+GB each)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetsOnDisk,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetsOnDisk,
 	}
 	EthashDatasetsLockMmapFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "ethash.dagslockmmap",
@@ -323,37 +324,37 @@ var (
 	TxPoolPriceLimitFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "txpool.pricelimit",
 		Usage: "Minimum gas price limit to enforce for acceptance into the pool",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.TxPool.PriceLimit,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.TxPool.PriceLimit,
 	}
 	TxPoolPriceBumpFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "txpool.pricebump",
 		Usage: "Price bump percentage to replace an already existing transaction",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.TxPool.PriceBump,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.TxPool.PriceBump,
 	}
 	TxPoolAccountSlotsFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "txpool.accountslots",
 		Usage: "Minimum number of executable transaction slots guaranteed per account",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.TxPool.AccountSlots,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.TxPool.AccountSlots,
 	}
 	TxPoolGlobalSlotsFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "txpool.globalslots",
 		Usage: "Maximum number of executable transaction slots for all accounts",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.TxPool.GlobalSlots,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.TxPool.GlobalSlots,
 	}
 	TxPoolAccountQueueFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "txpool.accountqueue",
 		Usage: "Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots permitted per account",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.TxPool.AccountQueue,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.TxPool.AccountQueue,
 	}
 	TxPoolGlobalQueueFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "txpool.globalqueue",
 		Usage: "Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots for all accounts",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.TxPool.GlobalQueue,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.TxPool.GlobalQueue,
 	}
 	TxPoolLifetimeFlag = cli.DurationFlag{
 		Name:  "txpool.lifetime",
 		Usage: "Maximum amount of time non-executable transaction are queued",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.TxPool.Lifetime,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.TxPool.Lifetime,
 	}
 	// Performance tuning settings
 	CacheFlag = cli.IntFlag{
@@ -374,12 +375,12 @@ var (
 	CacheTrieJournalFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "cache.trie.journal",
 		Usage: "Disk journal directory for trie cache to survive node restarts",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.TrieCleanCacheJournal,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.TrieCleanCacheJournal,
 	}
 	CacheTrieRejournalFlag = cli.DurationFlag{
 		Name:  "cache.trie.rejournal",
 		Usage: "Time interval to regenerate the trie cache journal",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.TrieCleanCacheRejournal,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.TrieCleanCacheRejournal,
 	}
 	CacheGCFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "cache.gc",
@@ -416,17 +417,17 @@ var (
 	MinerGasTargetFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "miner.gastarget",
 		Usage: "Target gas floor for mined blocks",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Miner.GasFloor,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.GasFloor,
 	}
 	MinerGasLimitFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "miner.gaslimit",
 		Usage: "Target gas ceiling for mined blocks",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Miner.GasCeil,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.GasCeil,
 	}
 	MinerGasPriceFlag = BigFlag{
 		Name:  "miner.gasprice",
 		Usage: "Minimum gas price for mining a transaction",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Miner.GasPrice,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.GasPrice,
 	}
 	MinerEtherbaseFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "miner.etherbase",
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ var (
 	MinerRecommitIntervalFlag = cli.DurationFlag{
 		Name:  "miner.recommit",
 		Usage: "Time interval to recreate the block being mined",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Miner.Recommit,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.Recommit,
 	}
 	MinerNoVerfiyFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "miner.noverify",
@@ -473,12 +474,12 @@ var (
 	RPCGlobalGasCapFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "rpc.gascap",
 		Usage: "Sets a cap on gas that can be used in eth_call/estimateGas (0=infinite)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.RPCGasCap,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.RPCGasCap,
 	}
 	RPCGlobalTxFeeCapFlag = cli.Float64Flag{
 		Name:  "rpc.txfeecap",
 		Usage: "Sets a cap on transaction fee (in ether) that can be sent via the RPC APIs (0 = no cap)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.RPCTxFeeCap,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.RPCTxFeeCap,
 	}
 	// Logging and debug settings
 	EthStatsURLFlag = cli.StringFlag{
@@ -650,17 +651,17 @@ var (
 	GpoBlocksFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "gpo.blocks",
 		Usage: "Number of recent blocks to check for gas prices",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.GPO.Blocks,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.GPO.Blocks,
 	}
 	GpoPercentileFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "gpo.percentile",
 		Usage: "Suggested gas price is the given percentile of a set of recent transaction gas prices",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.GPO.Percentile,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.GPO.Percentile,
 	}
 	GpoMaxGasPriceFlag = cli.Int64Flag{
 		Name:  "gpo.maxprice",
 		Usage: "Maximum gas price will be recommended by gpo",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.GPO.MaxPrice.Int64(),
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.GPO.MaxPrice.Int64(),
 	}
 	WhisperEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "shh",
@@ -1028,7 +1029,7 @@ func setIPC(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
 }
 
