diff --git a/circuits/bin/threshold/pk_generation/src/main.nr b/circuits/bin/threshold/pk_generation/src/main.nr
index ff23587900..287fbac7e2 100644
--- a/circuits/bin/threshold/pk_generation/src/main.nr
+++ b/circuits/bin/threshold/pk_generation/src/main.nr
@@ -18,18 +18,8 @@ fn main(
     r1is: [Polynomial<(2 * N) - 1>; L],
     r2is: [Polynomial<N - 1>; L],
     pk0is: [Polynomial<N>; L],
-    pk1is: [Polynomial<N>; L],
 ) -> pub (Field, Field, Field) {
-    let pk_generation: PkGeneration<N, L, PK_GENERATION_BIT_EEK, PK_GENERATION_BIT_SK, PK_GENERATION_BIT_E_SM, PK_GENERATION_BIT_R1, PK_GENERATION_BIT_R2, PK_GENERATION_BIT_PK> = PkGeneration::new(
-        PK_GENERATION_CONFIGS,
-        CRP,
-        eek,
-        sk,
-        e_sm,
-        r1is,
-        r2is,
-        pk0is,
-        pk1is,
-    );
+    let pk_generation: PkGeneration<N, L, PK_GENERATION_BIT_EEK, PK_GENERATION_BIT_SK, PK_GENERATION_BIT_E_SM, PK_GENERATION_BIT_R1, PK_GENERATION_BIT_R2, PK_GENERATION_BIT_PK> =
+        PkGeneration::new(PK_GENERATION_CONFIGS, CRP, eek, sk, e_sm, r1is, r2is, pk0is);
     pk_generation.execute()
 }
diff --git a/circuits/lib/src/core/threshold/pk_generation.nr b/circuits/lib/src/core/threshold/pk_generation.nr
index 45b9320c14..a8d38711d8 100644
--- a/circuits/lib/src/core/threshold/pk_generation.nr
+++ b/circuits/lib/src/core/threshold/pk_generation.nr
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl<let N: u32, let L: u32> Configs<N, L> {
 /// Verifies:
 /// 1. Range checks on all secret witnesses (secret key, error, smudging noise, quotients)
 /// 2. Correct public key generation: pk0_i = -a_i * sk + eek + r2_i * (X^N + 1) + r1_i * q_i
-///    and pk1_i = a_i
+///    (pk1 is a_i from the hardcoded CRS `a`, not a separate witness)
 ///
 /// Outputs:
 /// - commit(threshold_sk)
@@ -77,11 +77,8 @@ pub struct PkGeneration<let N: u32, let L: u32, let BIT_EEK: u32, let BIT_SK: u3
     /// r2[i] are quotients from cyclotomic reduction for modulus i (typically positive, degree N-1)
     r2: [Polynomial<N - 1>; L],
 
-    /// Threshold public key components (committed witnesses)
-    /// pk0[i] is the first component of the public key for modulus i
+    /// Threshold public key first component per modulus (committed witness). Second component is a[i].
     pk0: [Polynomial<N>; L],
-    /// pk1[i] is the second component of the public key for modulus i (should equal a[i])
-    pk1: [Polynomial<N>; L],
 }
 
 impl<let N: u32, let L: u32, let BIT_EEK: u32, let BIT_SK: u32, let BIT_E_SM: u32, let BIT_R1: u32, let BIT_R2: u32, let BIT_PK: u32> PkGeneration<N, L, BIT_EEK, BIT_SK, BIT_E_SM, BIT_R1, BIT_R2, BIT_PK> {
@@ -94,9 +91,8 @@ impl<let N: u32, let L: u32, let BIT_EEK: u32, let BIT_SK: u32, let BIT_E_SM: u3
         r1: [Polynomial<2 * N - 1>; L],
         r2: [Polynomial<N - 1>; L],
         pk0: [Polynomial<N>; L],
-        pk1: [Polynomial<N>; L],
     ) -> Self {
-        PkGeneration { configs, a, eek, sk, e_sm, r1, r2, pk0, pk1 }
+        PkGeneration { configs, a, eek, sk, e_sm, r1, r2, pk0 }
     }
 
