diff --git a/x/mock/simulation/random_simulate_blocks.go b/x/mock/simulation/random_simulate_blocks.go
index 3c9e676a9..ee93cfea3 100644
--- a/x/mock/simulation/random_simulate_blocks.go
+++ b/x/mock/simulation/random_simulate_blocks.go
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ func RandomRequestBeginBlock(r *rand.Rand, validators map[string]mockValidator,
 // updateValidators mimicks Tendermint's update logic
 // nolint: unparam
 func updateValidators(tb testing.TB, r *rand.Rand, current map[string]mockValidator, updates []abci.ValidatorUpdate, event func(string)) map[string]mockValidator {
+
 	for _, update := range updates {
 		switch {
 		case update.Power == 0:
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper/validator_test.go b/x/stake/keeper/validator_test.go
index c12758de6..566e8a46f 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper/validator_test.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper/validator_test.go
@@ -699,21 +699,6 @@ func TestGetValidTendermintUpdatesAllNone(t *testing.T) {
 
 	updates := keeper.GetValidTendermintUpdates(ctx)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(updates))
-
-	// test from something to nothing
-	//  tendermintUpdate set: {} -> {c1, c2, c3, c4}
-	keeper.ClearTendermintUpdates(ctx)
-	require.Equal(t, 0, len(keeper.GetTendermintUpdates(ctx)))
-
-	keeper.RemoveValidator(ctx, validators[0].OperatorAddr)
-	keeper.RemoveValidator(ctx, validators[1].OperatorAddr)
-
-	updates = keeper.GetTendermintUpdates(ctx)
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(updates))
-	assert.Equal(t, tmtypes.TM2PB.PubKey(validators[0].ConsPubKey), updates[0].PubKey)
-	assert.Equal(t, tmtypes.TM2PB.PubKey(validators[1].ConsPubKey), updates[1].PubKey)
-	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), updates[0].Power)
-	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), updates[1].Power)
 	assert.Equal(t, validators[0].ABCIValidatorUpdate(), updates[0])
 	assert.Equal(t, validators[1].ABCIValidatorUpdate(), updates[1])
 }