diff --git a/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/block_template_data.rs b/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/block_template_data.rs
index 3efea03f77..c5afd3a479 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/block_template_data.rs
+++ b/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/block_template_data.rs
@@ -121,14 +121,8 @@ impl BlockTemplateRepository {
     pub async fn save_final_block_template_if_key_unique(&self, block_template: FinalBlockTemplateData) {
         let merge_mining_hash = block_template.aux_chain_mr.to_vec();
         let mut b = self.blocks.write().await;
-        b.entry(merge_mining_hash).or_insert_with(|| {
-            // trace!(
-            //     target: LOG_TARGET,
-            //     "Saving final block template with merge mining hash: {:?}",
-            //     hex::encode(&merge_mining_hash)
-            // );
-            BlockRepositoryItem::new(block_template)
-        });
+        b.entry(merge_mining_hash)
+            .or_insert_with(|| BlockRepositoryItem::new(block_template));
     }
 
     /// Store [NewBlockTemplate] at the hash value if the key does not exist.
@@ -359,10 +353,9 @@ pub mod test {
         let hash2 = vec![2; 32];
         let hash3 = vec![3; 32];
         let block_template = create_block_template_data();
-        btr.save_final_block_template_if_key_unique(hash1.clone(), block_template.clone())
-            .await;
-        btr.save_final_block_template_if_key_unique(hash2.clone(), block_template)
+        btr.save_final_block_template_if_key_unique(block_template.clone())
             .await;
+        btr.save_final_block_template_if_key_unique(block_template).await;
         assert!(btr.get_final_template(hash1.clone()).await.is_some());
         assert!(btr.get_final_template(hash2.clone()).await.is_some());
         assert!(btr.get_final_template(hash3.clone()).await.is_none());
diff --git a/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/proxy/inner.rs b/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/proxy/inner.rs
index 892dc8d7c0..5f200a71c0 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/proxy/inner.rs
+++ b/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/src/proxy/inner.rs
@@ -136,24 +136,8 @@ impl InnerService {
                     details: "get_tip_info failed".to_string(),
                 }
             })?;
-            let height = result
-                .get_ref()
-                .metadata
-                .as_ref()
-                .map(|meta| meta.best_block_height)
-                .ok_or(MmProxyError::GrpcResponseMissingField("base node metadata"))?;
         }
-        // if result.get_ref().initial_sync_achieved != self.initial_sync_achieved.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
-        //     self.initial_sync_achieved
-        //         .store(result.get_ref().initial_sync_achieved, Ordering::SeqCst);
-        //     debug!(
-        //         target: LOG_TARGET,
-        //         "Minotari base node initial sync status change to {}",
-        //         result.get_ref().initial_sync_achieved
-        //     );
-        // }
-
-        info!(
+                info!(
             target: LOG_TARGET,
             "Monero height = #{}, Minotari base node height = #{}, P2pool height: #{}", monero_height, base_node_height, p2pool_height
         );