diff --git a/x/perp/v2/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/perp/v2/keeper/msg_server.go
index 789fddcf0..5bd48ff19 100644
--- a/x/perp/v2/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/perp/v2/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -245,29 +245,18 @@ func (m msgServer) CreateMarket(
 	sender, _ := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.Sender)
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
 
-	args := parseArgsCreateMarket(msg)
-
-	err := m.k.Sudo().CreateMarket(ctx, args, sender)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &types.MsgCreateMarketResponse{}, nil
-}
-
-func parseArgsCreateMarket(msg *types.MsgCreateMarket) ArgsCreateMarket {
 	args := ArgsCreateMarket{
 		Pair:            msg.Pair,
 		PriceMultiplier: msg.PriceMultiplier,
 		SqrtDepth:       msg.SqrtDepth,
 
-		Market: nil,
+		Market: msg.Market,
 	}
 
-	if msg.Market != nil {
-		market := types.DefaultMarket(msg.Pair)
-		args.Market = &market
+	err := m.k.Sudo().CreateMarket(ctx, args, sender)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return args
+	return &types.MsgCreateMarketResponse{}, nil
 }