diff --git a/app/setup/testnet.go b/app/setup/testnet.go
index 66725429e..4c0dca38f 100644
--- a/app/setup/testnet.go
+++ b/app/setup/testnet.go
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ func GenerateTestnetConfigs(cfg *TestnetConfig, opts *ConfigOpts, gencfg *config
 	gencfg.ChainID = chainID
 	gencfg.Leader = types.PublicKey{PublicKey: leaderPub}
 	gencfg.Validators = make([]*types.Validator, cfg.NumVals)
-	gencfg.DBOwner = cfg.Owner
 	if gencfg.DBOwner == "" {
 		signer := auth.GetUserSigner(keys[0])
 		ident, err := authExt.GetIdentifierFromSigner(signer)