From dd9ea020c3e7d8f9fe243961600a993a2f44c3e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Manuel Arto <43347768+manusw7@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:23:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update simulate.go

---
 internal/ethapi/simulate.go | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
index c5752ce48e..4d9c54464b 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
@@ -578,10 +578,6 @@ func (sim *simulator) makeHeaders(blocks []simBlock) ([]*types.Header, error) {
 			ParentBeaconRoot: parentBeaconRoot,
 		})
 		// A difficulty override is documented as a no-op for post-merge blocks.
-		// MakeHeader applies it unconditionally though, so re-zero it here: a
-		// non-zero difficulty makes the simulated header fail IsPoSHeader, which
-		// routes block assembly through the legacy (PoW) engine even though the
-		// block carries post-merge fields, leading to a panic.
 		if isPostMerge {
 			header.Difficulty = big.NewInt(0)
 		}