 // setLes configures the les server and ultra light client settings from the command line flags.
-func setLes(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *eth.Config) {
+func setLes(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LegacyLightServFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.LightServ = ctx.GlobalInt(LegacyLightServFlag.Name)
 		log.Warn("The flag --lightserv is deprecated and will be removed in the future, please use --light.serve")
@@ -1056,8 +1057,8 @@ func setLes(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *eth.Config) {
 		cfg.UltraLightFraction = ctx.GlobalInt(UltraLightFractionFlag.Name)
 	}
 	if cfg.UltraLightFraction <= 0 && cfg.UltraLightFraction > 100 {
-		log.Error("Ultra light fraction is invalid", "had", cfg.UltraLightFraction, "updated", eth.DefaultConfig.UltraLightFraction)
-		cfg.UltraLightFraction = eth.DefaultConfig.UltraLightFraction
+		log.Error("Ultra light fraction is invalid", "had", cfg.UltraLightFraction, "updated", ethconfig.Defaults.UltraLightFraction)
+		cfg.UltraLightFraction = ethconfig.Defaults.UltraLightFraction
 	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(UltraLightOnlyAnnounceFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.UltraLightOnlyAnnounce = ctx.GlobalBool(UltraLightOnlyAnnounceFlag.Name)
@@ -1108,7 +1109,7 @@ func MakeAddress(ks *keystore.KeyStore, account string) (accounts.Account, error
 
 // setEtherbase retrieves the etherbase either from the directly specified
 // command line flags or from the keystore if CLI indexed.
-func setEtherbase(ctx *cli.Context, ks *keystore.KeyStore, cfg *eth.Config) {
+func setEtherbase(ctx *cli.Context, ks *keystore.KeyStore, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	// Extract the current etherbase, new flag overriding legacy one
 	var etherbase string
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LegacyMinerEtherbaseFlag.Name) {
@@ -1307,8 +1308,8 @@ func setGPO(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *gasprice.Config, light bool) {
 	// If we are running the light client, apply another group
 	// settings for gas oracle.
 	if light {
-		cfg.Blocks = eth.DefaultLightGPOConfig.Blocks
-		cfg.Percentile = eth.DefaultLightGPOConfig.Percentile
+		cfg.Blocks = ethconfig.LightClientGPO.Blocks
+		cfg.Percentile = ethconfig.LightClientGPO.Percentile
 	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LegacyGpoBlocksFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.Blocks = ctx.GlobalInt(LegacyGpoBlocksFlag.Name)
@@ -1372,7 +1373,7 @@ func setTxPool(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *core.TxPoolConfig) {
 	}
 }
 
-func setEthash(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *eth.Config) {
+func setEthash(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(EthashCacheDirFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.Ethash.CacheDir = ctx.GlobalString(EthashCacheDirFlag.Name)
 	}
@@ -1435,7 +1436,7 @@ func setMiner(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *miner.Config) {
 	}
 }
 
-func setWhitelist(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *eth.Config) {
+func setWhitelist(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	whitelist := ctx.GlobalString(WhitelistFlag.Name)
 	if whitelist == "" {
 		return
@@ -1510,7 +1511,7 @@ func SetShhConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) {
 }
 
 // SetEthConfig applies eth-related command line flags to the config.
-func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *eth.Config) {
+func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	// Avoid conflicting network flags
 	CheckExclusive(ctx, MainnetFlag, DeveloperFlag, LegacyTestnetFlag, RopstenFlag, RinkebyFlag, GoerliFlag, YoloV3Flag)
 	CheckExclusive(ctx, LegacyLightServFlag, LightServeFlag, SyncModeFlag, "light")
@@ -1709,7 +1710,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *eth.Config) {
 
 // SetDNSDiscoveryDefaults configures DNS discovery with the given URL if
 // no URLs are set.
-func SetDNSDiscoveryDefaults(cfg *eth.Config, genesis common.Hash) {
+func SetDNSDiscoveryDefaults(cfg *ethconfig.Config, genesis common.Hash) {
 	if cfg.EthDiscoveryURLs != nil {
 		return // already set through flags/config
 	}
@@ -1728,7 +1729,7 @@ func SetDNSDiscoveryDefaults(cfg *eth.Config, genesis common.Hash) {
 }
 
