diff --git a/chain/gen/genesis/genesis.go b/chain/gen/genesis/genesis.go
index 826113071..54d4d9e2c 100644
--- a/chain/gen/genesis/genesis.go
+++ b/chain/gen/genesis/genesis.go
@@ -347,11 +347,6 @@ func VerifyPreSealedData(ctx context.Context, cs *store.ChainStore, stateroot ci
 		return cid.Undef, err
 	}
 
-	vm, err := vm.NewVM(stateroot, 0, &fakeRand{}, cs.Blockstore(), mkFakedSigSyscalls(cs.VMSys()))
-	if err != nil {
-		return cid.Undef, xerrors.Errorf("failed to create NewVM: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	_, err = doExecValue(ctx, vm, builtin.VerifiedRegistryActorAddr, verifregRoot, types.NewInt(0), builtin.MethodsVerifiedRegistry.AddVerifier, mustEnc(&verifreg.AddVerifierParams{
 
 		Address:   verifier,