diff --git a/modules/core/ante/ante_test.go b/modules/core/ante/ante_test.go
index 8f5071e13fe..150235c3181 100644
--- a/modules/core/ante/ante_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/ante/ante_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ante_test
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -342,6 +343,20 @@ func (suite *AnteTestSuite) TestAnteDecorator() {
 			},
 			true,
 		},
+		{
+			"success on app callback error, app callbacks are skipped for performance",
+			func(suite *AnteTestSuite) []sdk.Msg {
+				suite.chainB.GetSimApp().IBCMockModule.IBCApp.OnRecvPacket = func(
+					ctx sdk.Context, packet channeltypes.Packet, relayer sdk.AccAddress,
+				) exported.Acknowledgement {
+					panic(fmt.Errorf("failed OnRecvPacket mock callback"))
+				}
+
+				// the RecvPacket message has not been submitted to the chain yet, so it will succeed
+				return []sdk.Msg{suite.createRecvPacketMessage(false)}
+			},
+			true,
+		},
 		{
 			"no success on one redundant RecvPacket message",
 			func(suite *AnteTestSuite) []sdk.Msg {
diff --git a/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go b/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go
index a30e96d1ed6..9084091a6e9 100644
--- a/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -488,6 +488,11 @@ func (k *Keeper) RecvPacket(goCtx context.Context, msg *channeltypes.MsgRecvPack
 		return nil, errorsmod.Wrap(err, "receive packet verification failed")
 	}
 
+	// performance: return early for the redundant relayer ante handler
+	if ctx.IsCheckTx() || ctx.IsReCheckTx() {
+		return &channeltypes.MsgRecvPacketResponse{Result: channeltypes.SUCCESS}, nil
+	}
+
 	// Perform application logic callback
 	//
 	// Cache context so that we may discard state changes from callback if the acknowledgement is unsuccessful.