diff --git a/x/staking/common_test.go b/x/staking/common_test.go
index 225832dd1..291f5ea52 100644
--- a/x/staking/common_test.go
+++ b/x/staking/common_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/secp256k1"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
 )
@@ -16,14 +15,6 @@ var (
 	addr1 = sdk.AccAddress(priv1.PubKey().Address())
 	priv2 = secp256k1.GenPrivKey()
 	addr2 = sdk.AccAddress(priv2.PubKey().Address())
-	addr3 = sdk.AccAddress(secp256k1.GenPrivKey().PubKey().Address())
-	priv4 = secp256k1.GenPrivKey()
-	addr4 = sdk.AccAddress(priv4.PubKey().Address())
-	coins = sdk.Coins{sdk.NewCoin("foocoin", sdk.NewInt(10))}
-	fee   = auth.NewStdFee(
-		100000,
-		sdk.Coins{sdk.NewCoin("foocoin", sdk.NewInt(0))},
-	)
 
 	commissionRates = staking.NewCommissionRates(sdk.ZeroDec(), sdk.ZeroDec(), sdk.ZeroDec())
 )