diff --git a/consensus/types/src/light_client_bootstrap.rs b/consensus/types/src/light_client_bootstrap.rs
index 5850db876c2..21e805f2c7c 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/light_client_bootstrap.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/light_client_bootstrap.rs
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> LightClientBootstrap<E> {
         block: &SignedBlindedBeaconBlock<E>,
         chain_spec: &ChainSpec,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let mut header = beacon_state.latest_block_header().clone();
-        header.state_root = beacon_state.update_tree_hash_cache()?;
         let current_sync_committee_branch = beacon_state.compute_current_sync_committee_proof()?;
         let current_sync_committee = beacon_state.current_sync_committee()?.clone();