diff --git a/.github/workflows/block_replay.yml b/.github/workflows/block_replay.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e364055..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/block_replay.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-name: Block replay test
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ master ]
-
-jobs:
-  replay:
-    runs-on: self-hosted
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-      with:
-        go-version: 1.19
-
-    - name: Extract converted db
-      run: |
-        mkdir .ethereum
-        tar xf /home/devops/verkle-test-dependencies/replay_converted.tgz --strip-components=1 -C .ethereum
-
-    - name: Download geth from the proper repo
-      run: git clone https://github.com/gballet/go-ethereum -b overlay/changes-for-replay geth
-      # run: git clone https://github.com/gballet/go-ethereum -b beverly-hills+sepolia-replay geth
-
-    - name: Edit geth to use this repo and build it
-      run: |
-        cd geth
-        cp /home/devops/verkle-test-dependencies/fork.txt .
-        go mod edit -replace=github.com/ethereum/go-verkle=$PWD/..
-        go mod edit -replace=github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa=github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa@`grep go-ipa ../go.mod | cut -d'-' -f 5`
-        go mod download github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa
-        go mod tidy
-        go build ./cmd/geth/...
- 
-    - name: Run replay
-      run: |
-        cd geth
-        echo 230080 > conversion.txt
-        ./geth import --datadir=../.ethereum /home/devops/verkle-test-dependencies/next_blocks4
-
-    # - name: Upload profiler file
-    #   uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-    #   with:
-    #     name: cpu.out
-    #     path: ./geth/cpu.out
-
-    # - name: Generate profile diagram
-    #   run: |
-    #     cd geth
-    #     go tool pprof -png cpu.out > profile001.png
-
-    # - name: Upload profiler picture
-    #   uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-    #   with:
-    #     name: profile.png
-    #     path: ./geth/profile001.png
-
-    - name: Cleanup
-      if: always()
-      run: rm -rf geth .ethereum
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a1e7ce..1946b93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 [![Go Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/go-v1.19-green.svg)](https://golang.org/dl/)
 [![Lint and Test](https://github.com/ethereum/go-verkle/actions/workflows/go.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ethereum/go-verkle/actions/workflows/go.yml)
-[![DeepSource](https://deepsource.io/gh/ethereum/go-verkle.svg/?label=active+issues&show_trend=true&token=OjuF5Q2HbKzpWY8LgWuffNZp)](https://deepsource.io/gh/ethereum/go-verkle/?ref=repository-badge)
 [![goreports](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/ethereum/go-verkle)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/ethereum/go-verkle)
 [![API Reference](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/915b7be44ada53c290eb157634330494ebe3e30a/68747470733a2f2f676f646f632e6f72672f6769746875622e636f6d2f676f6c616e672f6764646f3f7374617475732e737667)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/ethereum/go-verkle)
-[![Block replay](https://github.com/ethereum/go-verkle/actions/workflows/block_replay.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ethereum/go-verkle/actions/workflows/block_replay.yml)
-
 
 # go-verkle
 
diff --git a/proof_ipa.go b/proof_ipa.go
index e540163..c1f2081 100644
--- a/proof_ipa.go
+++ b/proof_ipa.go
@@ -565,7 +565,9 @@ func Verify(vp *VerkleProof, preStateRoot []byte, postStateRoot []byte, statedif
 	}
 
 	rootC := new(Point)
-	rootC.SetBytes(preStateRoot)
+	if err := rootC.SetBytes(preStateRoot); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error setting prestate root: %w", err)
+	}
 	pretree, err := PreStateTreeFromProof(proof, rootC)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error rebuilding the pre-tree from proof: %w", err)