Nose rib reinforcement blocks?

[Smarcoux]

Has anyone seen this kind of reinforcement blocks on the L.E. nose ribs before?
I'm not seeing it on the Steen plans but then again this is a short fuselage model so I'm assuming it was started with the the original set of plans. I understand why they are there I'm just wondering if they are necessary.
Kinda Weight vs structure question.

 

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