diff --git a/vyper/venom/venom_to_assembly.py b/vyper/venom/venom_to_assembly.py
index a17a4b403c..7e6df8539d 100644
--- a/vyper/venom/venom_to_assembly.py
+++ b/vyper/venom/venom_to_assembly.py
@@ -434,13 +434,6 @@ def _generate_evm_for_instruction(
             # the same variable, however, before a jump that is not possible
             self._stack_reorder(assembly, stack, list(target_stack))
 
-        if False and inst.is_commutative:
-            cost_no_swap = self._stack_reorder([], stack, operands, dry_run=True)
-            operands[-1], operands[-2] = operands[-2], operands[-1]
-            cost_with_swap = self._stack_reorder([], stack, operands, dry_run=True)
-            if cost_with_swap > cost_no_swap:
-                operands[-1], operands[-2] = operands[-2], operands[-1]
-
         cost = self._stack_reorder([], stack, operands, dry_run=True)
         if DEBUG_SHOW_COST and cost:
             print("ENTER", inst, file=sys.stderr)