diff --git a/app/export_test.go b/app/export_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 85a8500c1c..0000000000
--- a/app/export_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-package app
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/evmos/ethermint/crypto/ethsecp256k1"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func TestExportAppStateAndValidators(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name          string
-		forZeroHeight bool
-	}{
-		{
-			"for zero height",
-			true,
-		},
-		{
-			"for non-zero height",
-			false,
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			privKey, err := ethsecp256k1.GenerateKey()
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			address := sdk.AccAddress(privKey.PubKey().Address())
-			app := Setup(t, address.String())
-			app.Commit()
-			_, err = app.ExportAppStateAndValidators(tc.forZeroHeight, []string{}, []string{})
-			require.NoError(t, err, "ExportAppStateAndValidators should not have an error")
-		})
-	}
-}