diff --git a/yarn-project/circuit-types/src/simulation_error.ts b/yarn-project/circuit-types/src/simulation_error.ts
index 3e84bbdb60e6..47ecfc1629f6 100644
--- a/yarn-project/circuit-types/src/simulation_error.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/circuit-types/src/simulation_error.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export interface FailingFunction {
   /**
    * The selector of the function that failed.
    */
-  functionSelector: FunctionSelector;
+  functionSelector?: FunctionSelector;
   /**
    * The name of the function that failed.
    */
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ export class SimulationError extends Error {
     this.functionErrorStack.forEach(failingFunction => {
       if (
         failingFunction.contractAddress.equals(contractAddress) &&
+        failingFunction.functionSelector != null &&
         failingFunction.functionSelector.equals(functionSelector)
       ) {
         failingFunction.functionName = functionName;
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ export class SimulationError extends Error {
     const stackLines: string[] = [
       ...functionCallStack.map(failingFunction => {
         return `at ${failingFunction.contractName ?? failingFunction.contractAddress.toString()}.${
-          failingFunction.functionName ?? failingFunction.functionSelector.toString()
+          failingFunction.functionName ?? failingFunction.functionSelector?.toString() ?? ''
         }`;
       }),
       ...noirCallStack.map(errorLocation =>
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/error_enriching.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/error_enriching.ts
index f9c26ba876ed..1ff72c04ba72 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/error_enriching.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe_service/error_enriching.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export async function enrichSimulationError(err: SimulationError, db: PxeDatabas
     if (!mentionedFunctions.has(contractAddress.toString())) {
       mentionedFunctions.set(contractAddress.toString(), new Set());
     }
-    mentionedFunctions.get(contractAddress.toString())!.add(functionSelector.toString());
+    mentionedFunctions.get(contractAddress.toString())!.add(functionSelector?.toString() ?? '');
   });
 
   await Promise.all(
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ export async function enrichPublicSimulationError(
         err.setNoirCallStack(parsedCallStack);
       } catch (err) {
         logger.warn(
-          `Could not resolve noir call stack for ${originalFailingFunction.contractAddress.toString()}:${originalFailingFunction.functionSelector.toString()}: ${err}`,
+          `Could not resolve noir call stack for ${originalFailingFunction.contractAddress.toString()}:${
+            originalFailingFunction.functionName?.toString() ?? ''
+          }: ${err}`,
         );
       }
     }
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_context.test.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_context.test.ts
index 573adcb7eb13..ed8de8b74b08 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_context.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_context.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ describe('Avm Context', () => {
     const newAddress = AztecAddress.random();
     const newCalldata = [new Fr(1), new Fr(2)];
     const allocatedGas = { l2Gas: 2, daGas: 3 }; // How much of the current call gas we pass to the nested call
-    const newContext = context.createNestedContractCallContext(newAddress, newCalldata, allocatedGas, 'CALL');
+    const newContext = context.createNestedContractCallContext(
+      newAddress,
+      newCalldata,
+      allocatedGas,
+      'CALL',
+      'top level function',
+    );
 
     expect(newContext.environment).toEqual(
       allSameExcept(context.environment, {
@@ -39,7 +45,13 @@ describe('Avm Context', () => {
     const newAddress = AztecAddress.random();
     const newCalldata = [new Fr(1), new Fr(2)];
     const allocatedGas = { l2Gas: 2, daGas: 3 };
-    const newContext = context.createNestedContractCallContext(newAddress, newCalldata, allocatedGas, 'STATICCALL');
+    const newContext = context.createNestedContractCallContext(
+      newAddress,
+      newCalldata,
+      allocatedGas,
+      'STATICCALL',
+      'static func',
+    );
 
