diff --git a/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/block_template_protocol.rs b/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/block_template_protocol.rs
index 843f183fe0..90849fba4b 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/block_template_protocol.rs
+++ b/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/block_template_protocol.rs
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ fn add_monero_data(
         .tari_difficulty(tari_difficulty)
         .tari_merge_mining_hash(merge_mining_hash)
         .aux_hashes(aux_chain_hashes.clone())
-        // .new_block_template(template_data.template)
         .build()?;
 
     // Deserialize the block template blob