diff --git a/app/keepers/keepers.go b/app/keepers/keepers.go
index a963b9b0e..0ff568ea4 100644
--- a/app/keepers/keepers.go
+++ b/app/keepers/keepers.go
@@ -333,8 +333,6 @@ func (appKeepers *AppKeepers) InitNormalKeepers(
 	ratelimitMiddlewareStack := ratelimitmodule.NewIBCMiddleware(appKeepers.RatelimitKeeper, ibcMiddlewareStack)
 	hooksTransferMiddleware := ibc_hooks.NewIBCMiddleware(ratelimitMiddlewareStack, &appKeepers.HooksICS4Wrapper)
 
-	hooksTransferMiddleware := ibc_hooks.NewIBCMiddleware(ibcMiddlewareStack, &appKeepers.HooksICS4Wrapper)
-
 	// Create evidence Keeper for to register the IBC light client misbehaviour evidence route
 	evidenceKeeper := evidencekeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec, appKeepers.keys[evidencetypes.StoreKey], appKeepers.StakingKeeper, appKeepers.SlashingKeeper,