diff --git a/internal/v1_1/generator.go b/internal/v1_1/generator.go
index 9b6faea..67a0dce 100644
--- a/internal/v1_1/generator.go
+++ b/internal/v1_1/generator.go
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/onflow/flow-go-sdk/crypto"
-	"github.com/onflow/flowkit/accounts"
-
 	"github.com/onflow/cadence/runtime/ast"
 	"github.com/onflow/cadence/runtime/cmd"
 	"github.com/onflow/cadence/runtime/common"
@@ -57,12 +54,6 @@ func NewTemplateGenerator(contractInfos ContractInfos, logger output.Logger) (*G
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not initialize flowkit state %w", err)
 	}
 
-	emulatorAccount, err := accounts.NewEmulatorAccount(loader, crypto.ECDSA_P256, crypto.SHA3_256, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create emulator account %w", err)
-	}
-	state.Accounts().AddOrUpdate(emulatorAccount)
-
 	testnetClient := flowkit.NewFlowkit(state, config.TestnetNetwork, gwt, logger)
 	mainnetClient := flowkit.NewFlowkit(state, config.MainnetNetwork, gwm, logger)
 	// add core contracts to deployed contracts