diff --git a/components/forms/ReDelegationForm.tsx b/components/forms/ReDelegationForm.tsx
index 7e5ee9d..b5d4909 100644
--- a/components/forms/ReDelegationForm.tsx
+++ b/components/forms/ReDelegationForm.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import axios from "axios";
-import { Account, calculateFee } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
 import { Decimal } from "@cosmjs/math";
+import { Account, calculateFee } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
 import { assert } from "@cosmjs/utils";
+import axios from "axios";
+import { NextRouter, withRouter } from "next/router";
 import React, { useState } from "react";
-import { withRouter, NextRouter } from "next/router";
 import { useAppContext } from "../../context/AppContext";
+import { checkAddress, exampleValidatorAddress } from "../../lib/displayHelpers";
 import Button from "../inputs/Button";
 import Input from "../inputs/Input";
 import StackableContainer from "../layout/StackableContainer";
-import { checkValidatorAddress } from "../../lib/displayHelpers";
 
 interface Props {
   address: string | null;
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ const ReDelegationForm = (props: Props) => {
 
   const handleCreate = async () => {
     assert(state.chain.addressPrefix, "addressPrefix missing");
-    const validatorSrcAddressError = checkValidatorAddress(validatorSrcAddress, "cosmosvaloper");
-    const validatorDstAddressError = checkValidatorAddress(validatorDstAddress, "cosmosvaloper");
+    const validatorSrcAddressError = checkAddress(validatorSrcAddress, state.chain.addressPrefix);
+    const validatorDstAddressError = checkAddress(validatorDstAddress, state.chain.addressPrefix);
     if (validatorSrcAddressError) {
       setAddressError(
         `Invalid address for network ${state.chain.chainId}: ${validatorSrcAddressError}`,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ const ReDelegationForm = (props: Props) => {
             setValidatorSrcAddress(e.target.value)
           }
           error={addressError}
-          placeholder={`E.g. cosmosvaloper1sjllsnramtg3ewxqwwrwjxfgc4n4ef9u2lcnj0`}
+          placeholder={`E.g. ${exampleValidatorAddress(0, state.chain.addressPrefix)}`}
         />
       </div>
       <div className="form-item">
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ const ReDelegationForm = (props: Props) => {
             setValidatorDstAddress(e.target.value)
           }
           error={addressError}
-          placeholder={`E.g. cosmosvaloper1sjllsnramtg3ewxqwwrwjxfgc4n4ef9u2lcnj0`}
+          placeholder={`E.g. ${exampleValidatorAddress(1, state.chain.addressPrefix)}`}
         />
       </div>
       <div className="form-item">
diff --git a/components/forms/RewardsForm.tsx b/components/forms/RewardsForm.tsx
index c1a2b30..a3c1cad 100644
--- a/components/forms/RewardsForm.tsx
+++ b/components/forms/RewardsForm.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import axios from "axios";
-import { Account, calculateFee } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
 import { Decimal } from "@cosmjs/math";
+import { Account, calculateFee } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
 import { assert } from "@cosmjs/utils";
-import React, { useState } from "react";
-import { withRouter, NextRouter } from "next/router";
+import axios from "axios";
+import { NextRouter, withRouter } from "next/router";
+import { useState } from "react";
 import { useAppContext } from "../../context/AppContext";
+import { checkAddress, exampleValidatorAddress } from "../../lib/displayHelpers";
 import Button from "../inputs/Button";
 import Input from "../inputs/Input";
 import StackableContainer from "../layout/StackableContainer";
-import { checkValidatorAddress } from "../../lib/displayHelpers";
 
 interface Props {
   address: string | null;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const RewardsForm = (props: Props) => {
 
