diff --git a/ed25519/src/fe.cpp b/ed25519/src/fe.cpp
index d8b1a7e2d..a979ef42c 100644
--- a/ed25519/src/fe.cpp
+++ b/ed25519/src/fe.cpp
@@ -381,10 +381,6 @@ void fe_invert(fe out, const fe z) {
 
     fe_sq(t0, z);
 
-    for (i = 1; i < 1; ++i) {
-        fe_sq(t0, t0);
-    }
-
     fe_sq(t1, t0);
 
     for (i = 1; i < 2; ++i) {
@@ -395,10 +391,6 @@ void fe_invert(fe out, const fe z) {
     fe_mul(t0, t0, t1);
     fe_sq(t2, t0);
 
-    for (i = 1; i < 1; ++i) {
-        fe_sq(t2, t2);
-    }
-
     fe_mul(t1, t1, t2);
     fe_sq(t2, t1);
 
@@ -895,10 +887,6 @@ void fe_pow22523(fe out, const fe z) {
     int i;
     fe_sq(t0, z);
 
-    for (i = 1; i < 1; ++i) {
-        fe_sq(t0, t0);
-    }
-
     fe_sq(t1, t0);
 
     for (i = 1; i < 2; ++i) {
@@ -909,10 +897,6 @@ void fe_pow22523(fe out, const fe z) {
     fe_mul(t0, t0, t1);
     fe_sq(t0, t0);
 
-    for (i = 1; i < 1; ++i) {
-        fe_sq(t0, t0);
-    }
-
     fe_mul(t0, t1, t0);
     fe_sq(t1, t0);