 // RegisterEthService adds an Ethereum client to the stack.
-func RegisterEthService(stack *node.Node, cfg *eth.Config) ethapi.Backend {
+func RegisterEthService(stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) ethapi.Backend {
 	if cfg.SyncMode == downloader.LightSync {
 		backend, err := les.New(stack, cfg)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1865,14 +1866,14 @@ func MakeChain(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, readOnly bool) (chain *core.B
 		engine = ethash.NewFaker()
 		if !ctx.GlobalBool(FakePoWFlag.Name) {
 			engine = ethash.New(ethash.Config{
-				CacheDir:         stack.ResolvePath(eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.CacheDir),
-				CachesInMem:      eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.CachesInMem,
-				CachesOnDisk:     eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.CachesOnDisk,
-				CachesLockMmap:   eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.CachesLockMmap,
-				DatasetDir:       stack.ResolvePath(eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetDir),
-				DatasetsInMem:    eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetsInMem,
-				DatasetsOnDisk:   eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetsOnDisk,
-				DatasetsLockMmap: eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetsLockMmap,
+				CacheDir:         stack.ResolvePath(ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.CacheDir),
+				CachesInMem:      ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.CachesInMem,
+				CachesOnDisk:     ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.CachesOnDisk,
+				CachesLockMmap:   ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.CachesLockMmap,
+				DatasetDir:       stack.ResolvePath(ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetDir),
+				DatasetsInMem:    ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetsInMem,
+				DatasetsOnDisk:   ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetsOnDisk,
+				DatasetsLockMmap: ethconfig.Defaults.Ethash.DatasetsLockMmap,
 			}, nil, false)
 		}
 	}
@@ -1880,12 +1881,12 @@ func MakeChain(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, readOnly bool) (chain *core.B
 		Fatalf("--%s must be either 'full' or 'archive'", GCModeFlag.Name)
 	}
 	cache := &core.CacheConfig{
-		TrieCleanLimit:      eth.DefaultConfig.TrieCleanCache,
+		TrieCleanLimit:      ethconfig.Defaults.TrieCleanCache,
 		TrieCleanNoPrefetch: ctx.GlobalBool(CacheNoPrefetchFlag.Name),
-		TrieDirtyLimit:      eth.DefaultConfig.TrieDirtyCache,
+		TrieDirtyLimit:      ethconfig.Defaults.TrieDirtyCache,
 		TrieDirtyDisabled:   ctx.GlobalString(GCModeFlag.Name) == "archive",
-		TrieTimeLimit:       eth.DefaultConfig.TrieTimeout,
-		SnapshotLimit:       eth.DefaultConfig.SnapshotCache,
+		TrieTimeLimit:       ethconfig.Defaults.TrieTimeout,
+		SnapshotLimit:       ethconfig.Defaults.SnapshotCache,
 		Preimages:           ctx.GlobalBool(CachePreimagesFlag.Name),
 	}
 	if cache.TrieDirtyDisabled && !cache.Preimages {
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go b/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go
index 1376d47c05..ff45ab9094 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 )
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ var (
 	LegacyMinerGasTargetFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "targetgaslimit",
 		Usage: "Target gas floor for mined blocks (deprecated, use --miner.gastarget)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Miner.GasFloor,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.GasFloor,
 	}
 	LegacyMinerGasPriceFlag = BigFlag{
 		Name:  "gasprice",
 		Usage: "Minimum gas price for mining a transaction (deprecated, use --miner.gasprice)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Miner.GasPrice,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.GasPrice,
 	}
 	LegacyMinerEtherbaseFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "etherbase",
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ var (
 	LegacyLightServFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "lightserv",
 		Usage: "Maximum percentage of time allowed for serving LES requests (deprecated, use --light.serve)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightServ,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.LightServ,
 	}
 	LegacyLightPeersFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "lightpeers",
 		Usage: "Maximum number of light clients to serve, or light servers to attach to  (deprecated, use --light.maxpeers)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightPeers,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.LightPeers,
 	}
 
 	// (Deprecated April 2020)
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ var (
 	LegacyGpoBlocksFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "gpoblocks",
 		Usage: "Number of recent blocks to check for gas prices (deprecated, use --gpo.blocks)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.GPO.Blocks,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.GPO.Blocks,
 	}
 	LegacyGpoPercentileFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "gpopercentile",
 		Usage: "Suggested gas price is the given percentile of a set of recent transaction gas prices (deprecated, use --gpo.percentile)",
-		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.GPO.Percentile,
+		Value: ethconfig.Defaults.GPO.Percentile,
 	}
 	LegacyBootnodesV4Flag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "bootnodesv4",
diff --git a/console/console_test.go b/console/console_test.go
index 68c03d108d..f6ab781410 100644
--- a/console/console_test.go
+++ b/console/console_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/console/prompt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/jsre"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ type tester struct {
 
