diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 381b762..4fb7716 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/avast/retry-go/v4 v4.1.0
 	github.com/bufbuild/connect-go v0.5.0
 	github.com/docker/docker v20.10.17+incompatible
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.4.0
 	github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig v1.4.0
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4dcd689..0d39d5c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.4/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.6/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8 h1:e6P7q2lk1O+qJJb4BtCQXlK8vWEO8V1ZeuEdJNOqZyg=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.5.1/go.mod h1:Ct15B4yir3PLOP5jsy0GNeYVaIZs/MK/Jz5any1wFW0=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.1.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
diff --git a/runtime/reporter.go b/runtime/reporter.go
index 68def59..b7f244e 100644
--- a/runtime/reporter.go
+++ b/runtime/reporter.go
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/avast/retry-go/v4"
 	"github.com/bufbuild/connect-go"
-	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
@@ -61,9 +59,7 @@ func (r *Reporter) Fire(entry *log.Entry) error {
 
 	timestamp := entry.Time
 	if r.state.StartedAt == nil {
-		r.updateState(func() {
-			r.state.StartedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
-		})
+		r.state.StartedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
 	}
 
 	var step *runnerv1.StepState
@@ -76,15 +72,13 @@ func (r *Reporter) Fire(entry *log.Entry) error {
 	if step == nil {
 		if v, ok := entry.Data["jobResult"]; ok {
 			if jobResult, ok := r.parseResult(v); ok {
-				r.updateState(func() {
-					r.state.Result = jobResult
-					r.state.StoppedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
-					for _, s := range r.state.Steps {
-						if s.Result == runnerv1.Result_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED {
-							s.Result = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_CANCELLED
-						}
+				r.state.Result = jobResult
+				r.state.StoppedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
+				for _, s := range r.state.Steps {
+					if s.Result == runnerv1.Result_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED {
+						s.Result = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_CANCELLED
 					}
-				})
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		if !r.duringSteps() {
@@ -94,19 +88,15 @@ func (r *Reporter) Fire(entry *log.Entry) error {
 	}
 
 	if step.StartedAt == nil {
-		r.updateState(func() {
-			step.StartedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
-		})
+		step.StartedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := entry.Data["raw_output"]; ok {
 		if rawOutput, ok := v.(bool); ok && rawOutput {
-			r.updateState(func() {
-				if step.LogLength == 0 {
-					step.LogIndex = int64(r.logOffset + len(r.logRows))
-				}
-				step.LogLength++
-			})
+			if step.LogLength == 0 {
+				step.LogIndex = int64(r.logOffset + len(r.logRows))
+			}
+			step.LogLength++
 			r.logRows = append(r.logRows, r.parseLogRow(entry))
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -114,13 +104,11 @@ func (r *Reporter) Fire(entry *log.Entry) error {
 
 	if v, ok := entry.Data["stepResult"]; ok {
 		if stepResult, ok := r.parseResult(v); ok {
-			r.updateState(func() {
-				if step.LogLength == 0 {
-					step.LogIndex = int64(r.logOffset + len(r.logRows))
-				}
-				step.Result = stepResult
-				step.StoppedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
-			})
+			if step.LogLength == 0 {
+				step.LogIndex = int64(r.logOffset + len(r.logRows))
+			}
+			step.Result = stepResult
+			step.StoppedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -274,19 +262,3 @@ func (r *Reporter) parseLogRow(entry *log.Entry) *runnerv1.LogRow {
 		Content: strings.TrimSuffix(entry.Message, "\r\n"),
 	}
 }
-
-func (r *Reporter) updateState(update func()) {
-	if log.GetLevel() < log.TraceLevel {
-		update()
-		return
-	}
-
-	before := proto.Clone(r.state)
-	update()
-	diff := cmp.Diff(before, r.state, cmpopts.IgnoreUnexported(
-		runnerv1.TaskState{},
-		runnerv1.StepState{},
-		timestamppb.Timestamp{},
-	))
-	log.Tracef("update state %d: %s", r.state.Id, diff)
-}