diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/input.go b/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
index 7243c472b..8e9118605 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func (m *Sealing) SectorAddPieceToAny(ctx context.Context, size abi.UnpaddedPiec
 		m.inputLk.Unlock()
 		select {
 		case <-pp.doneCh:
-			res := pp.resp.Load().(*pieceAcceptResp)
+			res := pp.resp
 			return api.SectorOffset{Sector: res.sn, Offset: res.offset.Padded()}, res.err
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return api.SectorOffset{}, ctx.Err()
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (m *Sealing) SectorAddPieceToAny(ctx context.Context, size abi.UnpaddedPiec
 		assigned: false,
 	}
 	pp.accepted = func(sn abi.SectorNumber, offset abi.UnpaddedPieceSize, err error) {
-		pp.resp.Store(&pieceAcceptResp{sn, offset, err})
+		pp.resp = &pieceAcceptResp{sn, offset, err}
 		close(pp.doneCh)
 	}
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func (m *Sealing) SectorAddPieceToAny(ctx context.Context, size abi.UnpaddedPiec
 
 	select {
 	case <-doneCh:
-		res := pp.resp.Load().(*pieceAcceptResp)
+		res := pp.resp
 		return api.SectorOffset{Sector: res.sn, Offset: res.offset.Padded()}, res.err
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return api.SectorOffset{}, ctx.Err()
diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/sealing.go b/extern/storage-sealing/sealing.go
index abfed55c7..907d7cdfd 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/sealing.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/sealing.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ type pieceAcceptResp struct {
 
 type pendingPiece struct {
 	doneCh chan struct{}
-	resp   atomic.Value
+	resp   *pieceAcceptResp
 
 	size abi.UnpaddedPieceSize
 	deal api.PieceDealInfo