diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/__tests__/useBCH.test.js b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/__tests__/useBCH.test.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/__tests__/useBCH.test.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/__tests__/useBCH.test.js
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@
 
     it(`getRecipientPublicKey() correctly retrieves the public key of a cash address`, async () => {
         const { getRecipientPublicKey } = useBCH();
-        const BCH = new BCHJS();
         const chronik = new ChronikClient(
             'https://FakeChronikUrlToEnsureMocksOnly.com',
         );
@@ -360,7 +359,6 @@
 
         expect(
             await getRecipientPublicKey(
-                BCH,
                 chronik,
                 destinationAddress,
                 expectedPubKey,
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useBCH.js b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useBCH.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useBCH.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useBCH.js
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@
     };
 
     const getRecipientPublicKey = async (
-        BCH,
         chronik,
         recipientAddress,
         optionalMockPubKeyResponse = false,
@@ -389,7 +388,6 @@
                 try {
                     // get the pub key for the recipient address
                     let recipientPubKey = await getRecipientPublicKey(
-                        BCH,
                         chronik,
                         destinationAddress,
                         optionalMockPubKeyResponse,