diff --git a/consensus/state.go b/consensus/state.go
index 299e8dc61..53560a584 100644
--- a/consensus/state.go
+++ b/consensus/state.go
@@ -666,7 +666,6 @@ func (cs *State) updateToState(state sm.State) {
 	}
 
 	// Reset fields based on state.
-	validators := state.Validators
 	voters := state.Voters
 
 	switch {
@@ -727,7 +726,6 @@ func (cs *State) updateToState(state sm.State) {
 	cs.CommitRound = -1
 	cs.LastVoters = state.LastVoters
 	cs.TriggeredTimeoutPrecommit = false
-	cs.Proposer = validators.SelectProposer(state.LastProofHash, cs.Height, cs.Round)
 
 	cs.state = state
 
diff --git a/test/maverick/consensus/state.go b/test/maverick/consensus/state.go
index a89a41071..0d3648ff7 100644
--- a/test/maverick/consensus/state.go
+++ b/test/maverick/consensus/state.go
@@ -858,7 +858,6 @@ func (cs *State) updateToState(state sm.State) {
 	}
 
 	// Reset fields based on state.
-	validators := state.Validators
 	voters := state.Voters
 
 	switch {
@@ -915,7 +914,6 @@ func (cs *State) updateToState(state sm.State) {
 	cs.CommitRound = -1
 	cs.LastVoters = state.LastVoters
 	cs.TriggeredTimeoutPrecommit = false
-	cs.Proposer = validators.SelectProposer(state.LastProofHash, cs.Height, cs.Round)
 
 	cs.state = state