diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
index 4f5eb727..6a6d8f49 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ const { TxRaw } = cosmos.tx.v1beta1;
 const defaultGasPrice = GasPrice.fromString("0.025ucosm");
 const defaultGasLimits: GasLimits<CosmosFeeTable> = { send: 80000 };
 
+function createDefaultRegistry(): Registry {
+  return new Registry([
+    ["/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.MsgMultiSend", MsgMultiSend],
+    ["/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgBeginRedelegate", MsgBeginRedelegate],
+    ["/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgCreateValidator", MsgCreateValidator],
+    ["/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgDelegate", MsgDelegate],
+    ["/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgEditValidator", MsgEditValidator],
+    ["/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgUndelegate", MsgUndelegate],
+  ]);
+}
+
 /** Use for testing only */
 export interface PrivateSigningStargateClient {
   readonly fees: CosmosFeeTable;
@@ -76,14 +87,7 @@ export class SigningStargateClient extends StargateClient {
   ) {
     super(tmClient);
     const {
-      registry = new Registry([
-        ["/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.MsgMultiSend", MsgMultiSend],
-        ["/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgBeginRedelegate", MsgBeginRedelegate],
-        ["/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgCreateValidator", MsgCreateValidator],
-        ["/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgDelegate", MsgDelegate],
-        ["/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgEditValidator", MsgEditValidator],
-        ["/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgUndelegate", MsgUndelegate],
-      ]),
+      registry = createDefaultRegistry(),
       aminoTypes = new AminoTypes({ prefix: options.prefix }),
       gasPrice = defaultGasPrice,
       gasLimits = defaultGasLimits,