diff --git a/tests/app/testappd/cmd/root.go b/tests/app/testappd/cmd/root.go
index 8b86281f..733305f9 100644
--- a/tests/app/testappd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/tests/app/testappd/cmd/root.go
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ lru_size = 0`
 func initRootCmd(
 	rootCmd *cobra.Command,
 	txConfig client.TxConfig,
-	interfaceRegistry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry,
-	appCodec codec.Codec,
+	_ codectypes.InterfaceRegistry,
+	_ codec.Codec,
 	basicManager module.BasicManager,
 ) {
 	cfg := sdk.GetConfig()