diff --git a/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiadebug/hack.go b/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiadebug/hack.go
index 51ecac802..6c6860d26 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiadebug/hack.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiadebug/hack.go
@@ -255,10 +255,7 @@ func (app *GaiaApp) initChainer(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestInitChain) abci
 		panic(err) // TODO https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/468 // return sdk.ErrGenesisParse("").TraceCause(err, "")
 	}
 
-	err = slashing.InitGenesis(ctx, app.slashingKeeper, genesisState.SlashingData, genesisState.StakeData)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	slashing.InitGenesis(ctx, app.slashingKeeper, genesisState.SlashingData, genesisState.StakeData)
 
 	return abci.ResponseInitChain{
 		Validators: validators,