 // newTester creates a test environment based on which the console can operate.
 // Please ensure you call Close() on the returned tester to avoid leaks.
-func newTester(t *testing.T, confOverride func(*eth.Config)) *tester {
+func newTester(t *testing.T, confOverride func(*ethconfig.Config)) *tester {
 	// Create a temporary storage for the node keys and initialize it
 	workspace, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "console-tester-")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func newTester(t *testing.T, confOverride func(*eth.Config)) *tester {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create node: %v", err)
 	}
-	ethConf := &eth.Config{
+	ethConf := &ethconfig.Config{
 		Genesis: core.DeveloperGenesisBlock(15, common.Address{}),
 		Miner: miner.Config{
 			Etherbase: common.HexToAddress(testAddress),
diff --git a/core/bloom_indexer.go b/core/bloom_indexer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..856746a1c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/bloom_indexer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package core
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+)
+
+const (
+	// bloomThrottling is the time to wait between processing two consecutive index
+	// sections. It's useful during chain upgrades to prevent disk overload.
+	bloomThrottling = 100 * time.Millisecond
+)
+
+// BloomIndexer implements a core.ChainIndexer, building up a rotated bloom bits index
+// for the Ethereum header bloom filters, permitting blazing fast filtering.
+type BloomIndexer struct {
+	size    uint64               // section size to generate bloombits for
+	db      ethdb.Database       // database instance to write index data and metadata into
+	gen     *bloombits.Generator // generator to rotate the bloom bits crating the bloom index
+	section uint64               // Section is the section number being processed currently
+	head    common.Hash          // Head is the hash of the last header processed
+}
+
+// NewBloomIndexer returns a chain indexer that generates bloom bits data for the
+// canonical chain for fast logs filtering.
+func NewBloomIndexer(db ethdb.Database, size, confirms uint64) *ChainIndexer {
+	backend := &BloomIndexer{
+		db:   db,
+		size: size,
+	}
+	table := rawdb.NewTable(db, string(rawdb.BloomBitsIndexPrefix))
+
+	return NewChainIndexer(db, table, backend, size, confirms, bloomThrottling, "bloombits")
+}
+
+// Reset implements core.ChainIndexerBackend, starting a new bloombits index
+// section.
+func (b *BloomIndexer) Reset(ctx context.Context, section uint64, lastSectionHead common.Hash) error {
+	gen, err := bloombits.NewGenerator(uint(b.size))
+	b.gen, b.section, b.head = gen, section, common.Hash{}
+	return err
+}
+
+// Process implements core.ChainIndexerBackend, adding a new header's bloom into
+// the index.
+func (b *BloomIndexer) Process(ctx context.Context, header *types.Header) error {
+	b.gen.AddBloom(uint(header.Number.Uint64()-b.section*b.size), header.Bloom)
+	b.head = header.Hash()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Commit implements core.ChainIndexerBackend, finalizing the bloom section and
+// writing it out into the database.
+func (b *BloomIndexer) Commit() error {
+	batch := b.db.NewBatch()
+	for i := 0; i < types.BloomBitLength; i++ {
+		bits, err := b.gen.Bitset(uint(i))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		rawdb.WriteBloomBits(batch, uint(i), b.section, b.head, bitutil.CompressBytes(bits))
+	}
+	return batch.Write()
+}
+
+// Prune returns an empty error since we don't support pruning here.
+func (b *BloomIndexer) Prune(threshold uint64) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index a6390facb3..51ad0ccf3f 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/clique"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
@@ -55,9 +55,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )
 
+// Config contains the configuration options of the ETH protocol.
+// Deprecated: use ethconfig.Config instead.
+type Config = ethconfig.Config
+
 // Ethereum implements the Ethereum full node service.
 type Ethereum struct {
-	config *Config
+	config *ethconfig.Config
 
 	// Handlers
 	txPool             *core.TxPool
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ type Ethereum struct {
 
 // New creates a new Ethereum object (including the
 // initialisation of the common Ethereum object)
-func New(stack *node.Node, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
+func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	// Ensure configuration values are compatible and sane
 	if config.SyncMode == downloader.LightSync {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't run eth.Ethereum in light sync mode, use les.LightEthereum")
@@ -102,8 +106,8 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid sync mode %d", config.SyncMode)
 	}
 	if config.Miner.GasPrice == nil || config.Miner.GasPrice.Cmp(common.Big0) <= 0 {
-		log.Warn("Sanitizing invalid miner gas price", "provided", config.Miner.GasPrice, "updated", DefaultConfig.Miner.GasPrice)
-		config.Miner.GasPrice = new(big.Int).Set(DefaultConfig.Miner.GasPrice)
+		log.Warn("Sanitizing invalid miner gas price", "provided", config.Miner.GasPrice, "updated", ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.GasPrice)
+		config.Miner.GasPrice = new(big.Int).Set(ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.GasPrice)
 	}
 	if config.NoPruning && config.TrieDirtyCache > 0 {
 		if config.SnapshotCache > 0 {
@@ -132,13 +136,13 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		chainDb:           chainDb,
 		eventMux:          stack.EventMux(),
 		accountManager:    stack.AccountManager(),
-		engine:            CreateConsensusEngine(stack, chainConfig, &config.Ethash, config.Miner.Notify, config.Miner.Noverify, chainDb),
+		engine:            ethconfig.CreateConsensusEngine(stack, chainConfig, &config.Ethash, config.Miner.Notify, config.Miner.Noverify, chainDb),
 		closeBloomHandler: make(chan struct{}),
 		networkID:         config.NetworkId,
 		gasPrice:          config.Miner.GasPrice,
 		etherbase:         config.Miner.Etherbase,
 		bloomRequests:     make(chan chan *bloombits.Retrieval),
-		bloomIndexer:      NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, params.BloomBitsBlocks, params.BloomConfirms),
+		bloomIndexer:      core.NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, params.BloomBitsBlocks, params.BloomConfirms),
 		p2pServer:         stack.Server(),
 	}
 
