diff --git a/chain/cosmos/cosmos_chain.go b/chain/cosmos/cosmos_chain.go
index 88c01468b..25d1b71b1 100644
--- a/chain/cosmos/cosmos_chain.go
+++ b/chain/cosmos/cosmos_chain.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	sdkmath "cosmossdk.io/math"
-	abcitypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	crypto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/crypto"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	cryptocodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/codec"
@@ -32,11 +30,7 @@ import (
 	paramsutils "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/client/utils"
 	clienttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/02-client/types" // nolint:staticcheck
 	chanTypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/04-channel/types"
-	commitmenttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/23-commitment/types"
-	ibctmtypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint"
-	ccvconsumertypes "github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v5/x/ccv/consumer/types"
 	ccvclient "github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v5/x/ccv/provider/client"
-	ccvprovidertypes "github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v5/x/ccv/provider/types"
 	dockertypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	volumetypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/volume"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
@@ -1267,75 +1261,16 @@ func (c *CosmosChain) StartConsumer(testName string, ctx context.Context, additi
 		}
 	}
 
-	providerHeight, err := c.Provider.Height(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to query provider height")
-	}
-	providerHeightInt64 := int64(providerHeight)
-
-	block, err := c.Provider.getFullNode().Client.Block(ctx, &providerHeightInt64)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to query provider block to initialize consumer client")
-	}
-
 	genbz, err := validator0.GenesisFileContent(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	nextValidatorsHash := block.Block.NextValidatorsHash
-	timestamp := block.Block.Time
-	rootHash := block.Block.AppHash
-
-	page := int(1)
-	perPage := int(1000)
-	providerVals, err := c.Provider.getFullNode().Client.Validators(ctx, &providerHeightInt64, &page, &perPage)
+	ccvStateMarshaled, _, err := c.Provider.GetNode().ExecQuery(ctx, "provider", "consumer-genesis", c.cfg.ChainID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get provider validators: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to query provider for ccv state: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	initialVals := make([]abcitypes.ValidatorUpdate, len(providerVals.Validators))
-	for i, val := range providerVals.Validators {
-		initialVals[i] = abcitypes.ValidatorUpdate{
-			PubKey: crypto.PublicKey{Sum: &crypto.PublicKey_Ed25519{Ed25519: val.PubKey.Bytes()}},
-			Power:  val.VotingPower,
-		}
-	}
-
-	providerCfg := c.Provider.Config()
-
-	clientState := ibctmtypes.NewClientState(
-		providerCfg.ChainID,
-		ibctmtypes.DefaultTrustLevel,
-		DefaultProviderUnbondingPeriod/2,
-		DefaultProviderUnbondingPeriod, // Needs to match provider unbonding period
-		ccvprovidertypes.DefaultMaxClockDrift,
-		clienttypes.Height{
-			RevisionHeight: uint64(providerHeight),
-			RevisionNumber: clienttypes.ParseChainID(providerCfg.ChainID),
-		},
-		commitmenttypes.GetSDKSpecs(),
-		defaultUpgradePath,
-	)
-
-	root := commitmenttypes.MerkleRoot{
-		Hash: rootHash,
-	}
-
-	consensusState := ibctmtypes.NewConsensusState(timestamp, root, nextValidatorsHash)
-
-	ccvState := ccvconsumertypes.NewInitialGenesisState(
-		clientState,
-		consensusState,
-		initialVals,
-		ccvconsumertypes.DefaultGenesisState().GetParams(),
-	)
-
-	ccvState.Params.Enabled = true
-
-	ccvStateMarshaled, err := c.cfg.EncodingConfig.Codec.MarshalJSON(ccvState)
-	c.log.Info("BEFORE MIGRATION!", zap.String("GEN", string(ccvStateMarshaled)))
-
 	consumerICS := c.GetNode().ICSVersion(ctx)
 	providerICS := c.Provider.GetNode().ICSVersion(ctx)
 	ccvStateMarshaled, err = c.transformCCVState(ctx, ccvStateMarshaled, consumerICS, providerICS, chainCfg.InterchainSecurityConfig)
diff --git a/examples/ibc/ics_test.go b/examples/ibc/ics_test.go
index 4bd2b34a9..4b7b710c8 100644
--- a/examples/ibc/ics_test.go
+++ b/examples/ibc/ics_test.go
@@ -87,25 +87,23 @@ func TestICS(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to build interchain")
 
-	// err = testutil.WaitForBlocks(ctx, 5, provider, consumer)
-	// require.NoError(t, err, "failed to wait for blocks")
-
 	// get provider node
 	stakingVals, err := provider.StakingQueryValidators(ctx, stakingttypes.BondStatusBonded)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	valOne := stakingVals[0]
+
+	providerVal := stakingVals[0]
 	denom := provider.Config().Denom
 
 	// Perform validator delegation
 	// The delegation must be >1,000,000 utoken as this is = 1 power in tendermint.
 	t.Run("perform provider delegation to complete channel to the consumer", func(t *testing.T) {
-		beforeDel, err := provider.StakingQueryDelegationsTo(ctx, valOne.OperatorAddress)
+		beforeDel, err := provider.StakingQueryDelegationsTo(ctx, providerVal.OperatorAddress)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		err = provider.GetNode().StakingDelegate(ctx, "validator", valOne.OperatorAddress, fmt.Sprintf("1000000%s", denom))
+		err = provider.GetNode().StakingDelegate(ctx, "validator", providerVal.OperatorAddress, fmt.Sprintf("1000000%s", denom))
 		require.NoError(t, err, "failed to delegate from validator")
 
-		afterDel, err := provider.StakingQueryDelegationsTo(ctx, valOne.OperatorAddress)
+		afterDel, err := provider.StakingQueryDelegationsTo(ctx, providerVal.OperatorAddress)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Greater(t, afterDel[0].Balance.Amount.Int64(), beforeDel[0].Balance.Amount.Int64())
 	})