diff --git a/app/genesis.go b/app/genesis.go
index 972ac8ca..0b59fe14 100644
--- a/app/genesis.go
+++ b/app/genesis.go
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/stake"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/types"
 )
 
@@ -12,9 +9,7 @@ type (
 	// GenesisState defines the application's genesis state. It contains all the
 	// information required and accounts to initialize the blockchain.
 	GenesisState struct {
-		Accounts  []GenesisAccount   `json:"accounts"`
-		StakeData stake.GenesisState `json:"stake"`
-		GovData   gov.GenesisState   `json:"gov"`
+		Accounts []GenesisAccount `json:"accounts"`
 	}
 
 	// GenesisAccount defines an account to be initialized in the genesis state.
@@ -25,23 +20,3 @@ type (
 		Storage types.Storage  `json:"storage,omitempty"`
 	}
 )
-
-// NewGenesisAccount returns a reference to a new initialized genesis account.
-func NewGenesisAccount(acc *types.Account) GenesisAccount {
-	return GenesisAccount{
-		Address: acc.GetAddress(),
-		Coins:   acc.GetCoins(),
-		Code:    acc.Code,
-		Storage: acc.Storage,
-	}
-}
-
-// ToAccount converts a genesis account to an initialized Ethermint account.
-func (ga *GenesisAccount) ToAccount() (acc *types.Account) {
-	base := auth.BaseAccount{
-		Address: ga.Address,
-		Coins:   ga.Coins.Sort(),
-	}
-
-	return types.NewAccount(base, ga.Code, ga.Storage)
-}