@@ -269,39 +273,6 @@ func makeExtraData(extra []byte) []byte {
 	return extra
 }
 
-// CreateConsensusEngine creates the required type of consensus engine instance for an Ethereum service
-func CreateConsensusEngine(stack *node.Node, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, config *ethash.Config, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine {
-	// If proof-of-authority is requested, set it up
-	if chainConfig.Clique != nil {
-		return clique.New(chainConfig.Clique, db)
-	}
-	// Otherwise assume proof-of-work
-	switch config.PowMode {
-	case ethash.ModeFake:
-		log.Warn("Ethash used in fake mode")
-		return ethash.NewFaker()
-	case ethash.ModeTest:
-		log.Warn("Ethash used in test mode")
-		return ethash.NewTester(nil, noverify)
-	case ethash.ModeShared:
-		log.Warn("Ethash used in shared mode")
-		return ethash.NewShared()
-	default:
-		engine := ethash.New(ethash.Config{
-			CacheDir:         stack.ResolvePath(config.CacheDir),
-			CachesInMem:      config.CachesInMem,
-			CachesOnDisk:     config.CachesOnDisk,
-			CachesLockMmap:   config.CachesLockMmap,
-			DatasetDir:       config.DatasetDir,
-			DatasetsInMem:    config.DatasetsInMem,
-			DatasetsOnDisk:   config.DatasetsOnDisk,
-			DatasetsLockMmap: config.DatasetsLockMmap,
-		}, notify, noverify)
-		engine.SetThreads(-1) // Disable CPU mining
-		return engine
-	}
-}
-
 // APIs return the collection of RPC services the ethereum package offers.
 // NOTE, some of these services probably need to be moved to somewhere else.
 func (s *Ethereum) APIs() []rpc.API {
diff --git a/eth/bloombits.go b/eth/bloombits.go
index bd34bd7b69..0cb7050d23 100644
--- a/eth/bloombits.go
+++ b/eth/bloombits.go
@@ -17,16 +17,10 @@
 package eth
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -78,66 +72,3 @@ func (eth *Ethereum) startBloomHandlers(sectionSize uint64) {
 		}()
 	}
 }
-
-const (
-	// bloomThrottling is the time to wait between processing two consecutive index
-	// sections. It's useful during chain upgrades to prevent disk overload.
-	bloomThrottling = 100 * time.Millisecond
-)
-
-// BloomIndexer implements a core.ChainIndexer, building up a rotated bloom bits index
-// for the Ethereum header bloom filters, permitting blazing fast filtering.
-type BloomIndexer struct {
-	size    uint64               // section size to generate bloombits for
-	db      ethdb.Database       // database instance to write index data and metadata into
-	gen     *bloombits.Generator // generator to rotate the bloom bits crating the bloom index
-	section uint64               // Section is the section number being processed currently
-	head    common.Hash          // Head is the hash of the last header processed
-}
-
-// NewBloomIndexer returns a chain indexer that generates bloom bits data for the
-// canonical chain for fast logs filtering.
-func NewBloomIndexer(db ethdb.Database, size, confirms uint64) *core.ChainIndexer {
-	backend := &BloomIndexer{
-		db:   db,
-		size: size,
-	}
-	table := rawdb.NewTable(db, string(rawdb.BloomBitsIndexPrefix))
-
-	return core.NewChainIndexer(db, table, backend, size, confirms, bloomThrottling, "bloombits")
-}
-
-// Reset implements core.ChainIndexerBackend, starting a new bloombits index
-// section.
-func (b *BloomIndexer) Reset(ctx context.Context, section uint64, lastSectionHead common.Hash) error {
-	gen, err := bloombits.NewGenerator(uint(b.size))
-	b.gen, b.section, b.head = gen, section, common.Hash{}
-	return err
-}
-
-// Process implements core.ChainIndexerBackend, adding a new header's bloom into
-// the index.
-func (b *BloomIndexer) Process(ctx context.Context, header *types.Header) error {
-	b.gen.AddBloom(uint(header.Number.Uint64()-b.section*b.size), header.Bloom)
-	b.head = header.Hash()
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Commit implements core.ChainIndexerBackend, finalizing the bloom section and
-// writing it out into the database.
-func (b *BloomIndexer) Commit() error {
-	batch := b.db.NewBatch()
-	for i := 0; i < types.BloomBitLength; i++ {
-		bits, err := b.gen.Bitset(uint(i))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		rawdb.WriteBloomBits(batch, uint(i), b.section, b.head, bitutil.CompressBytes(bits))
-	}
-	return batch.Write()
-}
-
-// Prune returns an empty error since we don't support pruning here.
-func (b *BloomIndexer) Prune(threshold uint64) error {
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/eth/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
similarity index 72%
rename from eth/config.go
rename to eth/ethconfig/config.go
index 446467d364..9147a602d5 100644
--- a/eth/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-package eth
+// Package ethconfig contains the configuration of the ETH and LES protocols.
+package ethconfig
 
 import (
 	"math/big"
@@ -25,30 +26,35 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/clique"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
-// DefaultFullGPOConfig contains default gasprice oracle settings for full node.
-var DefaultFullGPOConfig = gasprice.Config{
+// FullNodeGPO contains default gasprice oracle settings for full node.
+var FullNodeGPO = gasprice.Config{
 	Blocks:     20,
 	Percentile: 60,
 	MaxPrice:   gasprice.DefaultMaxPrice,
 }
 
