diff --git a/quimb/tensor/tensor_core.py b/quimb/tensor/tensor_core.py
index dee6efa7..ed11cdd2 100644
--- a/quimb/tensor/tensor_core.py
+++ b/quimb/tensor/tensor_core.py
@@ -9231,29 +9231,7 @@ def expand_bond_dimension(
                         mode=mode,
                         rand_strength=rand_strength,
                         rand_dist=rand_dist,
-                )
-                )
-                )
-            else:
-                edata = do("pad", t.data, pads, mode="constant")
-
-            t.modify(data=edata)
-                    )
-            else:
-                edata = do("pad", t.data, pads, mode="constant")
-
-            t.modify(data=edata)
                     )
-                )
-            else:
-                edata = do("pad", t.data, pads, mode="constant")
-
-            t.modify(data=edata)
-                    )
-            else:
-                edata = do("pad", t.data, pads, mode="constant")
-
-            t.modify(data=edata)
 
         return tn