     expect(newContext.environment).toEqual(
       allSameExcept(context.environment, {
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_context.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_context.ts
index 50f202399942..d1dc7c341ccd 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_context.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_context.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type AztecAddress, FunctionSelector } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { type AztecAddress } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { type Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 
 import { type AvmExecutionEnvironment } from './avm_execution_environment.js';
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export class AvmContext {
    * @param persistableState - Manages world state and accrued substate during execution - (caching, fetching, tracing)
    * @param environment - Contains constant variables provided by the kernel
    * @param machineState - VM state that is modified on an instruction-by-instruction basis
+   * @param fnName - The function name which initiated this context.
    * @returns new AvmContext instance
    */
   constructor(
@@ -43,13 +44,13 @@ export class AvmContext {
     calldata: Fr[],
     allocatedGas: Gas,
     callType: 'CALL' | 'STATICCALL',
-    functionSelector: FunctionSelector = FunctionSelector.empty(),
+    fnName: string,
   ): AvmContext {
     const deriveFn =
       callType === 'CALL'
         ? this.environment.deriveEnvironmentForNestedCall
         : this.environment.deriveEnvironmentForNestedStaticCall;
-    const newExecutionEnvironment = deriveFn.call(this.environment, address, calldata, functionSelector);
+    const newExecutionEnvironment = deriveFn.call(this.environment, address, calldata, fnName);
     const forkedWorldState = this.persistableState.fork();
     const machineState = AvmMachineState.fromState(gasToGasLeft(allocatedGas));
     return new AvmContext(forkedWorldState, newExecutionEnvironment, machineState);
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_execution_environment.test.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_execution_environment.test.ts
index cadbfc5a33a3..f013a5f8dcd5 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_execution_environment.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_execution_environment.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AztecAddress, FunctionSelector } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 
 import { allSameExcept, initExecutionEnvironment } from './fixtures/index.js';
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ import { allSameExcept, initExecutionEnvironment } from './fixtures/index.js';
 describe('Execution Environment', () => {
   const newAddress = AztecAddress.fromNumber(123456);
   const calldata = [new Fr(1n), new Fr(2n), new Fr(3n)];
-  const selector = FunctionSelector.empty();
 
   it('New call should fork execution environment correctly', () => {
     const executionEnvironment = initExecutionEnvironment();
-    const newExecutionEnvironment = executionEnvironment.deriveEnvironmentForNestedCall(newAddress, calldata, selector);
+    const newExecutionEnvironment = executionEnvironment.deriveEnvironmentForNestedCall(newAddress, calldata, 'func');
 
     expect(newExecutionEnvironment).toEqual(
       allSameExcept(executionEnvironment, {
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ describe('Execution Environment', () => {
     const newExecutionEnvironment = executionEnvironment.deriveEnvironmentForNestedStaticCall(
       newAddress,
       calldata,
-      selector,
+      'static func',
     );
 
     expect(newExecutionEnvironment).toEqual(
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_execution_environment.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_execution_environment.ts
index d4ebe69608b2..378ee49f4cb2 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_execution_environment.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_execution_environment.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FunctionSelector, type GlobalVariables } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { type GlobalVariables } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { type AztecAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/aztec-address';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export class AvmExecutionEnvironment {
   constructor(
     public readonly address: AztecAddress,
     public readonly sender: AztecAddress,
-    public readonly functionSelector: FunctionSelector, // may be temporary (#7224)
+    public readonly fnName: string,
     public readonly contractCallDepth: Fr,
     public readonly transactionFee: Fr,
     public readonly globals: GlobalVariables,
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ export class AvmExecutionEnvironment {
   private deriveEnvironmentForNestedCallInternal(
     targetAddress: AztecAddress,
     calldata: Fr[],
-    functionSelector: FunctionSelector,
+    fnName: string,
     isStaticCall: boolean,
   ) {
     return new AvmExecutionEnvironment(
       /*address=*/ targetAddress,
       /*sender=*/ this.address,
-      functionSelector,
+      fnName,
       this.contractCallDepth.add(Fr.ONE),
       this.transactionFee,
       this.globals,
@@ -39,26 +39,16 @@ export class AvmExecutionEnvironment {
   public deriveEnvironmentForNestedCall(
     targetAddress: AztecAddress,
     calldata: Fr[],
-    functionSelector: FunctionSelector = FunctionSelector.empty(),
+    fnName: string,
   ): AvmExecutionEnvironment {
-    return this.deriveEnvironmentForNestedCallInternal(
-      targetAddress,
-      calldata,
-      functionSelector,
-      /*isStaticCall=*/ false,
-    );
+    return this.deriveEnvironmentForNestedCallInternal(targetAddress, calldata, fnName, /*isStaticCall=*/ false);
   }
 
