diff --git a/crates/trie/trie/src/witness.rs b/crates/trie/trie/src/witness.rs
index b082a482b5..a740b698fa 100644
--- a/crates/trie/trie/src/witness.rs
+++ b/crates/trie/trie/src/witness.rs
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ where
                 }
             }
 
-            // Calculate storage root after updates.
-            storage_trie.root();
-
             let account = state
                 .accounts
                 .get(&hashed_address)