diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 1482f56507..f81be79b31 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 - [#3068](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/3068) Fix REST codegen method casing bug
 - [#3031](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/3031) Move keeper hooks to after all keepers initialized in `app.go` template.
 - [#3098](https://github.com/ignite/cli/issues/3098) Fix config upgrade issue that left config empty on error. 
+- [#3129](https://github.com/ignite/cli/issues/3129) Remove redundant `keyring-backend` config option.
 - [#3187](https://github.com/ignite/cli/issues/3187) Change prompt text to fit within 80 characters width.
 
 ## [`v0.25.2`](https://github.com/ignite/cli/releases/tag/v0.25.1)
diff --git a/ignite/config/chain/base/config.go b/ignite/config/chain/base/config.go
index bb38d92198..227297c33f 100644
--- a/ignite/config/chain/base/config.go
+++ b/ignite/config/chain/base/config.go
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ type Init struct {
 
 	// Home overwrites default home directory used for the app
 	Home string `yaml:"home"`
-
-	// KeyringBackend is the default keyring backend to use for blockchain initialization
-	KeyringBackend string `yaml:"keyring-backend"`
 }
 
 // Host keeps configuration related to started servers.
diff --git a/ignite/config/chain/v0/config_convert.go b/ignite/config/chain/v0/config_convert.go
index 5a251947d4..8bdbdb822f 100644
--- a/ignite/config/chain/v0/config_convert.go
+++ b/ignite/config/chain/v0/config_convert.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ func (c *Config) ConvertNext() (chainconfig.Converter, error) {
 	validator.Name = c.Validator.Name
 	validator.Bonded = c.Validator.Staked
 	validator.Home = c.Init.Home
-	validator.KeyringBackend = c.Init.KeyringBackend
 	validator.Client = c.Init.Client
 
 	if c.Init.App != nil {
diff --git a/ignite/config/chain/v0/config_convert_test.go b/ignite/config/chain/v0/config_convert_test.go
index d344f76719..a43a4c30e2 100644
--- a/ignite/config/chain/v0/config_convert_test.go
+++ b/ignite/config/chain/v0/config_convert_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ func TestV0ToV1Validator(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, cfgV0.Validator.Name, validator.Name)
 	require.Equal(t, cfgV0.Validator.Staked, validator.Bonded)
 	require.Equal(t, cfgV0.Init.Home, validator.Home)
-	require.Equal(t, cfgV0.Init.KeyringBackend, validator.KeyringBackend)
 	require.Equal(t, cfgV0.Init.Client, validator.Client)
 	require.Equal(t, cfgV0.Host.RPC, servers.RPC.Address)
 	require.Equal(t, cfgV0.Host.P2P, servers.P2P.Address)
diff --git a/ignite/config/chain/v0/testdata/config.yaml b/ignite/config/chain/v0/testdata/config.yaml
index 9d75e02198..987fe43432 100644
--- a/ignite/config/chain/v0/testdata/config.yaml
+++ b/ignite/config/chain/v0/testdata/config.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ build:
   binary: "evmosd"
 init:
   home: "$HOME/.evmosd"
+  client:
+    keyring-backend: "os"
   app:
     evm-rpc:
       address: "0.0.0.0:8545"
diff --git a/ignite/config/chain/v1/testdata/config.yaml b/ignite/config/chain/v1/testdata/config.yaml
index e6fa3438bb..82ea30a3b8 100644
--- a/ignite/config/chain/v1/testdata/config.yaml
+++ b/ignite/config/chain/v1/testdata/config.yaml
@@ -50,4 +50,6 @@ validators:
     evm-rpc:
       address: 0.0.0.0:8545
       ws-address: 0.0.0.0:8546
+  client:
+    keyring-backend: os
   home: $HOME/.evmosd
diff --git a/ignite/config/chain/v1/validator.go b/ignite/config/chain/v1/validator.go
index d65d2e1c9a..bfeb1fffd0 100644
--- a/ignite/config/chain/v1/validator.go
+++ b/ignite/config/chain/v1/validator.go
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ type Validator struct {
 	// Home overwrites default home directory used for the app
 	Home string `yaml:"home,omitempty"`
 
-	// KeyringBackend is the default keyring backend to use for blockchain initialization
-	KeyringBackend string `yaml:"keyring-backend,omitempty"`
-
 	// Gentx overwrites appd's config/gentx.toml configs.
 	Gentx *Gentx `yaml:"gentx,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/ignite/services/chain/chain.go b/ignite/services/chain/chain.go
index bb00d5c380..f6cec62c9d 100644
--- a/ignite/services/chain/chain.go
+++ b/ignite/services/chain/chain.go
@@ -371,20 +371,15 @@ func (c *Chain) KeyringBackend() (chaincmd.KeyringBackend, error) {
 
 	// 2nd.
 	validator := config.Validators[0]
-	if validator.KeyringBackend != "" {
-		return chaincmd.KeyringBackendFromString(validator.KeyringBackend)
-	}
-
-	// 3rd.
 	if validator.Client != nil {
-		if backend, ok := validator.Client["keyring-backend"]; ok {
-			if backendStr, ok := backend.(string); ok {
-				return chaincmd.KeyringBackendFromString(backendStr)
+		if v, ok := validator.Client["keyring-backend"]; ok {
+			if backend, ok := v.(string); ok {
+				return chaincmd.KeyringBackendFromString(backend)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	// 4th.
+	// 3rd.
 	configTOMLPath, err := c.ClientTOMLPath()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -400,7 +395,7 @@ func (c *Chain) KeyringBackend() (chaincmd.KeyringBackend, error) {
 		return chaincmd.KeyringBackendFromString(conf.KeyringBackend)
 	}
 
-	// 5th.
+	// 4th.
 	return chaincmd.KeyringBackendTest, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/integration/node/cmd_query_bank_test.go b/integration/node/cmd_query_bank_test.go
index 4a4a1a1f76..e6464cc84f 100644
--- a/integration/node/cmd_query_bank_test.go
+++ b/integration/node/cmd_query_bank_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cosmosclient"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/randstr"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/xurl"
+	xyaml "github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/yaml"
 	envtest "github.com/ignite/cli/integration"
 )
 
@@ -74,7 +75,9 @@ func TestNodeQueryBankBalances(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 		c.Faucet = base.Faucet{}
-		c.Validators[0].KeyringBackend = keyring.BackendTest
+		c.Validators[0].Client = xyaml.Map{
+			"keyring-backend": keyring.BackendTest,
+		}
 	})
 
 	env.Must(env.Exec("import alice",
diff --git a/integration/node/cmd_tx_bank_send_test.go b/integration/node/cmd_tx_bank_send_test.go
index 9c742a7e4b..44338c267e 100644
--- a/integration/node/cmd_tx_bank_send_test.go
+++ b/integration/node/cmd_tx_bank_send_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cosmosclient"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/randstr"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/xurl"
+	xyaml "github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/yaml"
 	envtest "github.com/ignite/cli/integration"
 )
 
@@ -70,7 +71,9 @@ func TestNodeTxBankSend(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 		c.Faucet = base.Faucet{}
-		c.Validators[0].KeyringBackend = keyring.BackendTest
+		c.Validators[0].Client = xyaml.Map{
+			"keyring-backend": keyring.BackendTest,
+		}
 	})
 	env.Must(env.Exec("import alice",
 		step.NewSteps(step.New(