diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.md b/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.md
index 42cfa097928..62804cfa992 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.md
@@ -539,14 +539,12 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
           'ibc/498A0751C798A0D9A389AA3691123DADA57DAA4FE165D5C75894505B876BA6E4': {
             baseDenom: 'uusdc',
             baseName: 'noble',
-            brandKey: undefined,
             chainName: 'osmosis',
           },
           'ibc/FE98AAD68F02F03565E9FA39A5E627946699B2B07115889ED812D8BA639576A9': {
             baseDenom: 'uusdc',
             baseName: 'noble',
             brand: Object @Alleged: USDC brand {},
-            brandKey: 'USDC',
             chainName: 'agoric',
           },
           uusdc: {
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.snap b/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.snap
index dcb9a05cb25..084687b3bab 100644
Binary files a/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.snap and b/packages/fast-usdc/test/snapshots/fast-usdc.contract.test.ts.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/utils/chain-hub-helper.js b/packages/orchestration/src/utils/chain-hub-helper.js
index 1ae2e0ffaf8..306a5ecef56 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/utils/chain-hub-helper.js
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/utils/chain-hub-helper.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const registerChainsAndAssets = (
   for (const [chainName, allInfo] of Object.entries(chainInfo)) {
     const { connections, ...info } = allInfo;
     chainHub.registerChain(chainName, info);
-    conns[info.chainId] = connections;
+    if (connections) conns[info.chainId] = connections;
   }
   const registeredPairs = new Set();
   for (const [pChainId, connInfos] of Object.entries(conns)) {
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ export const registerChainsAndAssets = (
     return;
   }
   for (const [denom, info] of Object.entries(assetInfo)) {
-    const infoWithBrand = info.brandKey
-      ? { ...info, brand: brands[info.brandKey] }
-      : info;
+    const { brandKey, ...rest } = info;
+    const infoWithBrand = brandKey
+      ? { ...rest, brand: brands[brandKey] }
+      : rest;
     chainHub.registerAsset(denom, infoWithBrand);
   }
 };