diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/simplicity_tx.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/simplicity_tx.cpp
index e463d20926..7a1b927004 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/simplicity_tx.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/simplicity_tx.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <span.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
 #include <script/sigcache.h>
@@ -64,6 +65,14 @@ void initialize_simplicity_tx()
     INPUT_ASSET_CONF.vchCommitment[0] = 0x0a;
 }
 
+void write_u32(FILE *fh, uint32_t val) {
+    unsigned char buf[4];
+
+    val = htole32(val);
+    memcpy(buf, &val, 4);
+    assert(fwrite(buf, 1, 4, fh) == 4);
+}
+
 FUZZ_TARGET_INIT(simplicity_tx, initialize_simplicity_tx)
 {
     simplicity_err error;
@@ -113,7 +122,6 @@ FUZZ_TARGET_INIT(simplicity_tx, initialize_simplicity_tx)
     // 3. Construct `nIn` and `spent_outs` arrays.
     bool expect_simplicity = false;
     std::vector<CTxOut> spent_outs{};
-    unsigned char last_cmr[32] = { 0 };
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < mtx.vin.size(); i++) {
         // Null asset or value would assert in the interpreter, and are impossible
         // to hit in real transactions. Nonces are not included in the UTXO set and
@@ -152,15 +160,6 @@ FUZZ_TARGET_INIT(simplicity_tx, initialize_simplicity_tx)
                     // Compute CMR and do some sanity checks on it (and the program)
                     std::vector<unsigned char> cmr(32, 0);
                     assert(simplicity_computeCmr(&error, cmr.data(), program.data(), program.size()));
-                    if (error == SIMPLICITY_NO_ERROR) {
-                        if (memcmp(last_cmr, cmr.data(), sizeof(last_cmr)) == 0) {
-                            // If we have already seen this CMR this transaction, try mangling
-                            // it to check that this produces a CMR error and not something worse.
-                            cmr.data()[1] ^= 1;
-                        }
-                        memcpy(last_cmr, cmr.data(), sizeof(last_cmr));
-                    }
-
                     const XOnlyPubKey internal{Span{control}.subspan(1, TAPROOT_CONTROL_BASE_SIZE - 1)};
 
                     const CScript leaf_script{cmr.begin(), cmr.end()};