diff --git a/local_node.sh b/local_node.sh
index c4fb1670d..bf8c2d1d5 100755
--- a/local_node.sh
+++ b/local_node.sh
@@ -312,6 +312,4 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 # Start the node (remove the --pruning=nothing flag if historical queries are not needed)
-# exocored start --metrics "$TRACE" --log_level $LOGLEVEL --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001hua --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3 --api.enable --json-rpc.enable true --home "$HOMEDIR" --chain-id "$CHAINID" --oracle --grpc.enable true
-exocored start --metrics "$TRACE" --log_level $LOGLEVEL --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001hua --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3 --api.enable --json-rpc.enable true --home "$HOMEDIR" --chain-id "$CHAINID" --grpc.enable true
-
+exocored start --metrics "$TRACE" --log_level $LOGLEVEL --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001hua --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3 --api.enable --json-rpc.enable true --home "$HOMEDIR" --chain-id "$CHAINID" --oracle --grpc.enable true
diff --git a/x/assets/client/cli/tx.go b/x/assets/client/cli/tx.go
index 52ecb26d1..8ec57374e 100644
--- a/x/assets/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/assets/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ func UpdateParams() *cobra.Command {
 				},
 			}
 
-			if err := msg.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(cliCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
 	}