diff --git a/smt.go b/smt.go
index 8606b9d..d16ff89 100644
--- a/smt.go
+++ b/smt.go
@@ -765,7 +765,6 @@ func (tree *BNBSparseMerkleTree) Clear(recentVersion *Version) (err error) {
 			tree.rootSize += uint64(versionSize * len(tree.root.Children[i].Versions))
 		}
 	}
-	_, err = tree.Commit(&version)
 	return err
 }