diff --git a/utils/cmd.go b/utils/cmd.go
index 58e3eed1e..d417d51ca 100644
--- a/utils/cmd.go
+++ b/utils/cmd.go
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ func DefaultAssetPath() string {
 }
 
 func KeyTasks(keyManager *ethcrypto.KeyManager, KeyRing string, GenAddr bool, SecretFile string, ExportDir string, NonInteractive bool) {
-	ethcrypto.InitWords(DefaultAssetPath()) // Init mnemonic word list
 
 	var err error
 	switch {