diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/trielog/TrieLogPruner.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/trielog/TrieLogPruner.java
index c7deafecdfa..b93268b7bc6 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/trielog/TrieLogPruner.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/trielog/TrieLogPruner.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private void preloadCache() {
             count.getAndIncrement();
           } else {
             // prune orphaned blocks (sometimes created during block production)
-            rootWorldStateStorage.pruneTrieLog(hashAsBytes);
+            //            rootWorldStateStorage.pruneTrieLog(hashAsBytes);
           }
         });
     LOG.atInfo().log("Loaded {} trie logs from database", count);