diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/actions/start.ts b/packages/faucet/src/actions/start.ts
index 8230c80f..f271d097 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/actions/start.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/actions/start.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function start(args: readonly string[]): Promise<void> {
   const chainTokens = faucet.configuredTokens();
   console.info("Chain tokens:", chainTokens);
   const accounts = await faucet.loadAccounts();
-  logAccountsState(accounts, constants.tokenConfig);
+  logAccountsState(accounts);
   let availableTokens = await faucet.availableTokens();
   console.info("Available tokens:", availableTokens);
   setInterval(async () => {
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/debugging.ts b/packages/faucet/src/debugging.ts
index b54bae26..85063d7c 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/debugging.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/debugging.ts
@@ -1,38 +1,35 @@
 import { Coin } from "@cosmjs/launchpad";
 
-import { TokenConfiguration } from "./tokenmanager";
 import { MinimalAccount, SendJob } from "./types";
 
 /** A string representation of a coin in a human-readable format that can change at any time */
-function debugCoin(coin: Coin, tokens: TokenConfiguration): string {
-  const meta = tokens.bankTokens.find((token) => token.denom == coin.denom);
-  if (!meta) throw new Error(`No token configuration found for denom ${coin.denom}`);
-  return `${coin.amount} ${meta?.denom}`;
+function debugCoin(coin: Coin): string {
+  return `${coin.amount} ${coin.denom}`;
 }
 
 /** A string representation of a balance in a human-readable format that can change at any time */
-export function debugBalance(data: readonly Coin[], tokens: TokenConfiguration): string {
-  return `[${data.map((b) => debugCoin(b, tokens)).join(", ")}]`;
+export function debugBalance(data: readonly Coin[]): string {
+  return `[${data.map((b) => debugCoin(b)).join(", ")}]`;
 }
 
 /** A string representation of an account in a human-readable format that can change at any time */
-export function debugAccount(account: MinimalAccount, tokens: TokenConfiguration): string {
-  return `${account.address}: ${debugBalance(account.balance, tokens)}`;
+export function debugAccount(account: MinimalAccount): string {
+  return `${account.address}: ${debugBalance(account.balance)}`;
 }
 
-export function logAccountsState(accounts: readonly MinimalAccount[], tokens: TokenConfiguration): void {
+export function logAccountsState(accounts: readonly MinimalAccount[]): void {
   if (accounts.length < 2) {
     throw new Error("List of accounts must contain at least one token holder and one distributor");
   }
   const holder = accounts[0];
   const distributors = accounts.slice(1);
-  console.info("Holder:\n" + `  ${debugAccount(holder, tokens)}`);
-  console.info("Distributors:\n" + distributors.map((r) => `  ${debugAccount(r, tokens)}`).join("\n"));
+  console.info("Holder:\n" + `  ${debugAccount(holder)}`);
+  console.info("Distributors:\n" + distributors.map((r) => `  ${debugAccount(r)}`).join("\n"));
 }
 
-export function logSendJob(job: SendJob, tokens: TokenConfiguration): void {
+export function logSendJob(job: SendJob): void {
   const from = job.sender;
   const to = job.recipient;
-  const amount = debugCoin(job.amount, tokens);
+  const amount = debugCoin(job.amount);
   console.info(`Sending ${amount} from ${from} to ${to} ...`);
 }
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/faucet.spec.ts b/packages/faucet/src/faucet.spec.ts
index 90db602e..20558f00 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/faucet.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/faucet.spec.ts
@@ -14,14 +14,7 @@ function pendingWithoutWasmd(): void {
 
 const httpUrl = "http://localhost:1317";
 const defaultTokenConfig: TokenConfiguration = {
-  bankTokens: [
-    {
-      denom: "ucosm",
-    },
-    {
-      denom: "ustake",
-    },
-  ],
+  bankTokens: ["ucosm", "ustake"],
 };
 const defaultAddressPrefix = "cosmos";
 
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/faucet.ts b/packages/faucet/src/faucet.ts
index 53e53228..d6a8846a 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/faucet.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/faucet.ts
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ export class Faucet {
 
     return balance
       .filter((b) => b.amount !== "0")
-      .map((b) => this.tokenConfig.bankTokens.find((token) => token.denom == b.denom))
-      .filter(isDefined)
-      .map((token) => token.denom);
+      .map((b) => this.tokenConfig.bankTokens.find((token) => token == b.denom))
+      .filter(isDefined);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -103,13 +102,13 @@ export class Faucet {
       recipient: recipient,
       amount: this.tokenManager.creditAmount(denom),
     };
-    if (this.logging) logSendJob(job, this.tokenConfig);
+    if (this.logging) logSendJob(job);
     await this.send(job);
   }
 
