diff --git a/modules/secp256k1/module.cpp b/modules/secp256k1/module.cpp
index 21a9ada8d..e01407919 100644
--- a/modules/secp256k1/module.cpp
+++ b/modules/secp256k1/module.cpp
@@ -1416,18 +1416,9 @@ namespace secp256k1_detail {
                     const auto offset = bin->data()[0];
                     CF_CHECK_LT(offset, 32);
 
-                    bool var = false;
-                    try { var = ds.Get<bool>(); } catch ( ... ) { }
-
-                    if ( var == false ) {
-                        CF_NORET(cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_set_int(
-                                    res,
-                                    cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_get_bits(a, offset, 1)));
-                    } else {
-                        CF_NORET(cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_set_int(
-                                    res,
-                                    cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_get_bits_var(a, offset, 1)));
-                    }
+                    CF_NORET(cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_set_int(
+                            res,
+                            cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_get_bits_var(a, offset, 1)));
                 }
                 break;
             case    CF_CALCOP("Set(A)"):
diff --git a/modules/secp256k1/secp256k1_api.c b/modules/secp256k1/secp256k1_api.c
index b10e62341..705412c2c 100644
--- a/modules/secp256k1/secp256k1_api.c
+++ b/modules/secp256k1/secp256k1_api.c
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ void cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_cmov(secp256k1_scalar *r, const secp256k1_scala
 }
 #endif
 
-unsigned int cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_get_bits(const void *a, unsigned int offset, unsigned int count) {
-    return secp256k1_scalar_get_bits(a, offset, count);
-}
-
 unsigned int cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_get_bits_var(const void *a, unsigned int offset, unsigned int count) {
     return secp256k1_scalar_get_bits_var(a, offset, count);
 }
diff --git a/modules/secp256k1/secp256k1_api.h b/modules/secp256k1/secp256k1_api.h
index ccd0e3608..40f4ae475 100644
--- a/modules/secp256k1/secp256k1_api.h
+++ b/modules/secp256k1/secp256k1_api.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ void cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_inverse_var(void *r, const void *x);
         !defined(SECP255K1_COMMIT_9d560f992db26612ce2630b194aef5f44d63a530)
 void cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_cmov(void *r, const void *a, int flag);
 #endif
-unsigned int cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_get_bits(const void *a, unsigned int offset, unsigned int count);
 unsigned int cryptofuzz_secp256k1_scalar_get_bits_var(const void *a, unsigned int offset, unsigned int count);
 
 size_t cryptofuzz_secp256k1_fe_size(void);