diff --git a/packages/asset-swapper/CHANGELOG.json b/packages/asset-swapper/CHANGELOG.json
index 987e303e44..510d4de98e 100644
--- a/packages/asset-swapper/CHANGELOG.json
+++ b/packages/asset-swapper/CHANGELOG.json
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 [
+    {
+        "version": "16.62.1",
+        "changes": [
+            {
+                "note": "Remove nUSD from intermediate liquidity to save on sampler gas",
+                "pr": 505
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "version": "16.62.0",
         "changes": [
diff --git a/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/market_operation_utils/constants.ts b/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/market_operation_utils/constants.ts
index 6210f87df3..06f0405a69 100644
--- a/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/market_operation_utils/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/asset-swapper/src/utils/market_operation_utils/constants.ts
@@ -867,7 +867,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_INTERMEDIATE_TOKENS_BY_CHAIN_ID = valueByChainId<string[]>(
             POLYGON_TOKENS.DAI,
             POLYGON_TOKENS.USDT,
             POLYGON_TOKENS.WBTC,
-            POLYGON_TOKENS.nUSD,
         ],
         [ChainId.Avalanche]: [
             AVALANCHE_TOKENS.WAVAX,