diff --git a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0A.circom b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0A.circom
index 80e497bc3..85b66d0e2 100644
--- a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0A.circom
+++ b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0A.circom
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ component main = SubCmps0A(2);
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %fold_true3
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
 //CHECK-NEXT: fold_true3:
-//CHECK-NEXT:   call void @llvm.donothing()
 //CHECK-NEXT:   call void @IsZero_0_run([0 x i256]* %sub_[[X4]])
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %store4
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
diff --git a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0B.circom b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0B.circom
index c73f889ab..dde20729a 100644
--- a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0B.circom
+++ b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0B.circom
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ component main = SubCmps0B(2);
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %fold_true3
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
 //CHECK-NEXT: fold_true3:
-//CHECK-NEXT:   call void @llvm.donothing()
 //CHECK-NEXT:   call void @IsZero_0_run([0 x i256]* %sub_[[X5]])
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %store4
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
diff --git a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0C.circom b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0C.circom
index ecf098e96..18fdacac1 100644
--- a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0C.circom
+++ b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0C.circom
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ component main = SubCmps0C(2);
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %fold_true3
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
 //CHECK-NEXT: fold_true3:
-//CHECK-NEXT:   call void @llvm.donothing()
 //CHECK-NEXT:   call void @IsZero_0_run([0 x i256]* %sub_[[X4]])
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %store4
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
diff --git a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0D.circom b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0D.circom
index c9dee689b..89d898aea 100644
--- a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0D.circom
+++ b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps0D.circom
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ component main = SubCmps0D(3);
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %fold_true6
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
 //CHECK-NEXT: fold_true6:
-//CHECK-NEXT:   call void @llvm.donothing()
 //CHECK-NEXT:   call void @Add_0_run([0 x i256]* %sub_[[X6]])
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %store7
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
diff --git a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps1.circom b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps1.circom
index a38ddc024..7945748b8 100644
--- a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps1.circom
+++ b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps1.circom
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ component main = SubCmps1(3);
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %fold_true3
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
 //CHECK-NEXT: fold_true3:
-//CHECK-NEXT:   call void @llvm.donothing()
 //CHECK-NEXT:   call void @IsZero_0_run([0 x i256]* %sub_[[X4]])
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %store4
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
diff --git a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps2.circom b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps2.circom
index faf7d0dbf..22fa83ff8 100644
--- a/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps2.circom
+++ b/circom/tests/subcmps/subcmps2.circom
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ component main = Caller();
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %fold_true3
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
 //CHECK-NEXT: fold_true3:
-//CHECK-NEXT:   call void @llvm.donothing()
 //CHECK-NEXT:   call void @Sum_0_run([0 x i256]* %sub_[[X3]])
 //CHECK-NEXT:   br label %store4
 //CHECK-EMPTY: 
diff --git a/compiler/src/intermediate_representation/store_bucket.rs b/compiler/src/intermediate_representation/store_bucket.rs
index fa0e8def6..002e8f460 100644
--- a/compiler/src/intermediate_representation/store_bucket.rs
+++ b/compiler/src/intermediate_representation/store_bucket.rs
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ impl StoreBucket {
             Some(name) => {
                 assert_eq!(1, context.size, "unhandled array store");
                 if name == LLVM_DONOTHING_FN_NAME {
-                    //LLVM equivalent of a "nop" instruction
-                    create_call(producer, LLVM_DONOTHING_FN_NAME, &[])
+                    None
                 } else {
                     let arr_ptr = match &dest_address_type {
                         AddressType::Variable => producer.body_ctx().get_variable_array(producer),
@@ -128,11 +127,11 @@ impl StoreBucket {
                     }
                     .into_pointer_value();
                     let arr_ptr = pointer_cast(producer, arr_ptr, array_ptr_ty(producer));
-                    create_call(
+                    Some(create_call(
                         producer,
                         name.as_str(),
                         &[arr_ptr.into(), dest_index.into(), source.into_int_value().into()],
-                    )
+                    ))
                 }
             }
             None => {
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ impl StoreBucket {
                             };
                         }
                     }
-                    create_call(
+                    Some(create_call(
                         producer,
                         FR_ARRAY_COPY_FN_NAME,
                         &[
@@ -189,10 +188,10 @@ impl StoreBucket {
                             dest_gep.into(),
                             create_literal_u32(producer, context.size as u64).into(),
                         ],
-                    )
+                    ))
                 } else {
                     // In the scalar case, just produce a store from the source value that was given
-                    create_store(producer, dest_gep, source)
+                    Some(create_store(producer, dest_gep, source))
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ impl StoreBucket {
                 }
             }
         }
-        Some(store)
+        store
     }
 }