diff --git a/app/ante/eth.go b/app/ante/eth.go
index 5df2b524..59005e4f 100644
--- a/app/ante/eth.go
+++ b/app/ante/eth.go
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ func NewEthSetupContextDecorator() EthSetupContextDecorator {
 // This is undone at the EthGasConsumeDecorator, where the context is set with the
 // ethereum tx GasLimit.
 func (escd EthSetupContextDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate bool, next sdk.AnteHandler) (newCtx sdk.Context, err error) {
-	ctx = ctx.WithBlockGasMeter(sdk.NewInfiniteGasMeter())
-
 	// all transactions must implement GasTx
 	gasTx, ok := tx.(authante.GasTx)
 	if !ok {