diff --git a/trie/bintrie/internal_node.go b/trie/bintrie/internal_node.go
index 3fc22df6f1..0a7bece521 100644
--- a/trie/bintrie/internal_node.go
+++ b/trie/bintrie/internal_node.go
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func (bt *InternalNode) GetValuesAtStem(stem []byte, resolver NodeResolverFn) ([
 			bt.left = node
 		}
 		return bt.left.GetValuesAtStem(stem, resolver)
-
 	}
 
 	if hn, ok := bt.right.(HashedNode); ok {
diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/database.go b/triedb/pathdb/database.go
index c9de393bb2..131747978c 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/database.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/database.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie/bintrie"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie/trienode"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-verkle"
 )
 
 // layer is the interface implemented by all state layers which includes some
@@ -98,18 +97,6 @@ func merkleNodeHasher(blob []byte) (common.Hash, error) {
 	return crypto.Keccak256Hash(blob), nil
 }
 
-// verkleNodeHasher computes the hash of the given verkle node.
-func verkleNodeHasher(blob []byte) (common.Hash, error) {
-	if len(blob) == 0 {
-		return types.EmptyVerkleHash, nil
-	}
-	n, err := verkle.ParseNode(blob, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		return common.Hash{}, err
-	}
-	return n.Commit().Bytes(), nil
-}
-
 // binaryNodeHasher computes the hash of the given verkle node.
 func binaryNodeHasher(blob []byte) (common.Hash, error) {
 	if len(blob) == 0 {