diff --git a/ethutil/trie.go b/ethutil/trie.go
index a17dc37ad..c67f750bc 100644
--- a/ethutil/trie.go
+++ b/ethutil/trie.go
@@ -219,18 +219,6 @@ func (t *Trie) UpdateState(node interface{}, key []int, value string) interface{
 }
 
 func (t *Trie) Put(node interface{}) interface{} {
-	/*
-		enc := Encode(node)
-		if len(enc) >= 32 {
-			var sha []byte
-			sha = Sha3Bin(enc)
-			//t.db.Put([]byte(sha), enc)
-
-			return sha
-		}
-		return node
-	*/
-
 	/*
 		TODO?
 			c := Conv(t.Root)