diff --git a/substrate/frame/contracts/src/wasm/prepare.rs b/substrate/frame/contracts/src/wasm/prepare.rs
index b129c17e13eca..9dcfebe402f32 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/contracts/src/wasm/prepare.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/contracts/src/wasm/prepare.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl LoadedModule {
 
 		let engine = Engine::new(&config);
 		let module =
-			Module::new(&engine, code.clone()).map_err(|_| "Can't load the module into wasmi!")?;
+			Module::new(&engine, code).map_err(|_| "Can't load the module into wasmi!")?;
 
 		// Return a `LoadedModule` instance with
 		// __valid__ module.