diff --git a/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go b/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
index b9027938be26..4b20b73167e2 100644
--- a/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, params.EncodingConfig) {
 		WithLegacyAmino(encodingConfig.Amino).
 		WithInput(os.Stdin).
 		WithAccountRetriever(types.AccountRetriever{}).
-		WithBroadcastMode(flags.BroadcastBlock).
 		WithHomeDir(simapp.DefaultNodeHome).
 		WithViper("") // In simapp, we don't use any prefix for env variables.