diff --git a/vms/proposervm/batched_vm.go b/vms/proposervm/batched_vm.go
index d9512a95ce5e..86672bdc19ea 100644
--- a/vms/proposervm/batched_vm.go
+++ b/vms/proposervm/batched_vm.go
@@ -159,6 +159,5 @@ func (vm *VM) getStatelessBlk(blkID ids.ID) (statelessblock.Block, error) {
 	if currentBlk, exists := vm.verifiedBlocks[blkID]; exists {
 		return currentBlk.getStatelessBlk(), nil
 	}
-	statelessBlock, err := vm.State.GetBlock(blkID)
-	return statelessBlock, err
+	return vm.State.GetBlock(blkID)
 }