-// DefaultLightGPOConfig contains default gasprice oracle settings for light client.
-var DefaultLightGPOConfig = gasprice.Config{
+// LightClientGPO contains default gasprice oracle settings for light client.
+var LightClientGPO = gasprice.Config{
 	Blocks:     2,
 	Percentile: 60,
 	MaxPrice:   gasprice.DefaultMaxPrice,
 }
 
-// DefaultConfig contains default settings for use on the Ethereum main net.
-var DefaultConfig = Config{
+// Defaults contains default settings for use on the Ethereum main net.
+var Defaults = Config{
 	SyncMode: downloader.FastSync,
 	Ethash: ethash.Config{
 		CacheDir:         "ethash",
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ var DefaultConfig = Config{
 	},
 	TxPool:      core.DefaultTxPoolConfig,
 	RPCGasCap:   25000000,
-	GPO:         DefaultFullGPOConfig,
+	GPO:         FullNodeGPO,
 	RPCTxFeeCap: 1, // 1 ether
 }
 
@@ -89,21 +95,22 @@ func init() {
 		}
 	}
 	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
-		DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetDir = filepath.Join(home, "Library", "Ethash")
+		Defaults.Ethash.DatasetDir = filepath.Join(home, "Library", "Ethash")
 	} else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		localappdata := os.Getenv("LOCALAPPDATA")
 		if localappdata != "" {
-			DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetDir = filepath.Join(localappdata, "Ethash")
+			Defaults.Ethash.DatasetDir = filepath.Join(localappdata, "Ethash")
 		} else {
-			DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetDir = filepath.Join(home, "AppData", "Local", "Ethash")
+			Defaults.Ethash.DatasetDir = filepath.Join(home, "AppData", "Local", "Ethash")
 		}
 	} else {
-		DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetDir = filepath.Join(home, ".ethash")
+		Defaults.Ethash.DatasetDir = filepath.Join(home, ".ethash")
 	}
 }
 
 //go:generate gencodec -type Config -formats toml -out gen_config.go
 
+// Config contains configuration options for of the ETH and LES protocols.
 type Config struct {
 	// The genesis block, which is inserted if the database is empty.
 	// If nil, the Ethereum main net block is used.
@@ -190,3 +197,36 @@ type Config struct {
 	// CheckpointOracle is the configuration for checkpoint oracle.
 	CheckpointOracle *params.CheckpointOracleConfig `toml:",omitempty"`
 }
+
+// CreateConsensusEngine creates a consensus engine for the given chain configuration.
+func CreateConsensusEngine(stack *node.Node, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, config *ethash.Config, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine {
+	// If proof-of-authority is requested, set it up
+	if chainConfig.Clique != nil {
+		return clique.New(chainConfig.Clique, db)
+	}
+	// Otherwise assume proof-of-work
+	switch config.PowMode {
+	case ethash.ModeFake:
+		log.Warn("Ethash used in fake mode")
+		return ethash.NewFaker()
+	case ethash.ModeTest:
+		log.Warn("Ethash used in test mode")
+		return ethash.NewTester(nil, noverify)
+	case ethash.ModeShared:
+		log.Warn("Ethash used in shared mode")
+		return ethash.NewShared()
+	default:
+		engine := ethash.New(ethash.Config{
+			CacheDir:         stack.ResolvePath(config.CacheDir),
+			CachesInMem:      config.CachesInMem,
+			CachesOnDisk:     config.CachesOnDisk,
+			CachesLockMmap:   config.CachesLockMmap,
+			DatasetDir:       config.DatasetDir,
+			DatasetsInMem:    config.DatasetsInMem,
+			DatasetsOnDisk:   config.DatasetsOnDisk,
+			DatasetsLockMmap: config.DatasetsLockMmap,
+		}, notify, noverify)
+		engine.SetThreads(-1) // Disable CPU mining
+		return engine
+	}
+}
diff --git a/eth/gen_config.go b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
similarity index 99%
rename from eth/gen_config.go
rename to eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
index e68b29ce5e..5814b81b09 100644
--- a/eth/gen_config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Code generated by github.com/fjl/gencodec. DO NOT EDIT.
 
-package eth
+package ethconfig
 
 import (
 	"time"
diff --git a/ethclient/ethclient_test.go b/ethclient/ethclient_test.go
index d700022e8f..8b175ee066 100644
--- a/ethclient/ethclient_test.go
+++ b/ethclient/ethclient_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ func newTestBackend(t *testing.T) (*node.Node, []*types.Block) {
 		t.Fatalf("can't create new node: %v", err)
 	}
 	// Create Ethereum Service
-	config := &eth.Config{Genesis: genesis}
+	config := &ethconfig.Config{Genesis: genesis}
 	config.Ethash.PowMode = ethash.ModeFake
 	ethservice, err := eth.New(n, config)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/graphql/graphql_test.go b/graphql/graphql_test.go
index a88c9b30b1..2f3b230329 100644
--- a/graphql/graphql_test.go
+++ b/graphql/graphql_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ func createNode(t *testing.T, gqlEnabled bool) *node.Node {
 
