diff --git a/cmd/bcnad/cmd/root.go b/cmd/bcnad/cmd/root.go
index dda70b3d..5d472e6f 100644
--- a/cmd/bcnad/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/bcnad/cmd/root.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"