diff --git a/testground/benchmark/benchmark/sendtx.py b/testground/benchmark/benchmark/sendtx.py
index 24b11f8ba4..4810441f6c 100644
--- a/testground/benchmark/benchmark/sendtx.py
+++ b/testground/benchmark/benchmark/sendtx.py
@@ -31,16 +31,14 @@ def async_write_tx(account, tx, file_path):
         file.write(ujson.dumps([raw_tx.hex()]))
 
 
-def get_txs_foler(outdir: Path, group, global_seq):
-    folder = outdir / TMP_TXS_FOLDER / group / str(global_seq)
+def get_txs_foler(outdir: Path, global_seq):
+    folder = outdir / TMP_TXS_FOLDER / str(global_seq)
     folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     return folder
 
 
-def prepare_txs(
-    outdir: Path, group, global_seq, num_accounts, num_txs, max_workers=8000
-):
-    folder = get_txs_foler(outdir, group, global_seq)
+def prepare_txs(outdir: Path, global_seq, num_accounts, num_txs, max_workers=8000):
+    folder = get_txs_foler(outdir, global_seq)
     accounts = [gen_account(global_seq, i + 1) for i in range(num_accounts)]
     with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as executor:
         futs = []
@@ -60,12 +58,12 @@ def prepare_txs(
                 fut.result()
             except Exception as e:
                 print("sign_transaction failed", e)
-    print(f"prepared {len(futs)} txs for {group} {global_seq}")
+    print(f"prepared {len(futs)} txs for {global_seq}")
 
 
-def read_txs(outdir: Path, group, global_seq):
+def read_txs(outdir: Path, global_seq):
     txs = []
-    folder = get_txs_foler(outdir, group, global_seq)
+    folder = get_txs_foler(outdir, global_seq)
     for file in folder.glob("*.json"):
         with open(file, "r") as f:
             tx_data = ujson.load(f)
diff --git a/testground/benchmark/benchmark/stateless.py b/testground/benchmark/benchmark/stateless.py
index e3563f393a..dbeffef7d0 100644
--- a/testground/benchmark/benchmark/stateless.py
+++ b/testground/benchmark/benchmark/stateless.py
@@ -182,14 +182,10 @@ def _gen_txs(
     for i in range(validators):
         global_seq = i
         if validator_generate_load:
-            prepare_txs(
-                outdir, VALIDATOR_GROUP, global_seq, num_accounts, num_txs, max_workers
-            )
+            prepare_txs(outdir, global_seq, num_accounts, num_txs, max_workers)
     for i in range(fullnodes):
         global_seq = i + validators
-        prepare_txs(
-            outdir, FULLNODE_GROUP, global_seq, num_accounts, num_txs, max_workers
-        )
+        prepare_txs(outdir, global_seq, num_accounts, num_txs, max_workers)
 
 
 @cli.command()
@@ -253,8 +249,8 @@ def do_run(
     txs = []
     if group == FULLNODE_GROUP or cfg.get("validator-generate-load", True):
         print("preparing", cfg["num_accounts"] * cfg["num_txs"], "txs")
-        prepare_txs(outdir, group, global_seq, cfg["num_accounts"], cfg["num_txs"])
-        txs = read_txs(outdir, group, global_seq)
+        prepare_txs(outdir, global_seq, cfg["num_accounts"], cfg["num_txs"])
+        txs = read_txs(outdir, global_seq)
     else:
         txs = []
     print(f"loaded {len(txs)} txs")
@@ -374,7 +370,7 @@ def init_node_local(
         num_accounts=num_accounts,
     )
     if group == FULLNODE_GROUP or validator_generate_load:
-        prepare_txs(outdir, group, global_seq, num_accounts, num_txs)
+        prepare_txs(outdir, global_seq, num_accounts, num_txs)
     return packet