diff --git a/circuits/cpp/src/aztec3/circuits/kernel/private/native_private_kernel_circuit_ordering.cpp b/circuits/cpp/src/aztec3/circuits/kernel/private/native_private_kernel_circuit_ordering.cpp
index a4b281362f60..c1fd7362e455 100644
--- a/circuits/cpp/src/aztec3/circuits/kernel/private/native_private_kernel_circuit_ordering.cpp
+++ b/circuits/cpp/src/aztec3/circuits/kernel/private/native_private_kernel_circuit_ordering.cpp
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ void match_nullifiers_to_commitments_and_squash(
                 match_pos = nullified_commitment == new_commitments[hint_pos] ? hint_pos : match_pos;
             }
 
-            for (size_t c_idx = 0; c_idx < MAX_NEW_COMMITMENTS_PER_TX; c_idx++) {
-                // If there are multiple matches, this picks the last one
-                match_pos = (nullified_commitments[n_idx] == new_commitments[c_idx]) ? c_idx : match_pos;
-            }
-
             if (match_pos != MAX_NEW_COMMITMENTS_PER_TX) {
                 // match found!
                 // squash both the nullifier and the commitment
diff --git a/circuits/cpp/src/aztec3/circuits/kernel/private/native_private_kernel_circuit_ordering.test.cpp b/circuits/cpp/src/aztec3/circuits/kernel/private/native_private_kernel_circuit_ordering.test.cpp
index e1ef0464373a..829366423c8e 100644
--- a/circuits/cpp/src/aztec3/circuits/kernel/private/native_private_kernel_circuit_ordering.test.cpp
+++ b/circuits/cpp/src/aztec3/circuits/kernel/private/native_private_kernel_circuit_ordering.test.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ TEST_F(native_private_kernel_ordering_tests, native_squash_one_of_one_transient_
     previous_kernel.public_inputs.end.new_nullifiers = new_nullifiers;
     previous_kernel.public_inputs.end.nullified_commitments = nullifier_commitments;
 
+    // Correct nullifier_commitment hint for new_nullifiers[0] == 0 is correct due to the default
+    // initialization of the array.
     PrivateKernelInputsOrdering<NT> private_inputs{ .previous_kernel = previous_kernel };
 
     DummyBuilder builder =
@@ -254,7 +256,9 @@ TEST_F(native_private_kernel_ordering_tests, native_squash_one_of_two_transient_
     previous_kernel.public_inputs.end.new_nullifiers = new_nullifiers;
     previous_kernel.public_inputs.end.nullified_commitments = nullifier_commitments;
 
-    PrivateKernelInputsOrdering<NT> private_inputs{ .previous_kernel = previous_kernel };
+    PrivateKernelInputsOrdering<NT> private_inputs{ .previous_kernel = previous_kernel,
+                                                    .nullifier_commitment_hints =
+                                                        std::array<fr, MAX_NEW_NULLIFIERS_PER_TX>{ 1 } };
 
     DummyBuilder builder =
         DummyBuilder("native_private_kernel_ordering_tests__native_squash_one_of_two_transient_matches_works");
@@ -289,7 +293,9 @@ TEST_F(native_private_kernel_ordering_tests, native_squash_two_of_two_transient_
     previous_kernel.public_inputs.end.new_nullifiers = new_nullifiers;
     previous_kernel.public_inputs.end.nullified_commitments = nullifier_commitments;
 
-    PrivateKernelInputsOrdering<NT> private_inputs{ .previous_kernel = previous_kernel };
+    PrivateKernelInputsOrdering<NT> private_inputs{ .previous_kernel = previous_kernel,
+                                                    .nullifier_commitment_hints =
+                                                        std::array<fr, MAX_NEW_NULLIFIERS_PER_TX>{ 1 } };
 
     DummyBuilder builder =
         DummyBuilder("native_private_kernel_ordering_tests__native_squash_two_of_two_transient_matches_works");