diff --git a/tests/e2e/reflect_helper.go b/tests/e2e/reflect_helper.go
index 095413e2..0650211e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/reflect_helper.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/reflect_helper.go
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ func MustExecViaStargateReflectContract[T sdkMessageType](t *testing.T, chain *i
 	// build the complete reflect message
 	reflectSendBz := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("{\"reflect_msg\":{\"msgs\":%s}}", vmMsgs))
 
-	t.Log(string(reflectSendBz))
 	execMsg := &types.MsgExecuteContract{
 		Sender:   chain.SenderAccount.GetAddress().String(),
 		Contract: contractAddr.String(),
diff --git a/x/wasm/keeper/handler_plugin_encoders_test.go b/x/wasm/keeper/handler_plugin_encoders_test.go
index 2fa63301..f5536a33 100644
--- a/x/wasm/keeper/handler_plugin_encoders_test.go
+++ b/x/wasm/keeper/handler_plugin_encoders_test.go
@@ -430,9 +430,8 @@ func TestEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 	encodingConfig := MakeEncodingConfig(t)
 	for name, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			var ctx sdk.Context
 			encoder := DefaultEncoders(encodingConfig.Codec, wasmtesting.MockIBCTransferKeeper{})
-			res, err := encoder.Encode(ctx, tc.sender, "", tc.srcMsg)
+			res, err := encoder.Encode(sdk.Context{}, tc.sender, "", tc.srcMsg)
 			if tc.expError {
 				assert.Error(t, err)
 				return
@@ -448,10 +447,6 @@ func TestEncodeIbcMsg(t *testing.T) {
 		addr1 = RandomAccountAddress(t)
 		addr2 = RandomAccountAddress(t)
 	)
-	valAddr := make(sdk.ValAddress, types.SDKAddrLen)
-	valAddr[0] = 12
-	valAddr2 := make(sdk.ValAddress, types.SDKAddrLen)
-	valAddr2[1] = 123
 
 	cases := map[string]struct {
 		sender             sdk.AccAddress