diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/actions/start/start.ts b/packages/faucet/src/actions/start/start.ts
index ea38cbf4..68d73210 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/actions/start/start.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/actions/start/start.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ export async function start(args: ReadonlyArray<string>): Promise<void> {
             sender: sender,
             recipient: address,
             amount: faucet.tokenManager.creditAmount(ticker),
-            tokenTicker: ticker,
           };
           logSendJob(job);
           await faucet.send(profile, job);
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/faucet.spec.ts b/packages/faucet/src/faucet.spec.ts
index d4af68df..2b9029d4 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/faucet.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/faucet.spec.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ describe("Faucet", () => {
           fractionalDigits: 6,
           tokenTicker: "COSM" as TokenTicker,
         },
-        tokenTicker: "COSM" as TokenTicker,
         sender: holder,
         recipient: recipient,
       });
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/faucet.ts b/packages/faucet/src/faucet.ts
index 852cf766..862320a6 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/faucet.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/faucet.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ export class Faucet {
         jobs.push({
           sender: holderIdentity,
           recipient: refillDistibutor.address,
-          tokenTicker: token,
           amount: this.tokenManager.refillAmount(token),
         });
       }
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/types.ts b/packages/faucet/src/types.ts
index 28186ee9..31334171 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/types.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { Address, Amount, Identity, TokenTicker } from "@iov/bcp";
+import { Address, Amount, Identity } from "@iov/bcp";
 
 export interface SendJob {
   readonly sender: Identity;
   readonly recipient: Address;
-  readonly tokenTicker: TokenTicker;
   readonly amount: Amount;
 }