diff --git a/e2e/testsuite/testsuite.go b/e2e/testsuite/testsuite.go
index ebbbd548998..3f3d6776d17 100644
--- a/e2e/testsuite/testsuite.go
+++ b/e2e/testsuite/testsuite.go
@@ -659,11 +659,6 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) createChains(chainOptions ChainOptions) []ibc.Chain {
 	chains, err := cf.Chains(t.Name())
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
-	// initialise proposal ids for all chains.
-	for _, chain := range chains {
-		s.proposalIDs[chain.Config().ChainID] = 1
-	}
-
 	return chains
 }