diff --git a/state/core_access.go b/state/core_access.go
index c3fbd4836a..c50fbdea9f 100644
--- a/state/core_access.go
+++ b/state/core_access.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ type CoreAccessor struct {
 	signer *apptypes.KeyringSigner
 	getter libhead.Head[*header.ExtendedHeader]
 
-	queryCli   banktypes.QueryClient
 	stakingCli stakingtypes.QueryClient
 	rpcCli     rpcclient.ABCIClient
 
@@ -114,9 +113,7 @@ func (ca *CoreAccessor) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	ca.coreConn = client
-	// create the query client
-	queryCli := banktypes.NewQueryClient(ca.coreConn)
-	ca.queryCli = queryCli
+
 	// create the staking query client
 	stakingCli := stakingtypes.NewQueryClient(ca.coreConn)
 	ca.stakingCli = stakingCli
@@ -153,7 +150,6 @@ func (ca *CoreAccessor) Stop(context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	ca.coreConn = nil
-	ca.queryCli = nil
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/state/integration_test.go b/state/integration_test.go
index 193e7bddc7..1aa342649c 100644
--- a/state/integration_test.go
+++ b/state/integration_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	banktypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
 	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
@@ -62,9 +61,6 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 
 func setClients(ca *CoreAccessor, conn *grpc.ClientConn, abciCli rpcclient.ABCIClient) {
 	ca.coreConn = conn
-	// create the query client
-	queryCli := banktypes.NewQueryClient(ca.coreConn)
-	ca.queryCli = queryCli
 	// create the staking query client
 	stakingCli := stakingtypes.NewQueryClient(ca.coreConn)
 	ca.stakingCli = stakingCli