diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index 805ccc9fd..34e1a5183 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ where
         if self.head().beacon_block_root == parent_block_root {
             self.update_canonical_head(block.clone(), block_root, state.clone(), state_root);
             // Update the local state variable.
-            *self.state.write() = state.clone();
+            *self.state.write() = state;
         }
 
         Ok(BlockProcessingOutcome::ValidBlock(ValidBlock::Processed))