diff --git a/ConflictSet.cpp b/ConflictSet.cpp
index f1e0955..c7a9774 100644
--- a/ConflictSet.cpp
+++ b/ConflictSet.cpp
@@ -3266,6 +3266,27 @@ void addWriteRange(Node *&root, std::span<const uint8_t> begin,
 
     eraseBetween(*useAsRoot, begin[0] + 1, end[0], tls);
 
+    // // Erase along left spine
+    // for (auto [n, key] = std::make_tuple(useAsRoot, begin);;) {
+    //   auto before = key;
+    //   auto **child = &getOrCreateChild(*n, key, writeVersion, tls);
+    //   if (key.size() > 0) {
+    //     eraseBetween(*child, int(key[0]) + 1, 256, tls);
+    //     if ((*child)->numChildren == 1 && !(*child)->entryPresent) {
+    //       Node *dummy = nullptr;
+    //       mergeWithChild(*child, tls, impl, dummy,
+    //                      static_cast<Node3 *>(*child));
+    //       key = before;
+    //       continue;
+    //     }
+    //   } else {
+    //     eraseBetween(*child, 0, 256, tls);
+    //     beginNode = *child;
+    //     break;
+    //   }
+    //   n = child;
+    // }
+
     for (beginNode = nextLogical(beginNode); beginNode != endNode;
          beginNode = erase(beginNode, tls, impl, /*logical*/ true, endNode)) {
     }