diff --git a/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server_test.go b/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server_test.go
index bb28c1153f9..2623f1b2e5b 100644
--- a/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server_test.go
+++ b/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server_test.go
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestPayPacketFee() {
 		{
 			"refund account is module account",
 			func() {
+				suite.chainA.GetSimApp().BankKeeper.SendCoinsFromAccountToModule(suite.chainA.GetContext(), suite.chainA.SenderAccount.GetAddress(), ibcmock.ModuleName, fee.Total())
 				msg.Signer = suite.chainA.GetSimApp().AccountKeeper.GetModuleAddress(ibcmock.ModuleName).String()
 				expPacketFee := types.NewPacketFee(fee, msg.Signer, nil)
 				expFeesInEscrow = []types.PacketFee{expPacketFee}
diff --git a/testing/chain.go b/testing/chain.go
index 581923cd549..9a6d8263d45 100644
--- a/testing/chain.go
+++ b/testing/chain.go
@@ -120,12 +120,6 @@ func NewTestChainWithValSet(t *testing.T, coord *Coordinator, chainID string, va
 		senderAccs = append(senderAccs, senderAcc)
 	}
 
-	// add mock module account balance
-	genBals = append(genBals, banktypes.Balance{
-		Address: authtypes.NewModuleAddress(mock.ModuleName).String(),
-		Coins:   sdk.Coins{sdk.NewCoin(sdk.DefaultBondDenom, sdk.NewInt(1000000000))},
-	})
-
 	app := SetupWithGenesisValSet(t, valSet, genAccs, chainID, sdk.DefaultPowerReduction, genBals...)
 
 	// create current header and call begin block
@@ -155,10 +149,6 @@ func NewTestChainWithValSet(t *testing.T, coord *Coordinator, chainID string, va
 		SenderAccounts: senderAccs,
 	}
 
-	// creates mock module account
-	mockModuleAcc := chain.GetSimApp().AccountKeeper.GetModuleAccount(chain.GetContext(), mock.ModuleName)
-	require.NotNil(t, mockModuleAcc)
-
 	coord.CommitBlock(chain)
 
 	return chain