diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/history_indexer.go b/triedb/pathdb/history_indexer.go
index 6695b602cc..054d43e946 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/history_indexer.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/history_indexer.go
@@ -507,8 +507,6 @@ func (i *indexIniter) index(done chan struct{}, interrupt *atomic.Int32, lastID
 			storeIndexMetadata(i.disk, 0)
 			log.Info("Initialized history indexing flag")
 		} else {
-			// Update the metadata to indicate that indexing is complete up to lastID
-			storeIndexMetadata(i.disk, lastID)
 			log.Debug("State history is fully indexed", "last", lastID)
 		}
 		return