diff --git a/node/chainSimulator/process/processor.go b/node/chainSimulator/process/processor.go
index d1a324a8cd5..2cf7e0b3883 100644
--- a/node/chainSimulator/process/processor.go
+++ b/node/chainSimulator/process/processor.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package process
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/common"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/consensus/spos"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/node/chainSimulator/configs"
@@ -121,13 +119,6 @@ func (creator *blocksCreator) CreateNewBlock() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	header, block, err = bp.ProcessBlock(header, block, func() time.Duration {
-		return time.Second
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	err = bp.CommitBlock(header, block)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err