diff --git a/specs/phase1/beacon-chain.md b/specs/phase1/beacon-chain.md
index d559ebcbd..8ee6a1e83 100644
--- a/specs/phase1/beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/phase1/beacon-chain.md
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ class ShardBlockHeader(Container):
 class ShardState(Container):
     slot: Slot
     gasprice: Gwei
-    transition_digest: Bytes32
     latest_block_root: Root
 ```
 
diff --git a/specs/phase1/phase1-fork.md b/specs/phase1/phase1-fork.md
index d362ed633..7a7423e10 100644
--- a/specs/phase1/phase1-fork.md
+++ b/specs/phase1/phase1-fork.md
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ def upgrade_to_phase1(pre: phase0.BeaconState) -> BeaconState:
             ShardState(
                 slot=pre.slot,
                 gasprice=MIN_GASPRICE,
-                transition_digest=Root(),
                 latest_block_root=Root(),
             ) for i in range(INITIAL_ACTIVE_SHARDS)
         ),
diff --git a/specs/phase1/shard-fork-choice.md b/specs/phase1/shard-fork-choice.md
index 0607613e8..411ad9b6b 100644
--- a/specs/phase1/shard-fork-choice.md
+++ b/specs/phase1/shard-fork-choice.md
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def on_shard_block(store: Store, shard_store: ShardStore, signed_shard_block: Si
     assert verify_shard_block_message(beacon_parent_state, shard_parent_state, shard_block)
     assert verify_shard_block_signature(beacon_parent_state, signed_shard_block)
 
-    post_state = get_post_shard_state(beacon_parent_state, shard_parent_state, shard_block)
+    post_state = get_post_shard_state(shard_parent_state, shard_block)
 
     # Add new block to the store
     shard_store.blocks[hash_tree_root(shard_block)] = shard_block
diff --git a/specs/phase1/shard-transition.md b/specs/phase1/shard-transition.md
index ea19b813d..24c39aa3d 100644
--- a/specs/phase1/shard-transition.md
+++ b/specs/phase1/shard-transition.md
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 - [Introduction](#introduction)
 - [Helper functions](#helper-functions)
-  - [Misc](#misc)
   - [Shard block verification functions](#shard-block-verification-functions)
 - [Shard state transition](#shard-state-transition)
 - [Fraud proofs](#fraud-proofs)
@@ -24,19 +23,6 @@ This document describes the shard transition function and fraud proofs as part o
 
 ## Helper functions
 
-### Misc
-
-```python
-def compute_shard_transition_digest(beacon_parent_state: BeaconState,
-                                    shard_state: ShardState,
-                                    beacon_parent_root: Root,
-                                    shard_body_root: Root) -> Bytes32:
-    # TODO: use SSZ hash tree root
-    return hash(
-        hash_tree_root(shard_state) + beacon_parent_root + shard_body_root
-    )
-```
-
 ### Shard block verification functions
 
 ```python
@@ -77,11 +63,10 @@ def verify_shard_block_signature(beacon_state: BeaconState,
 ## Shard state transition
 
 ```python
-def shard_state_transition(beacon_state: BeaconState,
-                           shard_state: ShardState,
+def shard_state_transition(shard_state: ShardState,
                            block: ShardBlock) -> None:
     """
-    Update ``shard_state`` with shard ``block`` and ``beacon_state`.
+    Update ``shard_state`` with shard ``block``.
     """
     shard_state.slot = block.slot
     prev_gasprice = shard_state.gasprice
@@ -91,25 +76,18 @@ def shard_state_transition(beacon_state: BeaconState,
     else:
         latest_block_root = hash_tree_root(block)
     shard_state.latest_block_root = latest_block_root
-    shard_state.transition_digest = compute_shard_transition_digest(
-        beacon_state,
-        shard_state,
-        block.beacon_parent_root,
-        hash_tree_root(block.body),
-    )
 ```
 
 We have a pure function `get_post_shard_state` for describing the fraud proof verification and honest validator behavior.
 
 ```python
-def get_post_shard_state(beacon_state: BeaconState,
-                         shard_state: ShardState,
+def get_post_shard_state(shard_state: ShardState,
                          block: ShardBlock) -> ShardState:
     """
     A pure function that returns a new post ShardState instead of modifying the given `shard_state`.
     """
     post_state = shard_state.copy()
-    shard_state_transition(beacon_state, post_state, block)
+    shard_state_transition(post_state, block)
     return post_state
 ```
 
@@ -151,8 +129,8 @@ def is_valid_fraud_proof(beacon_state: BeaconState,
     else:
         shard_state = transition.shard_states[offset_index - 1]  # Not doing the actual state updates here.
 
-    shard_state = get_post_shard_state(beacon_state, shard_state, block)
-    if shard_state.transition_digest != transition.shard_states[offset_index].transition_digest:
+    shard_state = get_post_shard_state(shard_state, block)
+    if shard_state != transition.shard_states[offset_index]:
         return True
 
     return False
diff --git a/specs/phase1/validator.md b/specs/phase1/validator.md
index 935f34efb..403a6efb3 100644
--- a/specs/phase1/validator.md
+++ b/specs/phase1/validator.md
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def get_shard_transition_fields(
         else:
             shard_block = SignedShardBlock(message=ShardBlock(slot=slot, shard=shard))
             shard_data_roots.append(Root())
-        shard_state = get_post_shard_state(beacon_state, shard_state, shard_block.message)
+        shard_state = get_post_shard_state(shard_state, shard_block.message)
         shard_states.append(shard_state)
         shard_block_lengths.append(len(shard_block.message.body))