diff --git a/cmd/zetae2e/local/local.go b/cmd/zetae2e/local/local.go
index e7998a9e11..6e600cfc8a 100644
--- a/cmd/zetae2e/local/local.go
+++ b/cmd/zetae2e/local/local.go
@@ -161,13 +161,6 @@ func localE2ETest(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	// set account prefix to zeta
 	setCosmosConfig()
 
-	// wait for Genesis
-	// if setup is skip, we assume that the genesis is already created
-	if !skipSetup {
-		logger.Print("⏳ wait 70s for genesis")
-		time.Sleep(70 * time.Second)
-	}
-
 	zetaTxServer, err := txserver.NewZetaTxServer(
 		conf.RPCs.ZetaCoreRPC,
 		[]string{utils.FungibleAdminName},