diff --git a/cairo_zero/kakarot/instructions/system_operations.cairo b/cairo_zero/kakarot/instructions/system_operations.cairo
index 532775cd9..34f0f2eb7 100644
--- a/cairo_zero/kakarot/instructions/system_operations.cairo
+++ b/cairo_zero/kakarot/instructions/system_operations.cairo
@@ -190,11 +190,9 @@ namespace SystemOperations {
         State.update_account(target_account);
 
         let transfer = model.Transfer(evm.message.address, target_account.address, [value]);
-        let success = State.add_transfer(transfer);
-        if (success == 0) {
-            Stack.push_uint128(0);
-            return child_evm;
-        }
+
+        // @dev: This transfer cannot fail, as the balance was checked before.
+        let _success = State.add_transfer(transfer);
 
         return child_evm;
     }