diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index ab05d1bcd..2f1dac48c 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -429,9 +429,6 @@ func New(
 	app.ScopedIBCKeeper = scopedIBCKeeper
 	app.ScopedTransferKeeper = scopedTransferKeeper
 
-	// TODO: crossfire may not be long-running, so the special config + this may need to be removed later
-	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler("crossfire-upgrade-test", func(_ sdk.Context, _ upgradetypes.Plan) {})
-
 	return app
 }