diff --git a/modules/coin/genesis.go b/modules/coin/genesis.go
index 06bcd9c1c6..b174c8c11a 100644
--- a/modules/coin/genesis.go
+++ b/modules/coin/genesis.go
@@ -15,16 +15,14 @@ import (
 type GenesisAccount struct {
 	Address data.Bytes `json:"address"`
 	// this from types.Account (don't know how to embed this properly)
-	PubKey   crypto.PubKey `json:"pub_key"` // May be nil, if not known.
-	Sequence int           `json:"sequence"`
-	Balance  Coins         `json:"coins"`
+	PubKey  crypto.PubKey `json:"pub_key"` // May be nil, if not known.
+	Balance Coins         `json:"coins"`
 }
 
 // ToAccount - GenesisAccount struct to a basecoin Account
 func (g GenesisAccount) ToAccount() Account {
 	return Account{
-		Sequence: g.Sequence,
-		Coins:    g.Balance,
+		Coins: g.Balance,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/coin/helper.go b/modules/coin/helper.go
index 4c66ec6a82..21c9ea7825 100644
--- a/modules/coin/helper.go
+++ b/modules/coin/helper.go
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ func (a *AccountWithKey) Actor() basecoin.Actor {
 // This is intended for use in test cases
 func (a *AccountWithKey) MakeOption() string {
 	info := GenesisAccount{
-		Address:  a.Address(),
-		Sequence: a.Sequence,
-		Balance:  a.Coins,
+		Address: a.Address(),
+		Balance: a.Coins,
 	}
 	js, err := data.ToJSON(info)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/coin/store.go b/modules/coin/store.go
index 56e99f2811..516e7acea9 100644
--- a/modules/coin/store.go
+++ b/modules/coin/store.go
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ func updateCoins(store state.KVStore, addr basecoin.Actor, coins Coins) (acct Ac
 
 // Account - coin account structure
 type Account struct {
-	Coins    Coins `json:"coins"`
-	Sequence int   `json:"sequence"`
+	Coins Coins `json:"coins"`
 }
 
 func loadAccount(store state.KVStore, key []byte) (acct Account, err error) {
diff --git a/tests/cli/basictx.sh b/tests/cli/basictx.sh
index f3db1f2f6d..c46f4d78cf 100755
--- a/tests/cli/basictx.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/basictx.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test00GetAccount() {
 
     assertFalse "requires arg" "${CLIENT_EXE} query account"
 
-    checkAccount $SENDER "0" "9007199254740992"
+    checkAccount $SENDER "9007199254740992"
 
     ACCT2=$(${CLIENT_EXE} query account $RECV 2>/dev/null)
     assertFalse "has no genesis account" $?
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ test01SendTx() {
     HASH=$(echo $TX | jq .hash | tr -d \")
     TX_HEIGHT=$(echo $TX | jq .height)
 
-    checkAccount $SENDER "1" "9007199254740000"
+    checkAccount $SENDER "9007199254740000"
     # make sure 0x prefix also works
-    checkAccount "0x$SENDER" "1" "9007199254740000"
-    checkAccount $RECV "0" "992"
+    checkAccount "0x$SENDER" "9007199254740000"
+    checkAccount $RECV "992"
 
     # Make sure tx is indexed
     checkSendTx $HASH $TX_HEIGHT $SENDER "992"
diff --git a/tests/cli/common.sh b/tests/cli/common.sh
index 94219d6108..ef9eee87a3 100644
--- a/tests/cli/common.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/common.sh
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ getAddr() {
     echo $RAW | cut -d' ' -f2
 }
 
+# XXX Ex Usage: checkAccount $ADDR $AMOUNT
 # Desc: Assumes just one coin, checks the balance of first coin in any case
 checkAccount() {
     # make sure sender goes down
@@ -133,8 +134,7 @@ checkAccount() {
     fi
 
     if [ -n "$DEBUG" ]; then echo $ACCT; echo; fi
-    assertEquals "proper sequence" "$2" $(echo $ACCT | jq .data.sequence)
-    assertEquals "proper money" "$3" $(echo $ACCT | jq .data.coins[0].amount)
+    assertEquals "proper money" "$2" $(echo $ACCT | jq .data.coins[0].amount)
     return $?
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/counter.sh b/tests/cli/counter.sh
index 378348e57a..cf2f6b391c 100755
--- a/tests/cli/counter.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/counter.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test00GetAccount() {
 
     assertFalse "requires arg" "${CLIENT_EXE} query account"
 
-    checkAccount $SENDER "0" "9007199254740992"
+    checkAccount $SENDER "9007199254740992"
 
     ACCT2=$(${CLIENT_EXE} query account $RECV 2>/dev/null)
     assertFalse "has no genesis account" $?
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ test01SendTx() {
     HASH=$(echo $TX | jq .hash | tr -d \")
     TX_HEIGHT=$(echo $TX | jq .height)
 
-    checkAccount $SENDER "1" "9007199254740000"
-    checkAccount $RECV "0" "992"
+    checkAccount $SENDER "9007199254740000"
+    checkAccount $RECV "992"
 
     # make sure tx is indexed
     checkSendTx $HASH $TX_HEIGHT $SENDER "992"
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ test03AddCount() {
     checkCounter "1" "10"
 
     # make sure the account was debited
-    checkAccount $SENDER "2" "9007199254739990"
+    checkAccount $SENDER "9007199254739990"
 
     # make sure tx is indexed
     TX=$(${CLIENT_EXE} query tx $HASH --trace)
diff --git a/tests/cli/restart.sh b/tests/cli/restart.sh
index 993db2eb77..c6c6a500ba 100755
--- a/tests/cli/restart.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/restart.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ test00PreRestart() {
     HASH=$(echo $TX | jq .hash | tr -d \")
     TX_HEIGHT=$(echo $TX | jq .height)
 
-    checkAccount $SENDER "1" "9007199254740000"
-    checkAccount $RECV "0" "992"
+    checkAccount $SENDER "9007199254740000"
+    checkAccount $RECV "992"
 
     # make sure tx is indexed
     checkSendTx $HASH $TX_HEIGHT $SENDER "992"
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ test01OnRestart() {
 
     # make sure queries still work properly, with all 3 tx now executed
     echo "Checking state after restart..."
-    checkAccount $SENDER "3" "9007199254710000"
-    checkAccount $RECV "0" "30992"
+    checkAccount $SENDER "9007199254710000"
+    checkAccount $RECV "30992"
 
     # make sure tx is indexed
     checkSendTx $HASH $TX_HEIGHT $SENDER "10000"