   public deriveEnvironmentForNestedStaticCall(
     targetAddress: AztecAddress,
     calldata: Fr[],
-    functionSelector: FunctionSelector,
+    fnName: string,
   ): AvmExecutionEnvironment {
-    return this.deriveEnvironmentForNestedCallInternal(
-      targetAddress,
-      calldata,
-      functionSelector,
-      /*isStaticCall=*/ true,
-    );
+    return this.deriveEnvironmentForNestedCallInternal(targetAddress, calldata, fnName, /*isStaticCall=*/ true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_simulator.test.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_simulator.test.ts
index ef06934d7c54..8770a389c8df 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_simulator.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_simulator.test.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ describe('AVM simulator: transpiled Noir contracts', () => {
     const ephemeralTrees = await AvmEphemeralForest.create(worldStateDB.getMerkleInterface());
     const persistableState = initPersistableStateManager({ worldStateDB, trace, merkleTrees: ephemeralTrees });
     const environment = initExecutionEnvironment({
-      functionSelector,
       calldata,
       globals,
       address: contractInstance.address,
@@ -434,7 +433,6 @@ describe('AVM simulator: transpiled Noir contracts', () => {
   describe('Environment getters', () => {
     const address = AztecAddress.random();
     const sender = AztecAddress.random();
-    const functionSelector = FunctionSelector.random();
     const transactionFee = Fr.random();
     const chainId = Fr.random();
     const version = Fr.random();
@@ -453,7 +451,6 @@ describe('AVM simulator: transpiled Noir contracts', () => {
     const env = initExecutionEnvironment({
       address,
       sender,
-      functionSelector,
       transactionFee,
       globals,
     });
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_simulator.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_simulator.ts
index 480d668959f9..ca150f4690d0 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_simulator.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/avm_simulator.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  type AztecAddress,
-  Fr,
-  type FunctionSelector,
-  type GlobalVariables,
-  MAX_L2_GAS_PER_ENQUEUED_CALL,
-} from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { type AztecAddress, Fr, type GlobalVariables, MAX_L2_GAS_PER_ENQUEUED_CALL } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { type DebugLogger, createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 
 import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
@@ -54,7 +48,7 @@ export class AvmSimulator {
       context.machineState.gasLeft.l2Gas <= MAX_L2_GAS_PER_ENQUEUED_CALL,
       `Cannot allocate more than ${MAX_L2_GAS_PER_ENQUEUED_CALL} to the AVM for execution of an enqueued call`,
     );
-    this.log = createDebugLogger(`aztec:avm_simulator:core(f:${context.environment.functionSelector.toString()})`);
+    this.log = createDebugLogger(`aztec:avm_simulator:core(f:${this.context.environment.fnName})`);
     // TODO(palla/log): Should tallies be printed on debug, or only on trace?
     if (this.log.isLevelEnabled('debug')) {
       this.tallyPrintFunction = this.printOpcodeTallies;
@@ -65,8 +59,8 @@ export class AvmSimulator {
   public static create(
     stateManager: AvmPersistableStateManager,
     address: AztecAddress,
+    fnName: string,
     sender: AztecAddress,
-    functionSelector: FunctionSelector, // may be temporary (#7224)
     transactionFee: Fr,
     globals: GlobalVariables,
     isStaticCall: boolean,
@@ -76,7 +70,7 @@ export class AvmSimulator {
     const avmExecutionEnv = new AvmExecutionEnvironment(
       address,
       sender,
-      functionSelector,
+      fnName,
       /*contractCallDepth=*/ Fr.zero(),
       transactionFee,
       globals,
@@ -102,7 +96,7 @@ export class AvmSimulator {
         message,
         /*failingFunction=*/ {
           contractAddress: this.context.environment.address,
-          functionSelector: this.context.environment.functionSelector,
+          functionName: this.context.environment.fnName,
         },
         /*noirCallStack=*/ [],
       );
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/errors.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/errors.ts
index a147aefe922a..58c4974cc013 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/errors.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/errors.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type FailingFunction, type NoirCallStack } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
-import { type AztecAddress, Fr, FunctionSelector, PUBLIC_DISPATCH_SELECTOR } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { type AztecAddress, type Fr } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 
 import { ExecutionError } from '../common/errors.js';
 import { type AvmContext } from './avm_context.js';
@@ -139,15 +139,8 @@ export class AvmRevertReason extends ExecutionError {
 }
 
 function createRevertReason(message: string, revertData: Fr[], context: AvmContext): AvmRevertReason {
-  // TODO(https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8985): Properly fix this.
-  // If the function selector is the public dispatch selector, we need to extract the actual function selector from the calldata.
-  // We should remove this because the AVM (or public protocol) shouldn't be aware of the public dispatch calling convention.
-  let functionSelector = context.environment.functionSelector;
   // We drop the returnPc information.
   const internalCallStack = context.machineState.internalCallStack.map(entry => entry.callPc);
-  if (functionSelector.toField().equals(new Fr(PUBLIC_DISPATCH_SELECTOR)) && context.environment.calldata.length > 0) {
-    functionSelector = FunctionSelector.fromField(context.environment.calldata[0]);
-  }
 
