diff --git a/x/staking/simulation/operations.go b/x/staking/simulation/operations.go
index 966998ed54cf..54e8cc032bb4 100644
--- a/x/staking/simulation/operations.go
+++ b/x/staking/simulation/operations.go
@@ -537,9 +537,8 @@ func SimulateMsgBeginRedelegate(ak types.AccountKeeper, bk types.BankKeeper, k k
 			}
 		}
 
-		// if simaccount.PrivKey == nil, delegation address does not exist in accs. Return error
 		if simAccount.PrivKey == nil {
-			return simtypes.NoOpMsg(types.ModuleName, types.TypeMsgBeginRedelegate, "account private key is nil"), nil, fmt.Errorf("delegation addr: %s does not exist in simulation accounts", delAddr)
+			return simtypes.NoOpMsg(types.ModuleName, types.TypeMsgBeginRedelegate, "account private key is nil"), nil, nil
 		}
 
 		account := ak.GetAccount(ctx, delAddr)