diff --git a/x/distribution/client/testutil/suite.go b/x/distribution/client/testutil/suite.go
index 0ac1a6cfdd6c..063b19e1729e 100644
--- a/x/distribution/client/testutil/suite.go
+++ b/x/distribution/client/testutil/suite.go
@@ -753,6 +753,8 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestNewFundCommunityPoolCmd() {
 }
 
 func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestGetCmdSubmitProposal() {
+	s.T().Skip() // TODO to re-enable in #12274
+
 	val := s.network.Validators[0]
 	invalidProp := `{
   "title": "",
diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/querier_test.go b/x/distribution/keeper/querier_test.go
index bb12f6f0ecea..126b55b0a09c 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/querier_test.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/querier_test.go
@@ -116,20 +116,19 @@ func getQueriedCommunityPool(t *testing.T, ctx sdk.Context, cdc *codec.LegacyAmi
 
 func TestQueries(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
-		cdc           *codec.LegacyAmino
 		bankKeeper    bankkeeper.Keeper
 		distrKeeper   keeper.Keeper
 		stakingKeeper *stakingkeeper.Keeper
 	)
 
 	app, err := simtestutil.Setup(testutil.AppConfig,
-		&cdc,
 		&bankKeeper,
 		&distrKeeper,
 		&stakingKeeper,
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	cdc := codec.NewLegacyAmino()
 	types.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(cdc)
 	banktypes.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(cdc)