diff --git a/modules/apps/callbacks/testing/simapp/app.go b/modules/apps/callbacks/testing/simapp/app.go
index 35484d4313f..e50440c6565 100644
--- a/modules/apps/callbacks/testing/simapp/app.go
+++ b/modules/apps/callbacks/testing/simapp/app.go
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ import (
 	solomachine "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine"
 	ibctm "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint"
 	ibcmock "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/testing/mock"
-	ibctestingtypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/testing/types"
 )
 
 const appName = "SimApp"
@@ -891,11 +890,6 @@ func (app *SimApp) GetBaseApp() *baseapp.BaseApp {
 	return app.BaseApp
 }
 
-// GetStakingKeeper implements the TestingApp interface.
-func (app *SimApp) GetStakingKeeper() ibctestingtypes.StakingKeeper {
-	return app.StakingKeeper
-}
-
 // GetIBCKeeper implements the TestingApp interface.
 func (app *SimApp) GetIBCKeeper() *ibckeeper.Keeper {
 	return app.IBCKeeper
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/testing/simapp/app.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/testing/simapp/app.go
index b467a66a9bd..c443c0c956a 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/testing/simapp/app.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/testing/simapp/app.go
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ import (
 	solomachine "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine"
 	ibctm "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint"
 	ibcmock "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/testing/mock"
-	ibctestingtypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/testing/types"
 )
 
 const appName = "SimApp"
@@ -1057,11 +1056,6 @@ func (app *SimApp) GetBaseApp() *baseapp.BaseApp {
 	return app.BaseApp
 }
 
-// GetStakingKeeper implements the TestingApp interface.
-func (app *SimApp) GetStakingKeeper() ibctestingtypes.StakingKeeper {
-	return app.StakingKeeper
-}
-
 // GetIBCKeeper implements the TestingApp interface.
 func (app *SimApp) GetIBCKeeper() *ibckeeper.Keeper {
 	return app.IBCKeeper
diff --git a/testing/simapp/app.go b/testing/simapp/app.go
index 47869788ccc..582f413ce98 100644
--- a/testing/simapp/app.go
+++ b/testing/simapp/app.go
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ import (
 	ibctm "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint"
 	ibcmock "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/testing/mock"
 	mockv2 "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/testing/mock/v2"
-	ibctestingtypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/testing/types"
 )
 
 const appName = "SimApp"
@@ -902,11 +901,6 @@ func (app *SimApp) GetBaseApp() *baseapp.BaseApp {
 	return app.BaseApp
 }
 
-// GetStakingKeeper implements the TestingApp interface.
-func (app *SimApp) GetStakingKeeper() ibctestingtypes.StakingKeeper {
-	return app.StakingKeeper
-}
-
 // GetIBCKeeper implements the TestingApp interface.
 func (app *SimApp) GetIBCKeeper() *ibckeeper.Keeper {
 	return app.IBCKeeper
diff --git a/testing/testing_app.go b/testing/testing_app.go
index bdb99ec35fc..39d69e0cfdc 100644
--- a/testing/testing_app.go
+++ b/testing/testing_app.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/keeper"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/testing/simapp"
-	ibctestingtypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/testing/types"
 )
 
 var DefaultTestingAppInit = SetupTestingApp
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ type TestingApp interface {
 
 	// ibc-go additions
 	GetBaseApp() *baseapp.BaseApp
-	GetStakingKeeper() ibctestingtypes.StakingKeeper
 	GetIBCKeeper() *keeper.Keeper
 	GetTxConfig() client.TxConfig
 
diff --git a/testing/types/expected_keepers.go b/testing/types/expected_keepers.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e0d3af4b878..00000000000
--- a/testing/types/expected_keepers.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package types
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
-)
-
-// StakingKeeper defines the expected staking keeper interface used in the
-// IBC testing package
-type StakingKeeper interface {
-	GetHistoricalInfo(ctx context.Context, height int64) (stakingtypes.HistoricalInfo, error)
-}