diff --git a/testutil/vesting/mock_vesting_accounts.go b/testutil/vesting/mock_vesting_accounts.go
index a31aa8fd480..d55dbd39ac2 100644
--- a/testutil/vesting/mock_vesting_accounts.go
+++ b/testutil/vesting/mock_vesting_accounts.go
@@ -10,12 +10,7 @@ import (
 // LockedCoinsFromDelegating prevents the mock vesting account from delegating
 // any unvested tokens.
 func (mvdva MockVestedDelegateVestingAccount) LockedCoinsFromDelegating(blockTime time.Time) sdk.Coins {
-	locked := mvdva.ContinuousVestingAccount.GetVestingCoins(blockTime)
-	if locked == nil {
-		return sdk.NewCoins()
-	}
-
-	return locked
+	return mvdva.ContinuousVestingAccount.GetVestingCoins(blockTime)
 }
 
 func NewMockVestedDelegateVestingAccount(cva *types.ContinuousVestingAccount) *MockVestedDelegateVestingAccount {
diff --git a/x/bank/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/bank/keeper/keeper_test.go
index d0310f156b4..0882eb3b815 100644
--- a/x/bank/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/bank/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -960,7 +960,9 @@ func (suite *IntegrationTestSuite) TestDelegatableCoins() {
 
 	ctx = ctx.WithBlockTime(now.Add(12 * time.Hour))
 	suite.Require().NoError(keeper.DelegateCoins(ctx, testAddr, addrModule, delCoins))
-	suite.Require().Equal(sdk.NewCoins(), keeper.DelegatableCoins(ctx, testAddr))
+
+	var emptyCoins sdk.Coins
+	suite.Require().Equal(emptyCoins, keeper.DelegatableCoins(ctx, testAddr))
 
 	suite.Require().Error(keeper.DelegateCoins(ctx, testAddr, addrModule, delCoins))
 }
diff --git a/x/bank/keeper/view.go b/x/bank/keeper/view.go
index b17aceb3c38..1441a1aae77 100644
--- a/x/bank/keeper/view.go
+++ b/x/bank/keeper/view.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (k BaseViewKeeper) DelegatableCoins(ctx sdk.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress) s
 
 func (k BaseViewKeeper) unlockedCoins(total, locked sdk.Coins) (spendable sdk.Coins) {
 	spendable, hasNeg := total.SafeSub(locked...)
-	if hasNeg || spendable == nil {
+	if hasNeg {
 		spendable = sdk.NewCoins()
 		return
 	}