 func createGQLService(t *testing.T, stack *node.Node) {
 	// create backend
-	ethConf := &eth.Config{
+	ethConf := &ethconfig.Config{
 		Genesis: &core.Genesis{
 			Config:     params.AllEthashProtocolChanges,
 			GasLimit:   11500000,
diff --git a/les/api_test.go b/les/api_test.go
index 2895264f67..f7017c5d98 100644
--- a/les/api_test.go
+++ b/les/api_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les/flowcontrol"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
@@ -492,14 +493,14 @@ func testSim(t *testing.T, serverCount, clientCount int, serverDir, clientDir []
 }
 
 func newLesClientService(ctx *adapters.ServiceContext, stack *node.Node) (node.Lifecycle, error) {
-	config := eth.DefaultConfig
+	config := ethconfig.Defaults
 	config.SyncMode = downloader.LightSync
 	config.Ethash.PowMode = ethash.ModeFake
 	return New(stack, &config)
 }
 
 func newLesServerService(ctx *adapters.ServiceContext, stack *node.Node) (node.Lifecycle, error) {
-	config := eth.DefaultConfig
+	config := ethconfig.Defaults
 	config.SyncMode = downloader.FullSync
 	config.LightServ = testServerCapacity
 	config.LightPeers = testMaxClients
diff --git a/les/client.go b/les/client.go
index d8cb6e385a..1b26e9a9b5 100644
--- a/les/client.go
+++ b/les/client.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ type LightEthereum struct {
 }
 
 // New creates an instance of the light client.
-func New(stack *node.Node, config *eth.Config) (*LightEthereum, error) {
+func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*LightEthereum, error) {
 	chainDb, err := stack.OpenDatabase("lightchaindata", config.DatabaseCache, config.DatabaseHandles, "eth/db/chaindata/")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *eth.Config) (*LightEthereum, error) {
 		eventMux:       stack.EventMux(),
 		reqDist:        newRequestDistributor(peers, &mclock.System{}),
 		accountManager: stack.AccountManager(),
-		engine:         eth.CreateConsensusEngine(stack, chainConfig, &config.Ethash, nil, false, chainDb),
+		engine:         ethconfig.CreateConsensusEngine(stack, chainConfig, &config.Ethash, nil, false, chainDb),
 		bloomRequests:  make(chan chan *bloombits.Retrieval),
-		bloomIndexer:   eth.NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, params.BloomBitsBlocksClient, params.HelperTrieConfirmations),
+		bloomIndexer:   core.NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, params.BloomBitsBlocksClient, params.HelperTrieConfirmations),
 		valueTracker:   lpc.NewValueTracker(lespayDb, &mclock.System{}, requestList, time.Minute, 1/float64(time.Hour), 1/float64(time.Hour*100), 1/float64(time.Hour*1000)),
 		p2pServer:      stack.Server(),
 		p2pConfig:      &stack.Config().P2P,
diff --git a/les/commons.go b/les/commons.go
index 73334497ad..a2fce1dc97 100644
--- a/les/commons.go
+++ b/les/commons.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les/checkpointoracle"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type chainReader interface {
 // lesCommons contains fields needed by both server and client.
 type lesCommons struct {
 	genesis                      common.Hash
-	config                       *eth.Config
+	config                       *ethconfig.Config
 	chainConfig                  *params.ChainConfig
 	iConfig                      *light.IndexerConfig
 	chainDb                      ethdb.Database
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (c *lesCommons) localCheckpoint(index uint64) params.TrustedCheckpoint {
 }
 
 // setupOracle sets up the checkpoint oracle contract client.
-func (c *lesCommons) setupOracle(node *node.Node, genesis common.Hash, ethconfig *eth.Config) *checkpointoracle.CheckpointOracle {
+func (c *lesCommons) setupOracle(node *node.Node, genesis common.Hash, ethconfig *ethconfig.Config) *checkpointoracle.CheckpointOracle {
 	config := ethconfig.CheckpointOracle
 	if config == nil {
 		// Try loading default config.
diff --git a/les/costtracker.go b/les/costtracker.go
index 0558779bc5..43e32a5b2d 100644
--- a/les/costtracker.go
+++ b/les/costtracker.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/mclock"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les/flowcontrol"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ type costTracker struct {
 
 // newCostTracker creates a cost tracker and loads the cost factor statistics from the database.
 // It also returns the minimum capacity that can be assigned to any peer.
-func newCostTracker(db ethdb.Database, config *eth.Config) (*costTracker, uint64) {
+func newCostTracker(db ethdb.Database, config *ethconfig.Config) (*costTracker, uint64) {
 	utilTarget := float64(config.LightServ) * flowcontrol.FixedPointMultiplier / 100
 	ct := &costTracker{
 		db:         db,
diff --git a/les/server.go b/les/server.go
index 6b12b6f8f3..44495eb311 100644
--- a/les/server.go
+++ b/les/server.go
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/mclock"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les/flowcontrol"
 	lps "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les/lespay/server"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/light"
@@ -50,6 +52,15 @@ func init() {
 	priorityPoolSetup.Connect(balanceTrackerSetup.BalanceField, balanceTrackerSetup.UpdateFlag) // NodeBalance implements nodePriority
 }
 
