diff --git a/eth/api.go b/eth/api.go
index cac47bce525..b56b800c32b 100644
--- a/eth/api.go
+++ b/eth/api.go
@@ -376,9 +376,6 @@ func generateWitness(blockchain *core.BlockChain, block *types.Block) (*stateles
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to validate block %d: %w", block.Number(), err)
 	}
 
-	if err = testWitness(blockchain, block, witness); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	return witness, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index fdf579d5339..25e472d7298 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 5         // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 9         // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 4         // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 5         // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "mainnet" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )