diff --git a/apps/namadillo/src/App/WorkerTest.tsx b/apps/namadillo/src/App/WorkerTest.tsx
index cdb0a6248..f7a3123d9 100644
--- a/apps/namadillo/src/App/WorkerTest.tsx
+++ b/apps/namadillo/src/App/WorkerTest.tsx
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@ export function WorkerTest(): JSX.Element {
       ],
     });
 
-    const vks = accounts
-      ?.filter((acc) => acc.type === "shielded-keys")
-      .map((a) => a.viewingKey!);
-
     const disposableSigner = (await refetch()).data;
 
     const msg: Unshield = {
@@ -163,7 +159,6 @@ export function WorkerTest(): JSX.Element {
         },
         unshieldingProps: [shieldingMsgValue],
         chain: chain!,
-        vks: vks!,
       },
     };
 
@@ -208,10 +203,6 @@ export function WorkerTest(): JSX.Element {
       ],
     });
 
-    const vks = accounts
-      ?.filter((acc) => acc.type === "shielded-keys")
-      .map((a) => a.viewingKey!);
-
     const disposableSigner = (await refetch()).data;
 
     const msg: ShieldedTransfer = {
@@ -228,7 +219,6 @@ export function WorkerTest(): JSX.Element {
         },
         props: [shieldingMsgValue],
         chain: chain!,
-        vks: vks!,
       },
     };
 
diff --git a/apps/namadillo/src/atoms/shield/services.ts b/apps/namadillo/src/atoms/shield/services.ts
index 8d82d6aa7..371cd22b4 100644
--- a/apps/namadillo/src/atoms/shield/services.ts
+++ b/apps/namadillo/src/atoms/shield/services.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ export const submitUnshieldTx = async (
       gasConfig,
       unshieldingProps: [unshieldingMsgValue],
       chain,
-      vks: [],
     },
   };
 
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ export const submitShieldedTx = async (
       gasConfig,
       props: [shieldedTransferMsgValue],
       chain,
-      vks: [],
     },
   };
 
diff --git a/apps/namadillo/src/workers/MaspTxMessages.ts b/apps/namadillo/src/workers/MaspTxMessages.ts
index 4ce493838..d67d3a666 100644
--- a/apps/namadillo/src/workers/MaspTxMessages.ts
+++ b/apps/namadillo/src/workers/MaspTxMessages.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ type UnshieldPayload = {
   gasConfig: GasConfig;
   unshieldingProps: UnshieldingTransferMsgValue[];
   chain: ChainSettings;
-  vks: string[];
 };
 export type Unshield = WebWorkerMessage<"unshield", UnshieldPayload>;
 export type UnshieldDone = WebWorkerMessage<
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ type ShieldedTransferPayload = {
   gasConfig: GasConfig;
   props: ShieldedTransferMsgValue[];
   chain: ChainSettings;
-  vks: string[];
 };
 export type ShieldedTransfer = WebWorkerMessage<
   "shielded-transfer",
diff --git a/apps/namadillo/src/workers/MaspTxWorker.ts b/apps/namadillo/src/workers/MaspTxWorker.ts
index cbbbf5d43..dbc519961 100644
--- a/apps/namadillo/src/workers/MaspTxWorker.ts
+++ b/apps/namadillo/src/workers/MaspTxWorker.ts
@@ -103,9 +103,8 @@ async function unshield(
   sdk: Sdk,
   payload: Unshield["payload"]
 ): Promise<EncodedTxData<UnshieldingTransferMsgValue>> {
-  const { account, gasConfig, chain, unshieldingProps, vks } = payload;
+  const { account, gasConfig, chain, unshieldingProps } = payload;
 
-  await sdk.rpc.shieldedSync(vks);
   await sdk.masp.loadMaspParams("");
 
   const encodedTxData = await buildTx<UnshieldingTransferMsgValue>(
@@ -125,9 +124,8 @@ async function shieldedTransfer(
   sdk: Sdk,
   payload: ShieldedTransfer["payload"]
 ): Promise<EncodedTxData<ShieldedTransferMsgValue>> {
-  const { account, gasConfig, chain, props, vks } = payload;
+  const { account, gasConfig, chain, props } = payload;
 
-  await sdk.rpc.shieldedSync(vks);
   await sdk.masp.loadMaspParams("");
 
   const encodedTxData = await buildTx<ShieldedTransferMsgValue>(