diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 385e16eae7..7b5f98d319 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func NewEthermintApp(
 	app.EvmKeeper = evmkeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec, keys[evmtypes.StoreKey], tkeys[evmtypes.TransientKey],
 		authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName),
-		app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, app.StakingKeeper, app.FeeMarketKeeper, nil,
+		app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, app.StakingKeeper, app.FeeMarketKeeper,
 		nil, geth.NewEVM, tracer, evmSs,
 	)
 
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go b/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
index c8722f0844..187d547274 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ type Keeper struct {
 	// fetch EIP1559 base fee and parameters
 	feeMarketKeeper types.FeeMarketKeeper
 
-	ibcTransferKeeper statedb.IBCTransferKeeper
-
 	// chain ID number obtained from the context's chain id
 	eip155ChainID *big.Int
 
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ func NewKeeper(
 	bankKeeper types.BankKeeper,
 	sk types.StakingKeeper,
 	fmk types.FeeMarketKeeper,
-	ibcTransferKeeper statedb.IBCTransferKeeper,
 	customPrecompiles evm.PrecompiledContracts,
 	evmConstructor evm.Constructor,
 	tracer string,
@@ -121,7 +118,6 @@ func NewKeeper(
 		bankKeeper:        bankKeeper,
 		stakingKeeper:     sk,
 		feeMarketKeeper:   fmk,
-		ibcTransferKeeper: ibcTransferKeeper,
 		storeKey:          storeKey,
 		transientKey:      transientKey,
 		customPrecompiles: customPrecompiles,
@@ -404,7 +400,3 @@ func (k Keeper) AddTransientGasUsed(ctx sdk.Context, gasUsed uint64) (uint64, er
 	k.SetTransientGasUsed(ctx, result)
 	return result, nil
 }
-
-func (k Keeper) IBCTransferKeeper() statedb.IBCTransferKeeper {
-	return k.ibcTransferKeeper
-}
diff --git a/x/evm/statedb/interfaces.go b/x/evm/statedb/interfaces.go
index 95dea4b020..6de9599406 100644
--- a/x/evm/statedb/interfaces.go
+++ b/x/evm/statedb/interfaces.go
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 package statedb
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"math/big"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	ibctransfertypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6/modules/apps/transfer/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 )
@@ -35,10 +33,6 @@ type ExtStateDB interface {
 	AppendJournalEntry(JournalEntry)
 }
 
-type IBCTransferKeeper interface {
-	Transfer(goCtx context.Context, msg *ibctransfertypes.MsgTransfer) (*ibctransfertypes.MsgTransferResponse, error)
-}
-
 // Keeper provide underlying storage of StateDB
 type Keeper interface {
 	// Read methods
@@ -54,6 +48,4 @@ type Keeper interface {
 	SetCode(ctx sdk.Context, codeHash []byte, code []byte)
 	SetBalance(ctx sdk.Context, addr common.Address, amount *big.Int) error
 	DeleteAccount(ctx sdk.Context, addr common.Address) error
-
-	IBCTransferKeeper() IBCTransferKeeper
 }
diff --git a/x/evm/statedb/statedb.go b/x/evm/statedb/statedb.go
index ce1b91ed06..ef2f79b306 100644
--- a/x/evm/statedb/statedb.go
+++ b/x/evm/statedb/statedb.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	ibctransfertypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6/modules/apps/transfer/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	ethtypes "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
@@ -472,12 +471,3 @@ func (s *StateDB) SetError(err error) {
 
 	s.sdkError = err
 }
-
-func (s *StateDB) IBCTransfer(goCtx context.Context, msg *ibctransfertypes.MsgTransfer) (*ibctransfertypes.MsgTransferResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := s.keeper.IBCTransferKeeper().Transfer(goCtx, msg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return resp, nil
-}