diff --git a/internal/state/execution.go b/internal/state/execution.go
index 2b5721da1..3cb94b543 100644
--- a/internal/state/execution.go
+++ b/internal/state/execution.go
@@ -383,8 +383,6 @@ func execBlockOnProxyApp(
 	dtxs := make([]*abci.ResponseDeliverTx, len(block.Txs))
 	abciResponses.DeliverTxs = dtxs
 
-	commitInfo := buildLastCommitInfo(block, store, initialHeight)
-
 	// Begin block
 	var err error
 	pbh := block.Header.ToProto()
@@ -397,7 +395,7 @@ func execBlockOnProxyApp(
 		abci.RequestBeginBlock{
 			Hash:                block.Hash(),
 			Header:              *pbh,
-			LastCommitInfo:      commitInfo,
+			LastCommitInfo:      buildLastCommitInfo(block, store, initialHeight),
 			ByzantineValidators: block.Evidence.ToABCI(),
 		},
 	)
diff --git a/types/evidence.go b/types/evidence.go
index 825e35a03..a2297fe4e 100644
--- a/types/evidence.go
+++ b/types/evidence.go
@@ -681,6 +681,8 @@ func (evl EvidenceList) Has(evidence Evidence) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// ToABCI converts the evidence list to a list of the equivalent abci proto type
+// for use when communicating the evidence to an application.
 func (evl EvidenceList) ToABCI() []abci.Evidence {
 	el := make([]abci.Evidence, 0)
 	for _, e := range evl {