diff --git a/internal/jsre/deps/web3.js b/internal/jsre/deps/web3.js
index b0fd8fcafc..a4141bac43 100644
--- a/internal/jsre/deps/web3.js
+++ b/internal/jsre/deps/web3.js
@@ -3854,7 +3854,6 @@ var outputBlockFormatter = function(block) {
         block.number = utils.toDecimal(block.number);
 
     block.difficulty = utils.toBigNumber(block.difficulty);
-    block.totalDifficulty = utils.toBigNumber(block.totalDifficulty);
 
     if (utils.isArray(block.transactions)) {
         block.transactions.forEach(function(item){