diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.spec.ts
index ab052357..31a318f0 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/signingstargateclient.spec.ts
@@ -841,179 +841,6 @@ describe("SigningStargateClient", () => {
 
         await sleep(simapp.blockTime * 1.5); 
       });
-
-      it("works with staking MsgDelegate", async () => {
-        pendingWithoutSimapp();
-        const wallet = await Secp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(faucet.mnemonic);
-        const client = await SigningStargateClient.connectWithSigner(
-          simapp.tendermintUrl,
-          wallet,
-          defaultSigningClientOptions,
-        );
-
-        const msgDelegate: MsgDelegate = {
-          delegatorAddress: faucet.address0,
-          validatorAddress: validator.validatorAddress,
-          amount: coin(1234, "ustake"),
-        };
-        const msgAny: MsgDelegateEncodeObject = {
-          typeUrl: "/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgDelegate",
-          value: msgDelegate,
-        };
-        const fee = {
-          amount: coins(2000, "ustake"),
-          gas: "200000",
-        };
-        const memo = "Use your tokens wisely";
-        const transactionHash = await client.signAndBroadcastSync(faucet.address0, [msgAny], fee, memo);
-        
-        expect(transactionHash).toMatch(/^[0-9A-F]{64}$/);
-
-        await sleep(simapp.blockTime * 1.5); 
-      });
-
-      it("works with a custom registry and custom message", async () => {
-        pendingWithoutSimapp();
-        const wallet = await Secp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(faucet.mnemonic);
-
-        const customRegistry = new Registry();
-        const msgDelegateTypeUrl = "/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgDelegate";
-        interface CustomMsgDelegate {
-          customDelegatorAddress?: string;
-          customValidatorAddress?: string;
-          customAmount?: Coin;
-        }
-        const baseCustomMsgDelegate: CustomMsgDelegate = {
-          customDelegatorAddress: "",
-          customValidatorAddress: "",
-        };
-        const CustomMsgDelegate = {
-          // Adapted from autogenerated MsgDelegate implementation
-          encode(
-            message: CustomMsgDelegate,
-            writer: protobuf.Writer = protobuf.Writer.create(),
-          ): protobuf.Writer {
-            writer.uint32(10).string(message.customDelegatorAddress ?? "");
-            writer.uint32(18).string(message.customValidatorAddress ?? "");
-            if (message.customAmount !== undefined && message.customAmount !== undefined) {
-              Coin.encode(message.customAmount, writer.uint32(26).fork()).ldelim();
-            }
-            return writer;
-          },
-
-          decode(): CustomMsgDelegate {
-            throw new Error("decode method should not be required");
-          },
-
-          fromPartial(object: DeepPartial<CustomMsgDelegate>): CustomMsgDelegate {
-            const message = { ...baseCustomMsgDelegate } as CustomMsgDelegate;
-            if (object.customDelegatorAddress !== undefined && object.customDelegatorAddress !== null) {
-              message.customDelegatorAddress = object.customDelegatorAddress;
-            } else {
-              message.customDelegatorAddress = "";
-            }
-            if (object.customValidatorAddress !== undefined && object.customValidatorAddress !== null) {
-              message.customValidatorAddress = object.customValidatorAddress;
-            } else {
-              message.customValidatorAddress = "";
-            }
-            if (object.customAmount !== undefined && object.customAmount !== null) {
-              message.customAmount = Coin.fromPartial(object.customAmount);
-            } else {
-              message.customAmount = undefined;
-            }
-            return message;
-          },
-        };
-        customRegistry.register(msgDelegateTypeUrl, CustomMsgDelegate);
-        const customAminoTypes = new AminoTypes({
-          "/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgDelegate": {
-            aminoType: "cosmos-sdk/MsgDelegate",
-            toAmino: ({
-              customDelegatorAddress,
-              customValidatorAddress,
-              customAmount,
-            }: CustomMsgDelegate): AminoMsgDelegate["value"] => {
-              assert(customDelegatorAddress, "missing customDelegatorAddress");
-              assert(customValidatorAddress, "missing validatorAddress");
-              assert(customAmount, "missing amount");
-              return {
-                delegator_address: customDelegatorAddress,
-                validator_address: customValidatorAddress,
-                amount: {
-                  amount: customAmount.amount,
-                  denom: customAmount.denom,
-                },
-              };
-            },
-            fromAmino: ({
-              delegator_address,
-              validator_address,
-              amount,
-            }: AminoMsgDelegate["value"]): CustomMsgDelegate => ({
-              customDelegatorAddress: delegator_address,
-              customValidatorAddress: validator_address,
-              customAmount: Coin.fromPartial(amount),
-            }),
-          },
-        });
-        const options: SigningStargateClientOptions = {
-          ...defaultSigningClientOptions,
-          registry: customRegistry,
-          aminoTypes: customAminoTypes,
-        };
-        const client = await SigningStargateClient.connectWithSigner(simapp.tendermintUrl, wallet, options);
-
-        const msg: CustomMsgDelegate = {
-          customDelegatorAddress: faucet.address0,
-          customValidatorAddress: validator.validatorAddress,
-          customAmount: coin(1234, "ustake"),
-        };
-        const msgAny = {
-          typeUrl: "/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgDelegate",
-          value: msg,
-        };
-        const fee = {
-          amount: coins(2000, "ucosm"),
-          gas: "200000",
-        };
-        const memo = "Use your power wisely";
-        const transactionHash = await client.signAndBroadcastSync(faucet.address0, [msgAny], fee, memo);
-        
-        expect(transactionHash).toMatch(/^[0-9A-F]{64}$/);
-
-        await sleep(simapp.blockTime * 1.5); 
-      });
-
-      it("works with a modifying signer", async () => {
-        pendingWithoutSimapp();
-        const wallet = await ModifyingSecp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(faucet.mnemonic);
-        const client = await SigningStargateClient.connectWithSigner(
-          simapp.tendermintUrl,
-          wallet,
-          defaultSigningClientOptions,
-        );
-
-        const msg: MsgDelegate = {
-          delegatorAddress: faucet.address0,
-          validatorAddress: validator.validatorAddress,
-          amount: coin(1234, "ustake"),
-        };
-        const msgAny: MsgDelegateEncodeObject = {
-          typeUrl: "/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.MsgDelegate",
-          value: msg,
-        };
-        const fee = {
-          amount: coins(2000, "ucosm"),
-          gas: "200000",
-        };
-        const memo = "Use your power wisely";
-        const transactionHash = await client.signAndBroadcastSync(faucet.address0, [msgAny], fee, memo);
-        
-        expect(transactionHash).toMatch(/^[0-9A-F]{64}$/);
-
-        await sleep(simapp.blockTime * 1.5); 
-      });
     });
   });