diff --git a/cmd/interchain-security-cd/cmd/root.go b/cmd/interchain-security-cd/cmd/root.go
index 0a980f3452..5708d94b1b 100644
--- a/cmd/interchain-security-cd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/interchain-security-cd/cmd/root.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/pruning"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/rpc"
 	addresscodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/address"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	serverconfig "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
@@ -106,17 +105,7 @@ func enrichAutoCliOpts(autoCliOpts autocli.AppOptions, clientCtx client.Context)
 	autoCliOpts.ValidatorAddressCodec = addresscodec.NewBech32Codec(sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32ValidatorAddrPrefix())
 	autoCliOpts.ConsensusAddressCodec = addresscodec.NewBech32Codec(sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32ConsensusAddrPrefix())
 
-	var err error
-	clientCtx, err = config.ReadFromClientConfig(clientCtx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
-	}
-
 	autoCliOpts.ClientCtx = clientCtx
-	autoCliOpts.Keyring, err = keyring.NewAutoCLIKeyring(clientCtx.Keyring)
-	if err != nil {
-		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
-	}
 
 	return autoCliOpts, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/interchain-security-cdd/cmd/root.go b/cmd/interchain-security-cdd/cmd/root.go
index b71e1422c1..63f4dfec3b 100644
--- a/cmd/interchain-security-cdd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/interchain-security-cdd/cmd/root.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/rpc"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	addresscodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/address"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	serverconfig "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
@@ -128,17 +127,7 @@ func enrichAutoCliOpts(autoCliOpts autocli.AppOptions, clientCtx client.Context)
 	autoCliOpts.ValidatorAddressCodec = addresscodec.NewBech32Codec(sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32ValidatorAddrPrefix())
 	autoCliOpts.ConsensusAddressCodec = addresscodec.NewBech32Codec(sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32ConsensusAddrPrefix())
 
-	var err error
-	clientCtx, err = config.ReadFromClientConfig(clientCtx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
-	}
-
 	autoCliOpts.ClientCtx = clientCtx
-	autoCliOpts.Keyring, err = keyring.NewAutoCLIKeyring(clientCtx.Keyring)
-	if err != nil {
-		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
-	}
 
 	return autoCliOpts, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/interchain-security-pd/cmd/root.go b/cmd/interchain-security-pd/cmd/root.go
index da0d719981..8079c6b2b7 100644
--- a/cmd/interchain-security-pd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/interchain-security-pd/cmd/root.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/rpc"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	addresscodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/address"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	serverconfig "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
@@ -129,17 +128,7 @@ func enrichAutoCliOpts(autoCliOpts autocli.AppOptions, clientCtx client.Context)
 	autoCliOpts.ValidatorAddressCodec = addresscodec.NewBech32Codec(sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32ValidatorAddrPrefix())
 	autoCliOpts.ConsensusAddressCodec = addresscodec.NewBech32Codec(sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32ConsensusAddrPrefix())
 
-	var err error
-	clientCtx, err = config.ReadFromClientConfig(clientCtx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
-	}
-
 	autoCliOpts.ClientCtx = clientCtx
-	autoCliOpts.Keyring, err = keyring.NewAutoCLIKeyring(clientCtx.Keyring)
-	if err != nil {
-		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
-	}
 
 	return autoCliOpts, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/interchain-security-sd/cmd/root.go b/cmd/interchain-security-sd/cmd/root.go
index 5e65e536fb..97cba41bcf 100644
--- a/cmd/interchain-security-sd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/interchain-security-sd/cmd/root.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/rpc"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	addresscodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/address"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	serverconfig "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
@@ -128,17 +127,7 @@ func enrichAutoCliOpts(autoCliOpts autocli.AppOptions, clientCtx client.Context)
 	autoCliOpts.ValidatorAddressCodec = addresscodec.NewBech32Codec(sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32ValidatorAddrPrefix())
 	autoCliOpts.ConsensusAddressCodec = addresscodec.NewBech32Codec(sdk.GetConfig().GetBech32ConsensusAddrPrefix())
 
-	var err error
-	clientCtx, err = config.ReadFromClientConfig(clientCtx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
-	}
-
 	autoCliOpts.ClientCtx = clientCtx
-	autoCliOpts.Keyring, err = keyring.NewAutoCLIKeyring(clientCtx.Keyring)
-	if err != nil {
-		return autocli.AppOptions{}, err
-	}
 
 	return autoCliOpts, nil
 }