diff --git a/tests/e2e/actions.go b/tests/e2e/actions.go
index bd6af3f604..bcf36ed78e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/actions.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/actions.go
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func (tr Chain) UpdateConsumer(providerChain ChainID, validator ValidatorID, upd
 	if txResponse.Code != 0 {
 		log.Fatalf("sending update-consumer transaction failed with error code %d, Log:'%s'", txResponse.Code, txResponse.RawLog)
 	}
-	tr.waitBlocks(ChainID("provi"), 2, 10*time.Second)
+	tr.waitBlocks(providerChain, 2, 10*time.Second)
 }
 
 // CreateConsumer creates a consumer chain and returns its consumer-id
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ func (tr Chain) CreateConsumer(providerChain, consumerChain ChainID, validator V
 		log.Fatalf("not able to query tx containing creation-consumer: tx: %s, err: %s, out: %s",
 			txResponse.TxHash, err.Error(), string(bz))
 	}
+	fmt.Println("@@@@ created consumer chain tx=", txResponse.TxHash)
 
 	err = json.Unmarshal(bz, txResponse)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -592,6 +593,7 @@ func (tr Chain) submitConsumerAdditionProposal(
 	// - set PowerShaping params TopN > 0 for consumer chain
 	update.PowerShapingParameters.Top_N = action.TopN
 	update.Signer = authority
+	update.NewOwnerAddress = ""
 	update.InitializationParameters = &InitializationParameters
 	update.InitializationParameters.SpawnTime = spawnTime
 	update.Metadata = &Metadata
diff --git a/tests/e2e/config.go b/tests/e2e/config.go
index ef5ed75d42..c3f8f712b1 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/config.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/config.go
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ type TestConfig struct {
 	timeOffset       time.Duration
 	transformGenesis bool
 	name             string
-	Consumer2ChainID map[ConsumerID]ChainID // dynamic mapping of
 }
 
 // Initialize initializes the TestConfig instance by setting the runningChains field to an empty map.
diff --git a/tests/e2e/state.go b/tests/e2e/state.go
index efc3d83569..676d8dcfc5 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/state.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/state.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ type (
 	Rewards                      = e2e.Rewards
 	TextProposal                 = e2e.TextProposal
 	UpgradeProposal              = e2e.UpgradeProposal
-	ConsumerUpdateProposal       = e2e.ConsumerUpdateProposal
 	ConsumerAdditionProposal     = e2e.ConsumerAdditionProposal
 	ConsumerRemovalProposal      = e2e.ConsumerRemovalProposal
 	ConsumerModificationProposal = e2e.ConsumerModificationProposal
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ func (tr Commands) GetProposal(chain ChainID, proposal uint) Proposal {
 			}
 		}
 
-		updateProposal := e2e.ConsumerUpdateProposal{
+		updateProposal := ConsumerAdditionProposal{
 			Deposit: uint(deposit),
 			Chain:   consumerChainId,
 			Status:  status,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/steps_partial_set_security.go b/tests/e2e/steps_partial_set_security.go
index 9638e675f5..156457769b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/steps_partial_set_security.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/steps_partial_set_security.go
@@ -2170,7 +2170,7 @@ func stepsModifyChain() []Step {
 			State: State{
 				ChainID("provi"): ChainState{
 					Proposals: &map[uint]Proposal{
-						1: ConsumerUpdateProposal{
+						1: ConsumerAdditionProposal{
 							Deposit: 10000001,
 							Chain:   ChainID("consu"),
 							Status:  strconv.Itoa(int(gov.ProposalStatus_PROPOSAL_STATUS_VOTING_PERIOD)),
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ func stepsModifyChain() []Step {
 			State: State{
 				ChainID("provi"): ChainState{
 					Proposals: &map[uint]Proposal{
-						1: ConsumerUpdateProposal{
+						1: ConsumerAdditionProposal{
 							Deposit: 10000001,
 							Chain:   ChainID("consu"),
 							Status:  strconv.Itoa(int(gov.ProposalStatus_PROPOSAL_STATUS_PASSED)),
diff --git a/tests/e2e/testlib/types.go b/tests/e2e/testlib/types.go
index 739a38f582..8694e7185d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/testlib/types.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/testlib/types.go
@@ -292,14 +292,6 @@ type ConsumerAdditionProposal struct {
 	Status        string
 }
 
-type ConsumerUpdateProposal struct {
-	Deposit       uint
-	Chain         ChainID
-	SpawnTime     int
-	InitialHeight clienttypes.Height
-	Status        string
-}
-
 type UpgradeProposal struct {
 	Title         string
 	Description   string
@@ -313,8 +305,6 @@ func (p UpgradeProposal) isProposal() {}
 
 func (p ConsumerAdditionProposal) isProposal() {}
 
-func (p ConsumerUpdateProposal) isProposal() {}
-
 type ConsumerRemovalProposal struct {
 	Deposit  uint
 	Chain    ChainID