diff --git a/block/block.go b/block/block.go
index 78d8255f9..2785d7719 100644
--- a/block/block.go
+++ b/block/block.go
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ func (m *Manager) applyBlock(block *types.Block, commit *types.Commit, blockMeta
 	}
 
 	// Get the validator changes from the app
-	validators, err := m.Executor.NextValSetFromResponses(m.State, responses, block)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("update state from responses: %w", err)
-	}
+	validators := m.State.NextValidators.Copy() // TODO: this will be changed when supporting multiple sequencers from the hub
 
 	dbBatch, err = m.Store.SaveValidators(block.Header.Height, validators, dbBatch)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/block/executor_test.go b/block/executor_test.go
index e4eca2f55..fe675aa98 100644
--- a/block/executor_test.go
+++ b/block/executor_test.go
@@ -232,8 +232,7 @@ func TestApplyBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	resp, err = executor.ExecuteBlock(state, block)
 	require.NoError(err)
 	require.NotNil(resp)
-	vals, err := executor.NextValSetFromResponses(state, resp, block)
-	require.NoError(err)
+	vals := state.NextValidators.Copy() // TODO: this will be changed when supporting multiple sequencers from the hub
 	_, _, err = executor.Commit(state, block, resp)
 	require.NoError(err)
 	executor.UpdateStateAfterCommit(state, resp, appHash, block.Header.Height, vals)
diff --git a/block/state.go b/block/state.go
index 35ca63c3d..5fa53260c 100644
--- a/block/state.go
+++ b/block/state.go
@@ -104,13 +104,6 @@ func (e *Executor) UpdateMempoolAfterInitChain(s *types.State) {
 	e.mempool.SetPostCheckFn(mempool.PostCheckMaxGas(s.ConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas))
 }
 
-// NextValSetFromResponses updates state based on the ABCIResponses.
-func (e *Executor) NextValSetFromResponses(state *types.State, resp *tmstate.ABCIResponses, block *types.Block) (*tmtypes.ValidatorSet, error) {
-	// Dymint ignores any setValidator responses from the app, as it is manages the validator set based on the settlement consensus
-	// TODO: this will be changed when supporting multiple sequencers from the hub
-	return state.NextValidators.Copy(), nil
-}
-
 // Update state from Commit response
 func (e *Executor) UpdateStateAfterCommit(s *types.State, resp *tmstate.ABCIResponses, appHash []byte, height uint64, valSet *tmtypes.ValidatorSet) {
 	copy(s.AppHash[:], appHash[:])