diff --git a/e2e/solve/devapp/deposit.go b/e2e/solve/devapp/deposit.go
index 501d34ec1..76ea39ccc 100644
--- a/e2e/solve/devapp/deposit.go
+++ b/e2e/solve/devapp/deposit.go
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ func RequestDeposits(ctx context.Context, endpoints xchain.RPCEndpoints, backend
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	backend = backend.Clone()
-
 	const numDeposits = 10
 
 	depositors, err := makeDepositors(numDeposits, backend)
diff --git a/lib/ethclient/ethbackend/backend.go b/lib/ethclient/ethbackend/backend.go
index 743e0d521..2b52416ea 100644
--- a/lib/ethclient/ethbackend/backend.go
+++ b/lib/ethclient/ethbackend/backend.go
@@ -123,16 +123,6 @@ func (b *Backend) AddAccount(privkey *ecdsa.PrivateKey) (common.Address, error)
 	return addr, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) Clone() *Backend {
-	clone := *b
-	clone.accounts = make(map[common.Address]account)
-	for addr, acc := range b.accounts {
-		clone.accounts[addr] = acc
-	}
-
-	return &clone
-}
-
 func (b *Backend) Chain() (string, uint64) {
 	return b.chainName, b.chainID
 }