Vitalik published an article outlining the next steps for Ethereum protocol simplification and node resource load reduction (Purge)

According to ChainCatcher news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published "Purge instructions on subsequent steps to simplify the Ethereum protocol and reduce node resource load." Vitalik said EIP-6780 in the Dencun hard fork removes much of the functionality of the SELFDESTRUCT opcode, simplifying the protocol by removing complexity and adding new security guarantees. So Vitalik labels it as an important part of the Purge, in relation to the other Purges that are happening.

In addition, regarding what other areas may need to be "purged", Vitalik listed precompilation, history logging (EIP-4444), LOG reform, and moving to SSZ. Regarding precompilation, Vitalik pointed out: The demand for partial precompilation is much lower than expected, and these precompiled functions are a huge source of consensus errors and a huge pain point for new EVM implementations.