diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle.go
index b292e49ba4..1dc3ef3d95 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle.go
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ func (k Keeper) DeleteConsumerChain(ctx sdk.Context, consumerId string) (err err
 	k.DeleteConsumerValSet(ctx, consumerId)
 
 	k.DeleteConsumerRewardsAllocation(ctx, consumerId)
-	k.DeleteConsumerOwnerAddress(ctx, consumerId)
 	k.DeleteConsumerRemovalTime(ctx, consumerId)
 
 	// TODO (PERMISSIONLESS) add newly-added state to be deleted
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go
index ee25626169..4d60cf8dc9 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ func (k Keeper) DeleteConsumerIdToChannelId(ctx sdk.Context, consumerId string)
 }
 
 // GetAllConsumersWithIBCClients returns the ids of all consumer chains that with IBC clients created.
-// This is equivalent to getting the ids of all launched consumer chains:
-// All launched chains have created an IBC client when they launched (see `LaunchConsumer`).
 func (k Keeper) GetAllConsumersWithIBCClients(ctx sdk.Context) []string {
 	consumerIds := []string{}
 
@@ -224,12 +222,7 @@ func (k Keeper) GetAllConsumersWithIBCClients(ctx sdk.Context) []string {
 	for ; iterator.Valid(); iterator.Next() {
 		// remove 1 byte prefix from key to retrieve consumerId
 		consumerId := string(iterator.Key()[1:])
-
-		// A chain might have stopped, but we might not yet have its consumer id to client id association deleted.
-		// To avoid returning stopped chains, we check the phase of the consumer chain and only return launched chains.
-		if k.GetConsumerPhase(ctx, consumerId) == types.ConsumerPhase_CONSUMER_PHASE_LAUNCHED {
-			consumerIds = append(consumerIds, consumerId)
-		}
+		consumerIds = append(consumerIds, consumerId)
 	}
 
 	return consumerIds
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay.go
index 18b292d73e..cfd25babf4 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/relay.go
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ func (k Keeper) BlocksUntilNextEpoch(ctx sdk.Context) int64 {
 // TODO (mpoke): iterate only over consumers with established channel
 func (k Keeper) SendVSCPackets(ctx sdk.Context) error {
 	for _, consumerId := range k.GetAllConsumersWithIBCClients(ctx) {
+
+		if k.GetConsumerPhase(ctx, consumerId) != providertypes.ConsumerPhase_CONSUMER_PHASE_INITIALIZED {
+			// only send VSCPackets to launched chains
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// check if CCV channel is established and send
 		if channelID, found := k.GetConsumerIdToChannelId(ctx, consumerId); found {
 			if err := k.SendVSCPacketsToChain(ctx, consumerId, channelID); err != nil {
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/types/legacy_proposal.go b/x/ccv/provider/types/legacy_proposal.go
index b86c409109..9cc6ef2a77 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/types/legacy_proposal.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/types/legacy_proposal.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func NewConsumerRemovalProposal(title, description, chainID string, stopTime tim
 		Title:       title,
 		Description: description,
 		ChainId:     chainID,
+		StopTime:    stopTime,
 	}
 }