diff --git a/export.go b/export.go
index 7ecb25f6436b..990a426c4dc0 100644
--- a/export.go
+++ b/export.go
@@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ func (app *SimApp) prepForZeroHeightGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, jailAllowedAddrs []
 			panic(err)
 		}
 
-		delAddr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(delegation.DelegatorAddress)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
+		delAddr := sdk.MustAccAddressFromBech32(delegation.DelegatorAddress)
+
 		_, _ = app.DistrKeeper.WithdrawDelegationRewards(ctx, delAddr, valAddr)
 	}
 
@@ -122,10 +120,7 @@ func (app *SimApp) prepForZeroHeightGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, jailAllowedAddrs []
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		delAddr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(del.DelegatorAddress)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
+		delAddr := sdk.MustAccAddressFromBech32(del.DelegatorAddress)
 
 		if err := app.DistrKeeper.Hooks().BeforeDelegationCreated(ctx, delAddr, valAddr); err != nil {
 			// never called as BeforeDelegationCreated always returns nil