diff --git a/server/mock/helpers.go b/server/mock/helpers.go
index 4000e18c848a..aab1be7cff29 100644
--- a/server/mock/helpers.go
+++ b/server/mock/helpers.go
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ import (
 // SetupApp returns an application as well as a clean-up function
 // to be used to quickly setup a test case with an app
 func SetupApp() (abci.Application, func(), error) {
-	var logger tmlog.Logger
-
-	logger = tmlog.NewTMLogger(tmlog.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)).With("module", "mock")
+	logger := tmlog.NewTMLogger(tmlog.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)).With("module", "mock")
 
 	rootDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "mock-sdk")
 	if err != nil {