   // If we are reverting due to the same error that we have been tracking, we use the nested error as the cause.
   let nestedError = undefined;
@@ -164,7 +157,7 @@ function createRevertReason(message: string, revertData: Fr[], context: AvmConte
     message,
     /*failingFunction=*/ {
       contractAddress: context.environment.address,
-      functionSelector: functionSelector,
+      functionName: context.environment.fnName,
     },
     /*noirCallStack=*/ [...internalCallStack, context.machineState.pc].map(pc => `0.${pc}`),
     /*options=*/ { cause: nestedError },
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/fixtures/index.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/fixtures/index.ts
index 5711c9d9dc68..ff23dbd3fe7c 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/fixtures/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/fixtures/index.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function initExecutionEnvironment(overrides?: Partial<AvmExecutionEnviron
   return new AvmExecutionEnvironment(
     overrides?.address ?? AztecAddress.zero(),
     overrides?.sender ?? AztecAddress.zero(),
-    overrides?.functionSelector ?? FunctionSelector.empty(),
+    overrides?.fnName ?? '',
     overrides?.contractCallDepth ?? Fr.zero(),
     overrides?.transactionFee ?? Fr.zero(),
     overrides?.globals ?? GlobalVariables.empty(),
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/journal/journal.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/journal/journal.ts
index 7d27597a30ee..9d1afb38b28d 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/journal/journal.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/journal/journal.ts
@@ -687,7 +687,6 @@ export class AvmPersistableStateManager {
     const functionName = await getPublicFunctionDebugName(
       this.worldStateDB,
       nestedEnvironment.address,
-      nestedEnvironment.functionSelector,
       nestedEnvironment.calldata,
     );
 
@@ -706,6 +705,10 @@ export class AvmPersistableStateManager {
   public traceEnqueuedCall(publicCallRequest: PublicCallRequest, calldata: Fr[], reverted: boolean) {
     this.trace.traceEnqueuedCall(publicCallRequest, calldata, reverted);
   }
+
+  public async getPublicFunctionDebugName(contractAddress: AztecAddress, calldata: Fr[]): Promise<string> {
+    return await getPublicFunctionDebugName(this.worldStateDB, contractAddress, calldata);
+  }
 }
 
 function contractAddressIsCanonical(contractAddress: AztecAddress): boolean {
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/opcodes/environment_getters.test.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/opcodes/environment_getters.test.ts
index cd7c8fafab0d..1ec8e0e01757 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/opcodes/environment_getters.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/opcodes/environment_getters.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { GasFees } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
-import { FunctionSelector as FunctionSelectorType } from '@aztec/foundation/abi';
 import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/aztec-address';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ import { EnvironmentVariable, GetEnvVar } from './environment_getters.js';
 describe('Environment getters', () => {
   const address = AztecAddress.random();
   const sender = AztecAddress.random();
-  const functionSelector = FunctionSelectorType.random();
   const transactionFee = Fr.random();
   const chainId = Fr.random();
   const version = Fr.random();
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ describe('Environment getters', () => {
   const env = initExecutionEnvironment({
     address,
     sender,
-    functionSelector,
     transactionFee,
     globals,
     isStaticCall,
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/opcodes/external_calls.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/opcodes/external_calls.ts
index a5cb97ebc57d..4ed19d08a8d7 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/opcodes/external_calls.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/avm/opcodes/external_calls.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Fr, FunctionSelector, Gas, PUBLIC_DISPATCH_SELECTOR } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { Gas } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 
 import type { AvmContext } from '../avm_context.js';
 import { type AvmContractCallResult } from '../avm_contract_call_result.js';
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ abstract class ExternalCall extends Instruction {
 
     const callAddress = memory.getAs<Field>(addrOffset);
     const calldata = memory.getSlice(argsOffset, calldataSize).map(f => f.toFr());
-    const functionSelector = new Fr(PUBLIC_DISPATCH_SELECTOR);
     // If we are already in a static call, we propagate the environment.
     const callType = context.environment.isStaticCall ? 'STATICCALL' : this.type;
 
@@ -62,12 +61,15 @@ abstract class ExternalCall extends Instruction {
     const allocatedGas = { l2Gas: allocatedL2Gas, daGas: allocatedDaGas };
     context.machineState.consumeGas(allocatedGas);
 
