diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0cd9121b4..61c4fc09b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ needed to include double quotes around the hexadecimal string.
 - [#2168](https://github.com/NibiruChain/nibiru/pull/2168) - chore(evm-solidity): Move unrelated docs, gen-embeds, and add Solidity docs
 - [#2165](https://github.com/NibiruChain/nibiru/pull/2165) - fix(evm): use Singleton StateDB pattern for EVM txs
 - [#2169](https://github.com/NibiruChain/nibiru/pull/2169) - fix(evm): Better handling erc20 metadata
+- [#2170](https://github.com/NibiruChain/nibiru/pull/2170) - chore: Remove redundant allowUnprotectedTxs
 - [#2172](https://github.com/NibiruChain/nibiru/pull/2172) - chore: close iterator in IterateEpochInfo
+- 
 #### Nibiru EVM | Before Audit 2 - 2024-12-06
 
 The codebase went through a third-party [Code4rena
diff --git a/app/evmante/evmante_sigverify.go b/app/evmante/evmante_sigverify.go
index 31c4a1a7f..ff9918180 100644
--- a/app/evmante/evmante_sigverify.go
+++ b/app/evmante/evmante_sigverify.go
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ func (esvd EthSigVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(
 			)
 		}
 
-		allowUnprotectedTxs := false
 		ethTx := msgEthTx.AsTransaction()
-		if !allowUnprotectedTxs && !ethTx.Protected() {
+		if !ethTx.Protected() {
 			return ctx, errors.Wrapf(
 				sdkerrors.ErrNotSupported,
 				"rejected unprotected Ethereum transaction. "+