diff --git a/simd/cmd/root.go b/simd/cmd/root.go
index 836036bcf08c..e3033fc81e62 100644
--- a/simd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/simd/cmd/root.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/snapshots"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	authclient "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/client"
 	authcmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/client/cli"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	vestingcli "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/vesting/client/cli"
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@ func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, params.EncodingConfig) {
 }
 
 func initRootCmd(rootCmd *cobra.Command, encodingConfig params.EncodingConfig) {
-	authclient.Codec = encodingConfig.Marshaler
-
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
 		genutilcli.InitCmd(simapp.ModuleBasics, simapp.DefaultNodeHome),
 		genutilcli.CollectGenTxsCmd(banktypes.GenesisBalancesIterator{}, simapp.DefaultNodeHome),