+    const aztecAddress = callAddress.toAztecAddress();
+    const fnName = await context.persistableState.getPublicFunctionDebugName(aztecAddress, calldata);
+
     const nestedContext = context.createNestedContractCallContext(
-      callAddress.toAztecAddress(),
+      aztecAddress,
       calldata,
       allocatedGas,
       callType,
-      FunctionSelector.fromField(functionSelector),
+      fnName,
     );
 
     const simulator = new AvmSimulator(nestedContext);
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/common/debug_fn_name.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/common/debug_fn_name.ts
index b8d9647d6b76..aba0827b011f 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/common/debug_fn_name.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/common/debug_fn_name.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
-import { type AztecAddress, Fr, FunctionSelector, PUBLIC_DISPATCH_SELECTOR } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { type AztecAddress, type Fr, FunctionSelector } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 
 import { type WorldStateDB } from '../public/public_db_sources.js';
 
 export async function getPublicFunctionDebugName(
   db: WorldStateDB,
   contractAddress: AztecAddress,
-  fn: FunctionSelector,
   calldata: Fr[],
 ): Promise<string> {
-  if (fn.equals(FunctionSelector.fromField(new Fr(PUBLIC_DISPATCH_SELECTOR)))) {
-    // If the function is a dispatch, we need to look up the target function which
-    // is expected to be the first argument.
-    const targetFunction =
-      calldata[0] !== undefined
-        ? await db.getDebugFunctionName(contractAddress, FunctionSelector.fromField(calldata[0]))
-        : `<calldata[0] undefined>`;
-    return `${targetFunction} (via dispatch)`;
-  } else {
-    return (await db.getDebugFunctionName(contractAddress, fn)) ?? `${contractAddress}:${fn}`;
-  }
+  // Public function is dispatched and therefore the target function is passed in the first argument.
+  const targetFunction =
+    calldata[0] !== undefined
+      ? await db.getDebugFunctionName(contractAddress, FunctionSelector.fromField(calldata[0]))
+      : `<calldata[0] undefined> (Contract Address: ${contractAddress})`;
+  return `${targetFunction} (via dispatch)`;
 }
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/public_tx_simulator.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/public_tx_simulator.ts
index 3fd7afd59056..6b517a8ed4ae 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/public_tx_simulator.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/public_tx_simulator.ts
@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ export class PublicTxSimulator {
   ): Promise<AvmFinalizedCallResult> {
     const stateManager = context.state.getActiveStateManager();
     const address = executionRequest.callContext.contractAddress;
-    const selector = executionRequest.callContext.functionSelector;
-    const fnName = await getPublicFunctionDebugName(this.worldStateDB, address, selector, executionRequest.args);
+    const fnName = await getPublicFunctionDebugName(this.worldStateDB, address, executionRequest.args);
 
     const availableGas = context.getGasLeftForPhase(phase);
     // Gas allocated to an enqueued call can be different from the available gas
@@ -328,7 +327,6 @@ export class PublicTxSimulator {
   ): Promise<AvmFinalizedCallResult> {
     const address = executionRequest.callContext.contractAddress;
     const sender = executionRequest.callContext.msgSender;
-    const selector = executionRequest.callContext.functionSelector;
 
     this.log.verbose(
       `[AVM] Executing enqueued public call to external function ${fnName}@${address} with ${allocatedGas.l2Gas} allocated L2 gas.`,
@@ -338,8 +336,8 @@ export class PublicTxSimulator {
     const simulator = AvmSimulator.create(
       stateManager,
       address,
+      fnName,
       sender,
-      selector,
       transactionFee,
       this.globalVariables,
       executionRequest.callContext.isStaticCall,
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/side_effect_trace.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/side_effect_trace.ts
index bb7e48791cda..47233e2147d6 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/side_effect_trace.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/side_effect_trace.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   ContractStorageRead,
   ContractStorageUpdateRequest,
   EthAddress,
+  FunctionSelector,
   Gas,
   L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT,
   L2ToL1Message,
@@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ function createPublicExecutionRequest(avmEnvironment: AvmExecutionEnvironment):
   const callContext = CallContext.from({
     msgSender: avmEnvironment.sender,
     contractAddress: avmEnvironment.address,
-    functionSelector: avmEnvironment.functionSelector,
+    functionSelector: FunctionSelector.empty(),
     isStaticCall: avmEnvironment.isStaticCall,
   });
   return new PublicExecutionRequest(callContext, avmEnvironment.calldata);