diff --git a/codex/codex.nim b/codex/codex.nim
index 37f11f7e..e794d5a5 100644
--- a/codex/codex.nim
+++ b/codex/codex.nim
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ proc new*(
       echo "Prover is some!"
       some Prover.new(
         store,
-        CircomCompat.init($config.circomR1cs, $config.circomWasm, zkey),
         config.numProofSamples)
     else:
       echo "Prover is none!"
diff --git a/codex/slots/proofs/prover.nim b/codex/slots/proofs/prover.nim
index 34fef2c5..047bae86 100644
--- a/codex/slots/proofs/prover.nim
+++ b/codex/slots/proofs/prover.nim
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import pkg/chronicles
 import pkg/circomcompat
 import pkg/poseidon2
 import pkg/questionable/results
+import pkg/confutils/defs
 
 import pkg/libp2p/cid
 
@@ -97,14 +98,13 @@ proc start*(
 ) =
   echo "prover start!"
   echo proofCeremonyUrl
+  self.backend = CircomCompat.init($config.circomR1cs, $config.circomWasm, $config.circomZkey)
 
 proc new*(
   _: type Prover,
   store: BlockStore,
-  backend: AnyBackend,
   nSamples: int): Prover =
 
   Prover(
-    backend: backend,
     store: store,
     nSamples: nSamples)