diff --git a/zilliqa/src/api/zil.rs b/zilliqa/src/api/zil.rs
index 04503966e..683bbe153 100644
--- a/zilliqa/src/api/zil.rs
+++ b/zilliqa/src/api/zil.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ fn create_transaction(
     };
     let signed_transaction = SignedTransaction::Zilliqa {
         tx: tx.clone(),
-        key: key.clone(),
+        key,
         sig,
     };