     /// Flattens all witness data into a single array for Fiat-Shamir challenge generation
@@ -128,7 +124,7 @@ impl<let N: u32, let L: u32, let BIT_EEK: u32, let BIT_SK: u32, let BIT_E_SM: u3
         let sk_commitment = compute_share_computation_sk_commitment::<N, BIT_SK>(self.sk);
         let e_sm_commitment =
             compute_share_computation_e_sm_commitment::<N, L, BIT_E_SM>(self.e_sm);
-        let pk_commitment = compute_threshold_pk_commitment::<N, L, BIT_PK>(self.pk0, self.pk1);
+        let pk_commitment = compute_threshold_pk_commitment::<N, L, BIT_PK>(self.pk0, self.a);
 
         let gamma = self.generate_challenge(sk_commitment, pk_commitment);
         self.verify_evaluations(gamma);
@@ -182,10 +178,6 @@ impl<let N: u32, let L: u32, let BIT_EEK: u32, let BIT_SK: u32, let BIT_E_SM: u3
                 + self.r1[i].eval(gamma) * self.configs.qis[i];
 
             assert(self.pk0[i].eval(gamma) == expected_pk0, "Public key equation 1 failed");
-            assert(
-                self.pk1[i].eval(gamma) == self.a[i].eval(gamma),
-                "Public key equation 2 failed",
-            );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/codegen.rs b/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/codegen.rs
index 50c743852b..434b68db7b 100644
--- a/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/codegen.rs
+++ b/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/codegen.rs
@@ -168,12 +168,8 @@ mod tests {
             .get("pk0is")
             .and_then(|value| value.as_array())
             .unwrap();
-        let pk1is = parsed
-            .get("pk1is")
-            .and_then(|value| value.as_array())
-            .unwrap();
         assert!(!pk0is.is_empty());
-        assert!(!pk1is.is_empty());
+        assert!(parsed.get("pk1is").is_none());
 
         let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
         write_artifacts(
@@ -188,10 +184,8 @@ mod tests {
 
         let content = std::fs::read_to_string(&output_path).unwrap();
         assert!(content.contains("pk0is"));
-        assert!(content.contains("pk1is"));
 
         assert!(artifacts.toml.contains("[[pk0is]]"));
-        assert!(artifacts.toml.contains("[[pk1is]]"));
 
         let configs_path = temp_dir.path().join("configs.nr");
         assert!(configs_path.exists());
diff --git a/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/computation.rs b/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/computation.rs
index 1136e19b5d..e5d1331d4d 100644
--- a/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/computation.rs
+++ b/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/computation.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ pub struct Inputs {
     pub r1is: CrtPolynomial,
     pub r2is: CrtPolynomial,
     pub pk0is: CrtPolynomial,
-    pub pk1is: CrtPolynomial,
 }
 
 impl Computation for Configs {
@@ -262,14 +261,7 @@ impl Computation for Inputs {
         let cyclo = cyclotomic_polynomial(n);
 
         // Perform the main computation logic
-        let mut results: Vec<(
-            usize,
-            Polynomial,
-            Polynomial,
-            Polynomial,
-            Polynomial,
-            Polynomial,
-        )> = izip!(
+        let mut results: Vec<(usize, Polynomial, Polynomial, Polynomial, Polynomial)> = izip!(
             moduli.clone(),
             data.pk0_share.limbs.clone(),
             a.limbs.clone(),
@@ -306,16 +298,15 @@ impl Computation for Inputs {
 
             let (r1, r2) = decompose_residue(&pk0_share, &pk0_share_hat, &qi, &cyclo, n);
 
-            (i, r2, r1, pk0_share.clone(), a.clone(), e_sm.clone())
+            (i, r2, r1, pk0_share.clone(), e_sm.clone())
         })
         .collect();
 
-        results.sort_by_key(|(i, _, _, _, _, _)| *i);
+        results.sort_by_key(|(i, _, _, _, _)| *i);
 
         let mut r2 = CrtPolynomial::new(vec![]);
         let mut r1 = CrtPolynomial::new(vec![]);
         let mut pk0_share = CrtPolynomial::new(vec![]);
-        let mut a = CrtPolynomial::new(vec![]);
         let mut e_sm = CrtPolynomial::new(vec![]);
 
         let mut sk = data.sk.limbs[0].clone();
@@ -326,11 +317,10 @@ impl Computation for Inputs {
         eek.reverse();
         eek.center(&moduli[0]);
 
