diff --git a/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_dynamic_inner_padded_height_256_fri_exp_4.json b/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_dynamic_inner_padded_height_256_fri_exp_4.json
index ba62eb38..972979ca 100644
--- a/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_dynamic_inner_padded_height_256_fri_exp_4.json
+++ b/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_dynamic_inner_padded_height_256_fri_exp_4.json
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   {
     "name": "tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_dynamic_inner_padded_height_256_fri_exp_4",
     "benchmark_result": {
-      "clock_cycle_count": 195204,
-      "hash_table_height": 143119,
-      "u32_table_height": 26331,
-      "op_stack_table_height": 177162,
-      "ram_table_height": 289257
+      "clock_cycle_count": 195215,
+      "hash_table_height": 143125,
+      "u32_table_height": 26065,
+      "op_stack_table_height": 177172,
+      "ram_table_height": 289262
     },
     "case": "CommonCase"
   }
diff --git a/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_dynamic_inner_padded_height_512_fri_exp_4.json b/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_dynamic_inner_padded_height_512_fri_exp_4.json
index c71c74f4..ce0ec938 100644
--- a/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_dynamic_inner_padded_height_512_fri_exp_4.json
+++ b/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_dynamic_inner_padded_height_512_fri_exp_4.json
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   {
     "name": "tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_dynamic_inner_padded_height_512_fri_exp_4",
     "benchmark_result": {
-      "clock_cycle_count": 203274,
-      "hash_table_height": 150811,
-      "u32_table_height": 34225,
-      "op_stack_table_height": 182344,
-      "ram_table_height": 290444
+      "clock_cycle_count": 203285,
+      "hash_table_height": 150817,
+      "u32_table_height": 33925,
+      "op_stack_table_height": 182354,
+      "ram_table_height": 290449
     },
     "case": "CommonCase"
   }
diff --git a/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_static_inner_padded_height_256_fri_exp_4.json b/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_static_inner_padded_height_256_fri_exp_4.json
index 98413ce3..3743db8c 100644
--- a/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_static_inner_padded_height_256_fri_exp_4.json
+++ b/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_static_inner_padded_height_256_fri_exp_4.json
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   {
     "name": "tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_static_inner_padded_height_256_fri_exp_4",
     "benchmark_result": {
-      "clock_cycle_count": 183501,
-      "hash_table_height": 129073,
-      "u32_table_height": 24910,
-      "op_stack_table_height": 169356,
-      "ram_table_height": 285358
+      "clock_cycle_count": 183512,
+      "hash_table_height": 129085,
+      "u32_table_height": 25825,
+      "op_stack_table_height": 169366,
+      "ram_table_height": 285363
     },
     "case": "CommonCase"
   }
diff --git a/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_static_inner_padded_height_512_fri_exp_4.json b/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_static_inner_padded_height_512_fri_exp_4.json
index c663e88a..d1b5a3cb 100644
--- a/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_static_inner_padded_height_512_fri_exp_4.json
+++ b/tasm-lib/benchmarks/tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_static_inner_padded_height_512_fri_exp_4.json
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   {
     "name": "tasmlib_verifier_stark_verify_static_inner_padded_height_512_fri_exp_4",
     "benchmark_result": {
-      "clock_cycle_count": 191571,
-      "hash_table_height": 136765,
-      "u32_table_height": 34281,
-      "op_stack_table_height": 174538,
-      "ram_table_height": 286545
+      "clock_cycle_count": 191582,
+      "hash_table_height": 136777,
+      "u32_table_height": 34566,
+      "op_stack_table_height": 174548,
+      "ram_table_height": 286550
     },
     "case": "CommonCase"
   }
diff --git a/tasm-lib/src/verifier/stark_verify.rs b/tasm-lib/src/verifier/stark_verify.rs
index db9f3585..31443d4a 100644
--- a/tasm-lib/src/verifier/stark_verify.rs
+++ b/tasm-lib/src/verifier/stark_verify.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ use crate::verifier::master_table::verify_table_rows::VerifyTableRows;
 use crate::verifier::out_of_domain_points::OodPoint;
 use crate::verifier::out_of_domain_points::OutOfDomainPoints;
 use crate::verifier::vm_proof_iter::dequeue_next_as::DequeueNextAs;
+use crate::verifier::vm_proof_iter::drop::Drop;
 use crate::verifier::vm_proof_iter::new::New;
 
 /// Verify a STARK proof.
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ impl BasicSnippet for StarkVerify {
         let entrypoint = self.entrypoint();
 
         let proof_to_vm_proof_iter = library.import(Box::new(New));
+        let drop_vm_proof_iter = library.import(Box::new(Drop));
 
         let ood_curr_row_main_and_aux_value_pointer_alloc =
             library.kmalloc(EXTENSION_DEGREE.try_into().unwrap());
@@ -1039,10 +1041,10 @@ impl BasicSnippet for StarkVerify {
                 assert
                 // _ *beqd_ws *p_iter *oodpnts *fri *btrows *odd_brow_next *etrows *ood_erow_nxt *ood_brow_curr *ood_erow_curr *fri_revealed *qseg_elems num_colli
 
-                /* Clean up stack */
+                /* Clean up stack and drop p_iter, ensuring that it ends up in a consistent state */
                 swap 12
                 swap 11
-                pop 1
+                call {drop_vm_proof_iter}
                 // _ num_colli *beqd_ws *oodpnts *fri *btrows *odd_brow_next *etrows *ood_erow_nxt *ood_brow_curr *ood_erow_curr *fri_revealed *qseg_elems
 
                 /* Sum out-of-domain values */