diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 628380d..f754e4b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1949,8 +1949,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-rlp",
- "ark-bn254",
- "ark-ff 0.5.0",
  "async-trait",
  "hokulea-cryptography",
  "hokulea-eigenda",
@@ -1960,7 +1958,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "kona-executor",
  "kona-preimage",
  "kona-proof",
- "num",
  "rust-kzg-bn254",
  "tracing",
 ]
diff --git a/bin/client/Cargo.toml b/bin/client/Cargo.toml
index b9bff1f..4eda33b 100644
--- a/bin/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,9 +20,4 @@ hokulea-cryptography.workspace = true
 
 tracing.workspace = true
 async-trait.workspace = true
-rust-kzg-bn254.workspace = true
-num.workspace = true
-
-ark-bn254.workspace = true
-
-ark-ff.workspace = true
+rust-kzg-bn254.workspace = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/client/src/cached_eigenda_provider.rs b/bin/client/src/cached_eigenda_provider.rs
index 2cf797b..e985521 100644
--- a/bin/client/src/cached_eigenda_provider.rs
+++ b/bin/client/src/cached_eigenda_provider.rs
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ impl<T: CommsClient + Sync + Send> EigenDABlobProvider for CachedOracleEigenDAPr
 
         let mut witness = self.witness.lock().unwrap();
 
-        let _ = witness.push_witness(&blob, &self.srs).map_err(|e| {
-            return Err::<T, kona_proof::errors::OracleProviderError>(
-                OracleProviderError::Preimage(PreimageOracleError::Other(e.to_string())),
-            );
-        });
+        if let Err(e) = witness.push_witness(&blob, &self.srs) {
+            return Err(OracleProviderError::Preimage(PreimageOracleError::Other(
+                e.to_string(),
+            )));
+        };
 
         let last_commitment = witness.commitments.last().unwrap();