diff --git a/crates/verify/src/etherscan/mod.rs b/crates/verify/src/etherscan/mod.rs
index 535215cd2..aca26e4d1 100644
--- a/crates/verify/src/etherscan/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/verify/src/etherscan/mod.rs
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ impl EtherscanVerificationProvider {
                     )),
                 }?;
 
-                if maybe_creation_code.starts_with(&bytecode) {
+                if maybe_creation_code.starts_with(bytecode) {
                     let constructor_args = &maybe_creation_code[bytecode.len()..];
                     let constructor_args = hex::encode(constructor_args);
                     shell::println(format!(