diff --git a/x/auth/migrations/v5/doc.go b/x/auth/migrations/v5/doc.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e04902f80a1..000000000000
--- a/x/auth/migrations/v5/doc.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-// v5 is an empty package that exists because of the group module.
-// the group module v2 migration actually migrates the auth module state (replace group policies accounts from module accounts to base accounts).
-// the auth state does not migrate if the group module is not enabled.
-package v5
diff --git a/x/auth/module.go b/x/auth/module.go
index 3431f205a250..61cf7c34b643 100644
--- a/x/auth/module.go
+++ b/x/auth/module.go
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ func (am AppModule) RegisterServices(cfg module.Configurator) {
 	if err := cfg.RegisterMigration(types.ModuleName, 3, m.Migrate3to4); err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to migrate x/%s from version 3 to 4: %v", types.ModuleName, err))
 	}
-
-	// see migrations/v5/doc.go
-	if err := cfg.RegisterMigration(types.ModuleName, 4, func(ctx sdk.Context) error { return nil }); err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to migrate x/%s from version 4 to 5: %v", types.ModuleName, err))
-	}
 }
 
 // InitGenesis performs genesis initialization for the auth module. It returns