+type ethBackend interface {
+	ArchiveMode() bool
+	BlockChain() *core.BlockChain
+	BloomIndexer() *core.ChainIndexer
+	ChainDb() ethdb.Database
+	Synced() bool
+	TxPool() *core.TxPool
+}
+
 type LesServer struct {
 	lesCommons
 
@@ -73,7 +84,7 @@ type LesServer struct {
 	p2pSrv *p2p.Server
 }
 
-func NewLesServer(node *node.Node, e *eth.Ethereum, config *eth.Config) (*LesServer, error) {
+func NewLesServer(node *node.Node, e ethBackend, config *ethconfig.Config) (*LesServer, error) {
 	ns := nodestate.NewNodeStateMachine(nil, nil, mclock.System{}, serverSetup)
 	// Calculate the number of threads used to service the light client
 	// requests based on the user-specified value.
diff --git a/les/test_helper.go b/les/test_helper.go
index 04482ba68e..e3f0616a88 100644
--- a/les/test_helper.go
+++ b/les/test_helper.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les/checkpointoracle"
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func prepare(n int, backend *backends.SimulatedBackend) {
 func testIndexers(db ethdb.Database, odr light.OdrBackend, config *light.IndexerConfig, disablePruning bool) []*core.ChainIndexer {
 	var indexers [3]*core.ChainIndexer
 	indexers[0] = light.NewChtIndexer(db, odr, config.ChtSize, config.ChtConfirms, disablePruning)
-	indexers[1] = eth.NewBloomIndexer(db, config.BloomSize, config.BloomConfirms)
+	indexers[1] = core.NewBloomIndexer(db, config.BloomSize, config.BloomConfirms)
 	indexers[2] = light.NewBloomTrieIndexer(db, odr, config.BloomSize, config.BloomTrieSize, disablePruning)
 	// make bloomTrieIndexer as a child indexer of bloom indexer.
 	indexers[1].AddChildIndexer(indexers[2])
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func newTestClientHandler(backend *backends.SimulatedBackend, odr *LesOdr, index
 	client := &LightEthereum{
 		lesCommons: lesCommons{
 			genesis:     genesis.Hash(),
-			config:      &eth.Config{LightPeers: 100, NetworkId: NetworkId},
+			config:      &ethconfig.Config{LightPeers: 100, NetworkId: NetworkId},
 			chainConfig: params.AllEthashProtocolChanges,
 			iConfig:     light.TestClientIndexerConfig,
 			chainDb:     db,
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func newTestServerHandler(blocks int, indexers []*core.ChainIndexer, db ethdb.Da
 	server := &LesServer{
 		lesCommons: lesCommons{
 			genesis:     genesis.Hash(),
-			config:      &eth.Config{LightPeers: 100, NetworkId: NetworkId},
+			config:      &ethconfig.Config{LightPeers: 100, NetworkId: NetworkId},
 			chainConfig: params.AllEthashProtocolChanges,
 			iConfig:     light.TestServerIndexerConfig,
 			chainDb:     db,
diff --git a/miner/stress_clique.go b/miner/stress_clique.go
index a0fd596098..c585e0b1f6 100644
--- a/miner/stress_clique.go
+++ b/miner/stress_clique.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func makeSealer(genesis *core.Genesis) (*node.Node, *eth.Ethereum, error) {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	// Create and register the backend
-	ethBackend, err := eth.New(stack, &eth.Config{
+	ethBackend, err := eth.New(stack, &ethconfig.Config{
 		Genesis:         genesis,
 		NetworkId:       genesis.Config.ChainID.Uint64(),
 		SyncMode:        downloader.FullSync,
diff --git a/miner/stress_ethash.go b/miner/stress_ethash.go
index 1713af9d23..0b838d48b9 100644
--- a/miner/stress_ethash.go
+++ b/miner/stress_ethash.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func makeMiner(genesis *core.Genesis) (*node.Node, *eth.Ethereum, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	ethBackend, err := eth.New(stack, &eth.Config{
+	ethBackend, err := eth.New(stack, &ethconfig.Config{
 		Genesis:         genesis,
 		NetworkId:       genesis.Config.ChainID.Uint64(),
 		SyncMode:        downloader.FullSync,
diff --git a/mobile/geth.go b/mobile/geth.go
index b561e33675..704d432e04 100644
--- a/mobile/geth.go
+++ b/mobile/geth.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethstats"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/debug"
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func NewNode(datadir string, config *NodeConfig) (stack *Node, _ error) {
 	}
 	// Register the Ethereum protocol if requested
 	if config.EthereumEnabled {
-		ethConf := eth.DefaultConfig
+		ethConf := ethconfig.Defaults
 		ethConf.Genesis = genesis
 		ethConf.SyncMode = downloader.LightSync
 		ethConf.NetworkId = uint64(config.EthereumNetworkID)