diff --git a/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/block.rs b/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/block.rs
index dc6f5d131268537ae46f4ea7adc2826abb08753e..97a4a6ad5539cb77042b7ca8a80d246717f4148a 100644
--- a/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/block.rs
+++ b/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/block.rs
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ fn promote_block<Host: Runtime>(
     safe_host.promote_trace()?;
     drop_blueprint(safe_host.host, number)?;
 
-    let number = block_storage::read_current_number(safe_host.host)?;
     let hash = block_storage::read_current_hash(safe_host.host)?;
 
     Event::BlueprintApplied { number, hash }.store(safe_host.host)?;