diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/flag/coin.go b/client/v2/autocli/flag/coin.go
index 549e15f165e0..c6ec9f363e0a 100644
--- a/client/v2/autocli/flag/coin.go
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/flag/coin.go
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package flag
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"strings"
 
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
 
 	basev1beta1 "cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/base/v1beta1"
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/coins"
+	"cosmossdk.io/client/v2/internal/coins"
 )
 
 type coinType struct{}
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ func (c coinType) NewValue(*context.Context, *Builder) Value {
 }
 
 func (c coinType) DefaultValue() string {
-	stringCoin, _ := coins.FormatCoins([]*basev1beta1.Coin{}, nil)
-	return stringCoin
+	return "zero"
 }
 
 func (c *coinValue) Get(protoreflect.Value) (protoreflect.Value, error) {
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ func (c *coinValue) String() string {
 
 func (c *coinValue) Set(stringValue string) error {
 	if strings.Contains(stringValue, ",") {
-		return fmt.Errorf("coin flag must be a single coin, specific multiple coins with multiple flags or spaces")
+		return errors.New("coin flag must be a single coin, specific multiple coins with multiple flags or spaces")
 	}
 
 	coin, err := coins.ParseCoin(stringValue)