diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
index e2377cab7ab..a1e4677f614 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/testing/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ func enrichAutoCliOpts(autoCliOpts autocli.AppOptions, clientCtx client.Context)
 	}
 
 	autoCliOpts.ClientCtx = clientCtx
-	if err != nil {
-		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
-	}
 
 	return autoCliOpts, nil
 }
diff --git a/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go b/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
index a3f2c67d5e8..496a129da46 100644
--- a/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ func enrichAutoCliOpts(autoCliOpts autocli.AppOptions, clientCtx client.Context)
 	}
 
 	autoCliOpts.ClientCtx = clientCtx
-	if err != nil {
-		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
-	}
 
 	return autoCliOpts, nil
 }