diff --git a/block/manager_test.go b/block/manager_test.go
index e3adabecd..c789e0d28 100644
--- a/block/manager_test.go
+++ b/block/manager_test.go
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ func TestInitialStateStored(t *testing.T) {
 	s, err := getInitialState(store, genesis)
 	require.NoError(err)
 	require.Equal(s.LastBlockHeight, uint64(100))
-	require.NoError(err)
 	require.Equal(s.InitialHeight, uint64(1))
 }
 
diff --git a/node/full_node_integration_test.go b/node/full_node_integration_test.go
index a28f7b8a4..84e8321cd 100644
--- a/node/full_node_integration_test.go
+++ b/node/full_node_integration_test.go
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ func TestLazyAggregator(t *testing.T) {
 	}, key, signingKey, proxy.NewLocalClientCreator(app), genesisDoc, DefaultMetricsProvider(cmconfig.DefaultInstrumentationConfig()), log.TestingLogger())
 	require.NoError(err)
 	assert.False(node.IsRunning())
-	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	startNodeWithCleanup(t, node)
 	require.NoError(waitForFirstBlock(node.(*FullNode), Header))