diff --git a/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/blob/src/blob.nr b/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/blob/src/blob.nr
index 5630dcc446a..2473e302cc5 100644
--- a/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/blob/src/blob.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/blob/src/blob.nr
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ comptime fn unroll_loop_outer() -> Quoted {
     for i in 1..512 {
         indices[i] = i;
     }
-    partial_sums[0] = partial_sum;
 
     indices
         .as_slice()