diff --git a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/mpt/hash/hash.asm b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/mpt/hash/hash.asm
index cf0634fd..9feb4e19 100644
--- a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/mpt/hash/hash.asm
+++ b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/mpt/hash/hash.asm
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@ global encode_node_empty:
     %stack (cur_len, retdest) -> (retdest, @ENCODED_EMPTY_NODE_POS, 1, cur_len)
     JUMP
 
-global encode_node_empty:
-    // stack: node_type, node_payload_ptr, encode_value, retdest
-    %pop3
-    %stack (retdest) -> (retdest, @ENCODED_EMPTY_NODE_POS, 1)
-    JUMP
-
 global encode_node_branch:
     // stack: node_type, node_payload_ptr, encode_value, cur_len, retdest
     POP