diff --git a/crates/evm/src/executor/mod.rs b/crates/evm/src/executor/mod.rs
index 0af040b99..c563ed361 100644
--- a/crates/evm/src/executor/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/evm/src/executor/mod.rs
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ impl Executor {
         }
 
         // Construct a new VM with the state changeset
-        // let mut backend = self.backend.clone_empty();
         let mut backend = self.backend.clone();
 
         // we only clone the test contract and cheatcode accounts, that's all we need to evaluate