diff --git a/chain/chain/src/chain.rs b/chain/chain/src/chain.rs
index dd4d606555e..056b0c6bdab 100644
--- a/chain/chain/src/chain.rs
+++ b/chain/chain/src/chain.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ use near_primitives::transaction::{ExecutionOutcomeWithIdAndProof, SignedTransac
 use near_primitives::types::chunk_extra::ChunkExtra;
 use near_primitives::types::{
     AccountId, Balance, BlockExtra, BlockHeight, BlockHeightDelta, EpochId, MerkleHash, NumBlocks,
-    NumShards, ShardId, StateChangesForSplitStates, StateRoot,
+    NumShards, ShardId, StateRoot,
 };
 use near_primitives::unwrap_or_return;
 use near_primitives::utils::MaybeValidated;
@@ -3880,10 +3880,10 @@ impl Chain {
         invalid_chunks: &mut Vec<ShardChunkHeader>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<ApplyChunkJob>, Error> {
         let _span = tracing::debug_span!(target: "chain", "apply_chunks_preprocessing").entered();
-        let chunk_headers = block.chunks();
         let prev_chunk_headers =
             Chain::get_prev_chunk_headers(self.epoch_manager.as_ref(), prev_block)?;
-        chunk_headers
+        block
+            .chunks()
             .iter()
             .zip(prev_chunk_headers.iter())
             .enumerate()