diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/distribution.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/distribution.go
index 16511f8bde..bdf3b4f42f 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/distribution.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/distribution.go
@@ -282,14 +282,7 @@ func (k Keeper) IdentifyConsumerChainIDFromIBCPacket(ctx sdk.Context, packet cha
 }
 
 // HandleSetConsumerCommissionRate sets a per-consumer chain commission rate for the given provider address
-// on the condition that the given consumer chain exists.
-func (k Keeper) HandleSetConsumerCommissionRate(ctx sdk.Context, chainID string, providerAddr types.ProviderConsAddress, commissionRate sdk.Dec) error {
-	// check that the consumer chain exists
-	if !k.IsConsumerProposedOrRegistered(ctx, chainID) {
-		return errorsmod.Wrapf(
-			types.ErrUnknownConsumerChainId,
-			"unknown consumer chain, with id: %s", chainID)
-	}
+func (k Keeper) HandleSetConsumerCommissionRate(ctx sdk.Context, chainID string, providerAddr types.ProviderConsAddress, commissionRate sdk.Dec) {
 	// set per-consumer chain commission rate for the validator address
 	k.SetConsumerCommissionRate(
 		ctx,
@@ -297,6 +290,4 @@ func (k Keeper) HandleSetConsumerCommissionRate(ctx sdk.Context, chainID string,
 		providerAddr,
 		commissionRate,
 	)
-
-	return nil
 }
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/msg_server.go
index 9e019bcb22..0d9e32a92f 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -213,9 +213,7 @@ func (k msgServer) SetConsumerCommissionRate(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.M
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := k.HandleSetConsumerCommissionRate(ctx, msg.ChainId, types.NewProviderConsAddress(consAddr), msg.Rate); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	k.HandleSetConsumerCommissionRate(ctx, msg.ChainId, types.NewProviderConsAddress(consAddr), msg.Rate)
 
 	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvents(sdk.Events{
 		sdk.NewEvent(
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security_test.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security_test.go
index a6b2ec45e7..7d74853acc 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/partial_set_security_test.go
@@ -119,18 +119,14 @@ func TestHandleSetConsumerCommissionRate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	providerAddr := types.NewProviderConsAddress([]byte("providerAddr"))
 
-	// trying to set a commission rate to a unknown consumer chain
-	require.Error(t, providerKeeper.HandleSetConsumerCommissionRate(ctx, "unknownChainID", providerAddr, sdk.ZeroDec()))
-
 	// setup a pending consumer chain
 	chainID := "pendingChainID"
-	providerKeeper.SetPendingConsumerAdditionProp(ctx, &types.ConsumerAdditionProposal{ChainId: chainID})
 
 	// check that there's no commission rate set for the validator yet
 	_, found := providerKeeper.GetConsumerCommissionRate(ctx, chainID, providerAddr)
 	require.False(t, found)
 
-	require.NoError(t, providerKeeper.HandleSetConsumerCommissionRate(ctx, chainID, providerAddr, sdk.OneDec()))
+	providerKeeper.HandleSetConsumerCommissionRate(ctx, chainID, providerAddr, sdk.OneDec())
 
 	// check that the commission rate is now set
 	cr, found := providerKeeper.GetConsumerCommissionRate(ctx, chainID, providerAddr)