diff --git a/types/module/module.go b/types/module/module.go
index b853195c51..3ba589c58a 100644
--- a/types/module/module.go
+++ b/types/module/module.go
@@ -694,12 +694,11 @@ func (m Manager) RunMigrations(ctx context.Context, cfg Configurator, fromVM Ver
 			}
 		} else {
 			sdkCtx.Logger().Info(fmt.Sprintf("adding a new module: %s", moduleName))
-			module1, ok := m.Modules[moduleName].(HasGenesis)
-			if ok {
-				module1.InitGenesis(sdkCtx, c.cdc, module1.DefaultGenesis(c.cdc))
+			if module, ok := m.Modules[moduleName].(HasGenesis); ok {
+				module.InitGenesis(sdkCtx, c.cdc, module.DefaultGenesis(c.cdc))
 			}
-			if module2, ok := m.Modules[moduleName].(HasABCIGenesis); ok {
-				moduleValUpdates := module2.InitGenesis(sdkCtx, c.cdc, module1.DefaultGenesis(c.cdc))
+			if module, ok := m.Modules[moduleName].(HasABCIGenesis); ok {
+				moduleValUpdates := module.InitGenesis(sdkCtx, c.cdc, module.DefaultGenesis(c.cdc))
 				// The module manager assumes only one module will update the
 				// validator set, and it can't be a new module.
 				if len(moduleValUpdates) > 0 {