   const handleCreate = async () => {
     assert(state.chain.addressPrefix, "addressPrefix missing");
-    const validatorAddressError = checkValidatorAddress(validatorAddress, "cosmosvaloper");
+    const validatorAddressError = checkAddress(validatorAddress, state.chain.addressPrefix);
     if (validatorAddressError) {
       setAddressError(
         `Invalid address for network ${state.chain.chainId}: ${validatorAddressError}`,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ const RewardsForm = (props: Props) => {
           value={validatorAddress}
           onChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => setValidatorAddress(e.target.value)}
           error={addressError}
-          placeholder={`E.g. cosmosvaloper1sjllsnramtg3ewxqwwrwjxfgc4n4ef9u2lcnj0`}
+          placeholder={`E.g. ${exampleValidatorAddress(0, state.chain.addressPrefix)})}`}
         />
       </div>
       <div className="form-item">
diff --git a/components/forms/UnDelegationForm.tsx b/components/forms/UnDelegationForm.tsx
index fdaa8a8..6696d62 100644
--- a/components/forms/UnDelegationForm.tsx
+++ b/components/forms/UnDelegationForm.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import axios from "axios";
-import { Account, calculateFee } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
 import { Decimal } from "@cosmjs/math";
+import { Account, calculateFee } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
 import { assert } from "@cosmjs/utils";
-import React, { useState } from "react";
-import { withRouter, NextRouter } from "next/router";
+import axios from "axios";
+import { NextRouter, withRouter } from "next/router";
+import { useState } from "react";
 import { useAppContext } from "../../context/AppContext";
+import { checkAddress, exampleValidatorAddress } from "../../lib/displayHelpers";
 import Button from "../inputs/Button";
 import Input from "../inputs/Input";
 import StackableContainer from "../layout/StackableContainer";
-import { checkValidatorAddress } from "../../lib/displayHelpers";
 
 interface Props {
   address: string | null;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const UnDelegationForm = (props: Props) => {
 
   const handleCreate = async () => {
     assert(state.chain.addressPrefix, "addressPrefix missing");
-    const validatorAddressError = checkValidatorAddress(validatorAddress, "cosmosvaloper");
+    const validatorAddressError = checkAddress(validatorAddress, state.chain.addressPrefix);
     if (validatorAddressError) {
       setAddressError(
         `Invalid address for network ${state.chain.chainId}: ${validatorAddressError}`,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ const UnDelegationForm = (props: Props) => {
           value={validatorAddress}
           onChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => setValidatorAddress(e.target.value)}
           error={addressError}
-          placeholder={`E.g. cosmosvaloper1sjllsnramtg3ewxqwwrwjxfgc4n4ef9u2lcnj0`}
+          placeholder={`E.g. ${exampleValidatorAddress(0, state.chain.addressPrefix)})}`}
         />
       </div>
       <div className="form-item">
diff --git a/lib/displayHelpers.ts b/lib/displayHelpers.ts
index 41b3a14..97a90ae 100644
--- a/lib/displayHelpers.ts
+++ b/lib/displayHelpers.ts
@@ -137,31 +137,7 @@ const checkAddress = (input: string, chainAddressPrefix: string) => {
 
   return null;
 };
-/**
- * Returns an error message for invalid addresses.
- *
- * Returns null of there is no error.
- */
-const checkValidatorAddress = (input: string, chainAddressPrefix: string): string | null => {
-  if (!input) return "Empty";
-  let prefix;
-  try {
-    ({ prefix } = fromBech32(input));
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  } catch (error: any) {
-    return error.toString();
-  }
 
-  if (prefix !== chainAddressPrefix) {
-    return `Expected address prefix '${chainAddressPrefix}' but got '${prefix}'`;
-  }
-
-  if (input.length !== 52) {
-    return "Invalid address length in validator address. Must be 52 bytes.";
-  }
-
-  return null;
-};
 /**
  * Returns a link to a transaction in an explorer if an explorer is configured
  * for transactions. Returns null otherwise.
@@ -182,5 +158,4 @@ export {
   examplePubkey,
   checkAddress,
   explorerLinkTx,
-  checkValidatorAddress,
 };