diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
index 2f0677ee..b6e8996d 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { pubkeyType } from "@cosmjs/launchpad";
 import { assert } from "@cosmjs/utils";
 
 import { StargateClient } from "./stargateclient";
@@ -39,10 +38,7 @@ describe("StargateClient", () => {
       assert(account);
       expect(account).toEqual({
         address: validator.address,
-        pubkey: {
-          type: pubkeyType.secp256k1,
-          value: validator.pubkey,
-        },
+        pubkey: validator.pubkey,
         accountNumber: validator.accountNumber,
         sequence: validator.sequence,
       });
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts
index bfab9406..c85aed67 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ export const unused = {
 
 export const validator = {
   /** From first gentx's auth_info.signer_infos in scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/genesis.json */
-  pubkey: "AnFadRAdh6Fl7robHe8jywDMKSWQQjB7SlpoqGsX9Ghw",
+  pubkey: {
+    type: "tendermint/PubKeySecp256k1",
+    value: "AnFadRAdh6Fl7robHe8jywDMKSWQQjB7SlpoqGsX9Ghw",
+  },
   /** delegator_address from /cosmos.staking.MsgCreateValidator in scripts/simapp/template/.simapp/config/genesis.json */
   address: "cosmos12gm9sa666hywxu9nzzmp7hyl7a55hvg769w2kz",
   accountNumber: 0,