diff --git a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
index dffb75829..14ddf157b 100644
--- a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
+++ b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
@@ -500,9 +500,6 @@ func invokeInternal(ctx *cli.Context, signAndPush bool) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err = c.Init(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	resp, err = c.InvokeFunction(script, operation, params, cosigners)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cli/wallet/nep17.go b/cli/wallet/nep17.go
index 27eab4ee5..40f32d560 100644
--- a/cli/wallet/nep17.go
+++ b/cli/wallet/nep17.go
@@ -158,10 +158,6 @@ func getNEP17Balance(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
 	}
-	err = c.Init()
-	if err != nil {
-		return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("failed to init RPC client: %w", err), 1)
-	}
 
 	name := ctx.String("token")
 
@@ -366,10 +362,6 @@ func multiTransferNEP17(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
 	}
-	err = c.Init()
-	if err != nil {
-		return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("failed to init RPC client: %w", err), 1)
-	}
 
 	if ctx.NArg() == 0 {
 		return cli.NewExitError("empty recipients list", 1)
@@ -433,10 +425,6 @@ func transferNEP17(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
 	}
-	err = c.Init()
-	if err != nil {
-		return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Errorf("failed to init RPC client: %w", err), 1)
-	}
 
 	toFlag := ctx.Generic("to").(*flags.Address)
 	to := toFlag.Uint160()