diff --git a/turbo/execution/eth1/forkchoice.go b/turbo/execution/eth1/forkchoice.go
index 92844d9836a..a7d1bf0563e 100644
--- a/turbo/execution/eth1/forkchoice.go
+++ b/turbo/execution/eth1/forkchoice.go
@@ -280,15 +280,6 @@ func (e *EthereumExecutionModule) updateForkChoice(ctx context.Context, original
 			return
 		}
 
-		// If we don't have it, too bad
-		if fcuHeader == nil {
-			sendForkchoiceReceiptWithoutWaiting(outcomeCh, &execution.ForkChoiceReceipt{
-				LatestValidHash: gointerfaces.ConvertHashToH256(common.Hash{}),
-				Status:          execution.ExecutionStatus_MissingSegment,
-			}, false)
-			return
-		}
-
 		currentParentHash := fcuHeader.ParentHash
 		currentParentNumber := fcuHeader.Number.Uint64() - 1
 		isCanonicalHash, err := e.isCanonicalHash(ctx, tx, currentParentHash)