diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index b261491..0431ef8 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -36,17 +36,7 @@ func MakeTimestamp() int64 {
 func GetTargetHex(diff int64) string {
 	difficulty := big.NewInt(diff)
 	diff1 := new(big.Int).Div(pow256, difficulty)
-	targetBytes := diff1.Bytes()
-
-	// The target bytes should be exactly 32 bytes long.
-	if len(targetBytes) < 32 {
-		padding := make([]byte, 32-len(targetBytes))
-		targetBytes = append(padding, targetBytes...)
-	}
-
-	targetStr := hexutil.Encode(targetBytes)
-
-	return targetStr
+	return string(hexutil.Encode(diff1.Bytes()))
 }
 
 func TargetHexToDiff(targetHex string) *big.Int {