diff --git a/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go b/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go
index a23476e8eb..077a7402c1 100644
--- a/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go
+++ b/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	abci_server "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/server"
-	tcmd "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/cmd/tendermint/commands"
 	tmcfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/cli"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	cryptocodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
@@ -162,11 +160,8 @@ func TestStartStandAlone(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestInitNodeValidatorFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	home, cleanup := tests.NewTestCaseDir(t)
+	cfg, err := createDefaultTendermintConfig(home)
 	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
-	viper.Set(cli.HomeFlag, home)
-	viper.Set(flags.FlagName, "moniker")
-	cfg, err := tcmd.ParseConfig()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
 	nodeID, valPubKey, err := genutil.InitializeNodeValidatorFiles(cfg)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	require.NotEqual(t, "", nodeID)