diff --git a/internal/store/store.go b/internal/store/store.go
index a7ab35c58..1ba7e398d 100644
--- a/internal/store/store.go
+++ b/internal/store/store.go
@@ -576,11 +576,6 @@ func (bs *BlockStore) saveBlockToBatch(batch dbm.Batch, block *types.Block, bloc
 		return err
 	}
 
-	pbec := seenCommit.ToProto()
-	extCommitBytes := mustEncode(pbec)
-	if err := batch.Set(blockCommitKey(height), extCommitBytes); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	return nil
 }