diff --git a/consensus/beacon/consensus.go b/consensus/beacon/consensus.go
index 6a18084fdb19..4627b4d837bc 100644
--- a/consensus/beacon/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/beacon/consensus.go
@@ -426,16 +426,9 @@ func (beacon *Beacon) FinalizeAndAssemble(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, hea
 			panic("invalid tree type")
 		}
 		if okpre && okpost {
-			// Resolve values from the pre state, the post
-			// state should already have the values in memory.
 			// TODO: see if this can be captured at the witness
 			// level, like it used to.
 			for _, key := range keys {
-				_, err := vtrpre.GetWithHashedKey(key)
-				if err != nil {
-					panic(err)
-				}
-
 				// WORKAROUND: the post trie would normally not
 				// need to be searched for keys, as all of them
 				// were resolved during block execution.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 54ad6c5da931..74abe3a17cbf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fjl/memsize v0.0.0-20190710130421-bcb5799ab5e5
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0
 	github.com/gballet/go-libpcsclite v0.0.0-20190607065134-2772fd86a8ff
-	github.com/gballet/go-verkle v0.1.1-0.20231017182008-0af58979f08c
+	github.com/gballet/go-verkle v0.1.1-0.20231018152418-3d7dc630839e
 	github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.1
 	github.com/gofrs/flock v0.8.1
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0fdb5918afbb..c48a60c99f4c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EzMw8dbp/YJL4A5/sbhGddag+NPT7q084agLbB
 github.com/aymerick/raymond v2.0.3-0.20180322193309-b565731e1464+incompatible/go.mod h1:osfaiScAUVup+UC9Nfq76eWqDhXlp+4UYaA8uhTBO6g=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
-github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.9.0 h1:g1YivPG8jOtrN013Fe8OBXubkiTwvm7/vG2vXz03ANU=
-github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.9.0/go.mod h1:7hO7Gc7Pp1vODcmWvKMRA9BNmbv6a/7QIWpPxHddWR8=
 github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.10.0 h1:ePXTeiPEazB5+opbv5fr8umg2R/1NlzgDsyepwsSr88=
 github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.10.0/go.mod h1:7hO7Gc7Pp1vODcmWvKMRA9BNmbv6a/7QIWpPxHddWR8=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.2.0 h1:fzn1qaOt32TuLjFlkzYSsBC35Q3KUjT1SwPxiMSCF5k=
@@ -86,8 +84,6 @@ github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man v1.0.10/go.mod h1:SmD6nW6nTyfqj6ABTjUi3V3JVMnlJmwc
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2 h1:p1EgwI/C7NhT0JmVkwCD2ZBK8j4aeHQX2pMHHBfMQ6w=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
-github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa v0.0.0-20230914135612-d1b03fcb8e58 h1:PwUlswsGOrLB677lW4XrlWLeszY3BaDGbvZ6dYk28tQ=
-github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa v0.0.0-20230914135612-d1b03fcb8e58/go.mod h1:J+gsi6D4peY0kyhaklyXFRVHOQWI2I5uU0c2+/90HYc=
 github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa v0.0.0-20231015184653-ceac2650f699 h1:ng/jln5iPr92iLbq6dHHa5dbObAgUmAoQO7Zjx1vYHM=
 github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa v0.0.0-20231015184653-ceac2650f699/go.mod h1:J+gsi6D4peY0kyhaklyXFRVHOQWI2I5uU0c2+/90HYc=
 github.com/crate-crypto/go-kzg-4844 v0.3.0 h1:UBlWE0CgyFqqzTI+IFyCzA7A3Zw4iip6uzRv5NIXG0A=
@@ -148,10 +144,8 @@ github.com/garslo/gogen v0.0.0-20170306192744-1d203ffc1f61/go.mod h1:Q0X6pkwTILD
 github.com/gavv/httpexpect v2.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:x+9tiU1YnrOvnB725RkpoLv1M62hOWzwo5OXotisrKc=
 github.com/gballet/go-libpcsclite v0.0.0-20190607065134-2772fd86a8ff h1:tY80oXqGNY4FhTFhk+o9oFHGINQ/+vhlm8HFzi6znCI=
 github.com/gballet/go-libpcsclite v0.0.0-20190607065134-2772fd86a8ff/go.mod h1:x7DCsMOv1taUwEWCzT4cmDeAkigA5/QCwUodaVOe8Ww=
-github.com/gballet/go-verkle v0.1.1-0.20231004173727-0a4e93ed640b h1:LHeiiSTL2FEGCP1ov6FqkikiViqygeVo1ZwJ1x3nYSE=
-github.com/gballet/go-verkle v0.1.1-0.20231004173727-0a4e93ed640b/go.mod h1:7JamHhSTnnHDhcI3G8r4sWaD9XlleriqVlC3FeAQJKM=
-github.com/gballet/go-verkle v0.1.1-0.20231017182008-0af58979f08c h1:MgjmvQqti384Re4Xg2fqtYYH0k4fWkavDVsVc9op5CE=
-github.com/gballet/go-verkle v0.1.1-0.20231017182008-0af58979f08c/go.mod h1:7JamHhSTnnHDhcI3G8r4sWaD9XlleriqVlC3FeAQJKM=
+github.com/gballet/go-verkle v0.1.1-0.20231018152418-3d7dc630839e h1:3IB7OJpOmge9NpBvHaaiZlZSQQHVRfzKYe7DWWYdHyM=
+github.com/gballet/go-verkle v0.1.1-0.20231018152418-3d7dc630839e/go.mod h1:7JamHhSTnnHDhcI3G8r4sWaD9XlleriqVlC3FeAQJKM=
 github.com/getkin/kin-openapi v0.53.0/go.mod h1:7Yn5whZr5kJi6t+kShccXS8ae1APpYTW6yheSwk8Yi4=
 github.com/getkin/kin-openapi v0.61.0/go.mod h1:7Yn5whZr5kJi6t+kShccXS8ae1APpYTW6yheSwk8Yi4=
 github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.12.0/go.mod h1:NSap0JBYWzHND8oMbyi0+XZhUalc1TBdRL1M71JZW2c=