From 82f556c50fb50fdcfb2d0fbb5b7f2dd62ffa0b9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Potuz <potuz@prysmaticlabs.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:39:19 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] Remove redundant check (#15844)

* Remove redundant check

* changelog

* fix gazelle
---
 beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel      |  1 -
 beacon-chain/node/node.go          | 18 +-----------------
 changelog/potuz_redundant_check.md |  3 +++
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog/potuz_redundant_check.md

diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel
index 3a5ad5a7ae..560969063b 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ go_library(
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//container/slice:go_default_library",
-        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
         "//genesis:go_default_library",
         "//monitoring/prometheus:go_default_library",
         "//monitoring/tracing:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node.go b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
index 6a6146e4be..129695ae3a 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v6/config/params"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v6/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v6/container/slice"
-	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v6/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v6/genesis"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v6/monitoring/prometheus"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v6/runtime"
@@ -598,22 +597,7 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) startStateGen(ctx context.Context, bfs coverage.AvailableBl
 		return err
 	}
 
-	r := bytesutil.ToBytes32(cp.Root)
-	// Consider edge case where finalized root are zeros instead of genesis root hash.
-	if r == params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
-		genesisBlock, err := b.db.GenesisBlock(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if genesisBlock != nil && !genesisBlock.IsNil() {
-			r, err = genesisBlock.Block().HashTreeRoot()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	b.finalizedStateAtStartUp, err = sg.StateByRoot(ctx, r)
+	b.finalizedStateAtStartUp, err = sg.StateByRoot(ctx, [32]byte(cp.Root))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/changelog/potuz_redundant_check.md b/changelog/potuz_redundant_check.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f4531bd01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/potuz_redundant_check.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Ignored
+
+- Remove redundant check for genesis root at startup.