diff --git a/trie/verkle.go b/trie/verkle.go
index ea1c7c62c3..2e4d62cd10 100644
--- a/trie/verkle.go
+++ b/trie/verkle.go
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ func (t *VerkleTrie) UpdateStorage(address common.Address, key, value []byte) er
 	return t.root.Insert(k, v[:], t.nodeResolver)
 }
 
-var zero32 [32]byte
-
 // DeleteAccount leaves the account untouched, as no account deletion can happen
 // in verkle.
 // There is a special corner case, in which an account that is prefunded, CREATE2-d