diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/ByteArrayExtensions.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/ByteArrayExtensions.cs
index 57159706c744..d99b77804dcd 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/ByteArrayExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/ByteArrayExtensions.cs
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@ private static ZeroPaddedSpan SliceWithZeroPadding(this ReadOnlySpan<byte> span,
                 return new ZeroPaddedSpan(default, length, padDirection);
             }
 
-            if (length == 1)
-            {
-                // why do we return zero length here?
-                // it was passing all the tests like this...
-                // return bytes.Length == 0 ? new byte[0] : new[] {bytes[startIndex]};
-                return span.Length == 0 ? new ZeroPaddedSpan(default, 0, padDirection) : new ZeroPaddedSpan(span.Slice(startIndex, 1), 0, padDirection);
-                // return bytes.Length == 0 ? new ZeroPaddedSpan(default, 1) : new ZeroPaddedSpan(bytes.Slice(startIndex, 1), 0);
-            }
-
             int copiedLength = Math.Min(span.Length - startIndex, length);
             return new ZeroPaddedSpan(span.Slice(startIndex, copiedLength), length - copiedLength, padDirection);
         }