diff --git a/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1.go b/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1.go
index 0b0dd8b1667c..a6b93168eef3 100644
--- a/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1.go
+++ b/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1.go
@@ -295,9 +295,13 @@ func (pubKey *PubKeyOld) Equals(other cryptotypes.PubKey) bool {
 }
 
 func (pubKey *PubKeyOld) VerifySignature(msg []byte, sigStr []byte) bool {
-	if len(sigStr) != SigSize {
-		return false
-	}
+	// HV2: this check is removed because the sigSize validation is performed in ethCrypto.VerifySignature
+
+	/*
+		if len(sigStr) != SigSize {
+			return false
+		}
+	*/
 
 	hash := ethCrypto.Keccak256(msg)
 	return ethCrypto.VerifySignature(pubKey.Key, hash, sigStr[:64])
diff --git a/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go b/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
index 938536f24c20..cda0ca5cb410 100644
--- a/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
+++ b/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@ func (privKey *PrivKey) Sign(msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 // VerifySignature verifies a signature of the form R || S || V.
 // It rejects signatures which are not in lower-S form.
 func (pubKey *PubKey) VerifySignature(msg []byte, sigStr []byte) bool {
-	//if len(sigStr) != SigSize {
-	//	return false
-	//}
+	// HV2: this check is removed because the sigSize validation is performed in ethCrypto.VerifySignature
+
+	/*
+		if len(sigStr) != SigSize {
+			return false
+		}
+	*/
 
 	hash := ethCrypto.Keccak256(msg)
 	return ethCrypto.VerifySignature(pubKey.Key, hash, sigStr[:64])