diff --git a/state/src/local_data_commitment/local_data_commitment.rs b/state/src/local_data_commitment/local_data_commitment.rs
index 7254050bfa..53a84b8149 100644
--- a/state/src/local_data_commitment/local_data_commitment.rs
+++ b/state/src/local_data_commitment/local_data_commitment.rs
@@ -55,12 +55,15 @@ pub fn verify_local_data_commitment(
     )?;
 
     // Construct record commitment merkle path
-    let mut local_data_merkle_path = CommitmentMerklePath::<LocalDataCommitment, LocalDataCRH>::read(&path[..])?;
-    local_data_merkle_path.parameters = Some(system_parameters.local_data_crh.clone());
+    let local_data_merkle_path = CommitmentMerklePath::<LocalDataCommitment, LocalDataCRH>::read(&path[..])?;
 
     // Check record commitment merkle path is valid for the given local data commitment root
     let local_data_commitment_root = <LocalDataCRH as CRH>::Output::read(&root[..])?;
-    let result = local_data_merkle_path.verify(&local_data_commitment_root, &local_data_commitment_leaf)?;
+    let result = local_data_merkle_path.verify(
+        &system_parameters.local_data_crh,
+        &local_data_commitment_root,
+        &local_data_commitment_leaf,
+    )?;
 
     Ok(result)
 }
diff --git a/state/tests/test_verify_local_data_commitment.rs b/state/tests/test_verify_local_data_commitment.rs
index 56b3da4a6c..24e9de213c 100644
--- a/state/tests/test_verify_local_data_commitment.rs
+++ b/state/tests/test_verify_local_data_commitment.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ fn test_generate_values_from_dpc() {
         &mut rng,
     )
     .unwrap();
+
     let local_data = context.into_local_data();
     let leaf_index = 0;
     let record = &local_data.old_records[leaf_index];