diff --git a/bencher/src/verifier.rs b/bencher/src/verifier.rs
index 32b26114..0e8af22c 100644
--- a/bencher/src/verifier.rs
+++ b/bencher/src/verifier.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ pub fn main(benchmark: &mut Benchmark) {
 	let genesis = test_data::genesis();
 	store.insert_block(&genesis).unwrap();
 
-	let genesis = test_data::genesis();
-	store.insert_block(&genesis).unwrap();
-
 	let mut rolling_hash = genesis.hash();
 	let mut blocks: Vec<IndexedBlock> = Vec::new();