diff --git a/x/auth/tx/config.go b/x/auth/tx/config.go
index bd9811a76c55..24cec22034cd 100644
--- a/x/auth/tx/config.go
+++ b/x/auth/tx/config.go
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ func NewTxConfig(protoCodec codec.Codec, addressCodec, validatorAddressCodec add
 
 // NewSigningOptions returns signing options used by x/tx. This includes account and
 // validator address prefix enabled codecs.
-func NewSigningOptions(addressCodec, validatorAddressCodec address.Codec) (*txsigning.Options, error) {
+func NewSigningOptions(addressCodec, validatorAddressCodec address.Codec) *txsigning.Options {
 	return &txsigning.Options{
 		AddressCodec:          addressCodec,
 		ValidatorAddressCodec: validatorAddressCodec,
-	}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // NewSigningHandlerMap returns a new txsigning.HandlerMap using the provided ConfigOptions.