diff --git a/nimbus/db/aristo/aristo_delete.nim b/nimbus/db/aristo/aristo_delete.nim
index 2c45738b0..6a59c6ba9 100644
--- a/nimbus/db/aristo/aristo_delete.nim
+++ b/nimbus/db/aristo/aristo_delete.nim
@@ -300,8 +300,13 @@ proc delSubTreeImpl(
     db.layersPutVtx(VertexID(1), wp.vid, leaf)
     db.layersResKey(VertexID(1), wp.vid)
 
-  # Squeze list of recycled vertex IDs
-  db.top.final.vGen = db.vGen.vidReorg()
+  # Squeeze list of recycled vertex IDs
+  # TODO this causes a reallocation of vGen which slows down subsequent
+  #      additions to the list because the sequence must grow which entails a
+  #      full copy in addition to this reorg itself - around block 2.5M this
+  #      causes significant slowdown as the vid list is >1M entries long
+  #      See also EIP-161 which is why there are so many deletions
+  # db.top.final.vGen = db.vGen.vidReorg()
   ok()
 
 
@@ -393,8 +398,13 @@ proc deleteImpl(
     db.layersPutVtx(VertexID(1), wp.vid, leaf)
     db.layersResKey(VertexID(1), wp.vid)
 
-  # Squeze list of recycled vertex IDs
-  db.top.final.vGen = db.vGen.vidReorg()
+  # Squeeze list of recycled vertex IDs
+  # TODO this causes a reallocation of vGen which slows down subsequent
+  #      additions to the list because the sequence must grow which entails a
+  #      full copy in addition to this reorg itself - around block 2.5M this
+  #      causes significant slowdown as the vid list is >1M entries long
+  #      See also EIP-161 which is why there are so many deletions```
+  # db.top.final.vGen = db.vGen.vidReorg()
   ok(emptySubTreeOk)
 
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