diff --git a/testing/endpoint_v2.go b/testing/endpoint_v2.go
index e49ca4786fa..f16bc2f207a 100644
--- a/testing/endpoint_v2.go
+++ b/testing/endpoint_v2.go
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ func (ep *Endpoint) MsgSendPacketWithSender(timeoutTimestamp uint64, payloads []
 		return channeltypesv2.Packet{}, err
 	}
 
-	if err := ep.Counterparty.UpdateClient(); err != nil {
-		return channeltypesv2.Packet{}, err
-	}
-
 	// TODO: parse the packet from events instead of from the response. https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/issues/7459
 	// get sequence from msg response
 	var msgData sdk.TxMsgData