-        for (_i, r2i, r1i, pk0_sharei, ai, e_smi) in results {
+        for (_i, r2i, r1i, pk0_sharei, e_smi) in results {
             r2.add_limb(r2i);
             r1.add_limb(r1i);
             pk0_share.add_limb(pk0_sharei);
-            a.add_limb(ai);
             e_sm.add_limb(e_smi);
         }
 
@@ -341,13 +331,11 @@ impl Computation for Inputs {
             r1is: r1,
             r2is: r2,
             pk0is: pk0_share,
-            pk1is: a,
         })
     }
 
     fn to_json(&self) -> serde_json::Result<serde_json::Value> {
         let pk0is = crt_polynomial_to_toml_json(&self.pk0is);
-        let pk1is = crt_polynomial_to_toml_json(&self.pk1is);
         let e = polynomial_to_toml_json(&self.eek);
         let sk = polynomial_to_toml_json(&self.sk);
         let e_sm = crt_polynomial_to_toml_json(&self.e_sm);
@@ -356,7 +344,6 @@ impl Computation for Inputs {
 
         let json = serde_json::json!({
             "pk0is": pk0is,
-            "pk1is": pk1is,
             "eek": e,
             "sk": sk,
             "e_sm": e_sm,
diff --git a/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/mod.rs b/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/mod.rs
index faff7353ed..1dbc2a60f7 100644
--- a/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 //! Public key generation circuit.
 //!
-//! This circuit proves public key generation with a threshold BFV public key (pk0, pk1) and produces
+//! This circuit proves public key generation for pk0 (pk1 is the CRS polynomial `a`) and produces
 //! Prover.toml and configs.nr for the Noir prover. See [`PkGenerationCircuit`] and
 //! [`PkGenerationCircuitInput`].
 
diff --git a/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/sample.rs b/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/sample.rs
index 6e8c000b95..dd05c2e4a6 100644
--- a/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/sample.rs
+++ b/crates/zk-helpers/src/circuits/threshold/pk_generation/sample.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ mod tests {
         let inputs = Inputs::compute(BfvPreset::InsecureThreshold512, &sample).unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(inputs.pk0is.limbs.len(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(inputs.pk1is.limbs.len(), 2);
         assert_eq!(inputs.e_sm.limbs.len(), 2);
         assert_eq!(inputs.r1is.limbs.len(), 2);
         assert_eq!(inputs.r2is.limbs.len(), 2);
diff --git a/crates/zk-prover/tests/local_e2e_tests.rs b/crates/zk-prover/tests/local_e2e_tests.rs
index 2438f57452..f30f3deb81 100644
--- a/crates/zk-prover/tests/local_e2e_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/zk-prover/tests/local_e2e_tests.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ use ark_ff::{PrimeField, Zero};
 use common::{
     extract_field, extract_field_from_end, find_bb, setup_compiled_circuit, setup_test_prover,
 };
-use e3_fhe_params::BfvPreset;
+use e3_fhe_params::{build_pair_for_preset, BfvPreset};
 use e3_zk_helpers::circuits::dkg::pk::circuit::PkCircuit;
 use e3_zk_helpers::circuits::dkg::pk::circuit::PkCircuitData;
+use e3_zk_helpers::circuits::threshold::pk_generation::utils::deterministic_crp_crt_polynomial;
 use e3_zk_helpers::circuits::{commitments::compute_dkg_pk_commitment, CircuitComputation};
 use e3_zk_helpers::computation::DkgInputType;
 use e3_zk_helpers::dkg::share_computation::{
@@ -431,9 +432,11 @@ async fn test_pk_generation_commitment_consistency() {
         &computation_output.inputs.sk,
         computation_output.bits.sk_bit,
     );
+    let (threshold_params, _) = build_pair_for_preset(preset).expect("preset pair");
+    let a = deterministic_crp_crt_polynomial(&threshold_params).expect("crp polynomial");
     let pk_commitment_expected = compute_threshold_pk_commitment(
         &computation_output.inputs.pk0is,
-        &computation_output.inputs.pk1is,
+        &a,
         computation_output.bits.pk_bit,
     );