   /** Returns a list to token denoms which are configured */
-  public configuredTokens(): readonly string[] {
-    return this.tokenConfig.bankTokens.map((token) => token.denom);
+  public configuredTokens(): string[] {
+    return Array.from(this.tokenConfig.bankTokens);
   }
 
   public async loadAccounts(): Promise<readonly MinimalAccount[]> {
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ export class Faucet {
     }
 
     const accounts = await this.loadAccounts();
-    if (this.logging) logAccountsState(accounts, this.tokenConfig);
+    if (this.logging) logAccountsState(accounts);
     const [_, ...distributorAccounts] = accounts;
 
     const availableTokenDenoms = await this.availableTokens();
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ export class Faucet {
         console.info(`Refilling ${denom} of:`);
         console.info(
           refillDistibutors.length
-            ? refillDistibutors.map((r) => `  ${debugAccount(r, this.tokenConfig)}`).join("\n")
+            ? refillDistibutors.map((r) => `  ${debugAccount(r)}`).join("\n")
             : "  none",
         );
       }
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ export class Faucet {
     }
     if (jobs.length > 0) {
       for (const job of jobs) {
-        if (this.logging) logSendJob(job, this.tokenConfig);
+        if (this.logging) logSendJob(job);
         // don't crash faucet when one send fails
         try {
           await this.send(job);
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ export class Faucet {
 
       if (this.logging) {
         console.info("Done refilling accounts.");
-        logAccountsState(await this.loadAccounts(), this.tokenConfig);
+        logAccountsState(await this.loadAccounts());
       }
     } else {
       if (this.logging) {
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/tokenmanager.spec.ts b/packages/faucet/src/tokenmanager.spec.ts
index 10be440c..dbdcb650 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/tokenmanager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/tokenmanager.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { TokenConfiguration, TokenManager } from "./tokenmanager";
 import { MinimalAccount } from "./types";
 
 const dummyConfig: TokenConfiguration = {
-  bankTokens: [{ denom: "utokenz" }, { denom: "mtrash" }],
+  bankTokens: ["utokenz", "mtrash"],
 };
 
 describe("TokenManager", () => {
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/tokenmanager.ts b/packages/faucet/src/tokenmanager.ts
index f799a85a..b8e249a4 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/tokenmanager.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/tokenmanager.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Coin } from "@cosmjs/launchpad";
 import { Decimal, Uint53 } from "@cosmjs/math";
 
-import { BankTokenMeta } from "./tokens";
 import { MinimalAccount } from "./types";
 
 const defaultCreditAmount = 10_000_000;
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ const defaultRefillThresholdFactor = 8;
 
 export interface TokenConfiguration {
   /** Supported tokens of the Cosmos SDK bank module */
-  readonly bankTokens: readonly BankTokenMeta[];
+  readonly bankTokens: readonly string[];
 }
 
 export class TokenManager {
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/tokens.spec.ts b/packages/faucet/src/tokens.spec.ts
index 1bdc0bc4..d2b1421c 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/tokens.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/tokens.spec.ts
@@ -3,33 +3,29 @@ import { parseBankToken, parseBankTokens } from "./tokens";
 describe("tokens", () => {
   describe("parseBankToken", () => {
     it("works", () => {
-      expect(parseBankToken("ucosm")).toEqual({
-        denom: "ucosm",
-      });
+      expect(parseBankToken("ucosm")).toEqual("ucosm");
     });
 
     it("allows using whitespace", () => {
-      expect(parseBankToken(" ucosm\n")).toEqual({
-        denom: "ucosm",
-      });
+      expect(parseBankToken(" ucosm\n")).toEqual("ucosm");
     });
   });
 
   describe("parseBankTokens", () => {
     it("works for one", () => {
-      expect(parseBankTokens("ucosm")).toEqual([{ denom: "ucosm" }]);
+      expect(parseBankTokens("ucosm")).toEqual(["ucosm"]);
     });
 
     it("works for two", () => {
-      expect(parseBankTokens("ucosm,mstake")).toEqual([{ denom: "ucosm" }, { denom: "mstake" }]);
+      expect(parseBankTokens("ucosm,mstake")).toEqual(["ucosm", "mstake"]);
     });
 
     it("ignores whitespace", () => {
-      expect(parseBankTokens("ucosm, mstake\n")).toEqual([{ denom: "ucosm" }, { denom: "mstake" }]);
+      expect(parseBankTokens("ucosm, mstake\n")).toEqual(["ucosm", "mstake"]);
     });
 
     it("ignores empty elements", () => {
-      expect(parseBankTokens("ucosm,mstake,")).toEqual([{ denom: "ucosm" }, { denom: "mstake" }]);
+      expect(parseBankTokens("ucosm,mstake,")).toEqual(["ucosm", "mstake"]);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/faucet/src/tokens.ts b/packages/faucet/src/tokens.ts
index 490653ab..0f4e8f5b 100644
--- a/packages/faucet/src/tokens.ts
+++ b/packages/faucet/src/tokens.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
-export interface BankTokenMeta {
-  readonly denom: string;
-}
-
 const parseBankTokenPattern = /^([a-zA-Z]{2,20})$/;
 
-export function parseBankToken(input: string): BankTokenMeta {
+export function parseBankToken(input: string): string {
   const match = input.replace(/\s/g, "").match(parseBankTokenPattern);
   if (!match) {
     throw new Error("Token could not be parsed. Format: {DISPLAY}=10^{DIGITS}{base}, e.g. ATOM=10^6uatom");
   }
-  return {
-    denom: match[1],
-  };
+  return match[1];
 }
 
-export function parseBankTokens(input: string): BankTokenMeta[] {
+export function parseBankTokens(input: string): string[] {
   return input
     .trim()
     .split(",")