diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b99ce2b1e7f4..598eea06d7ba 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.2 // indirect
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/tools/ics23 v0.0.0-20220603170123-fc0238903061 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/ledger-go v0.9.2 // indirect
 	github.com/creachadair/taskgroup v0.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/danieljoos/wincred v1.0.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 05f371d31db0..2d67e65fb362 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -291,8 +291,6 @@ github.com/cosmos/btcutil v1.0.4 h1:n7C2ngKXo7UC9gNyMNLbzqz7Asuf+7Qv4gnX/rOdQ44=
 github.com/cosmos/btcutil v1.0.4/go.mod h1:Ffqc8Hn6TJUdDgHBwIZLtrLQC1KdJ9jGJl/TvgUaxbU=
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-alpha7 h1:yqYUOHF2jopwZh4dVQp3xgqwftE5/2hkrwIV6vkUbO0=
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-alpha7/go.mod h1:dosO4pSAbJF8zWCzCoTWP7nNsjcvSUBQmniFxDg5daw=
-github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/tools/ics23 v0.0.0-20220603170123-fc0238903061 h1:ERjwnZ8dFB+78pNDPoplaYJ+wdzc4Z0v+CcBS1ehalY=
-github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/tools/ics23 v0.0.0-20220603170123-fc0238903061/go.mod h1:EOXK+a/6yV5rT46k8UaI56UwE+AU1uq712wy6IbG5+E=
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0 h1:pcomnQdrdH22njcAatO0yWojsUnCO3y2tNoV1cb6hHY=
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0/go.mod h1:RNJv0H/pOIVgxw6KS7QeX2a0Uo0aKUlfhZ4xuwvCdJw=
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.18.0 h1:02ur4vnalMR2GuWCFNkuseUcl/BCVmg9tOeHOGiZOkE=
diff --git a/x/distribution/module.go b/x/distribution/module.go
index be0e92d1e9cb..dc54a64a9b77 100644
--- a/x/distribution/module.go
+++ b/x/distribution/module.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/keeper"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/simulation"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/types"
-	stakingkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/keeper"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -89,13 +88,13 @@ type AppModule struct {
 	keeper        keeper.Keeper
 	accountKeeper types.AccountKeeper
 	bankKeeper    types.BankKeeper
-	stakingKeeper *stakingkeeper.Keeper
+	stakingKeeper types.StakingKeeper
 }
 
 // NewAppModule creates a new AppModule object
 func NewAppModule(
 	cdc codec.Codec, keeper keeper.Keeper, accountKeeper types.AccountKeeper,
-	bankKeeper types.BankKeeper, stakingKeeper *stakingkeeper.Keeper,
+	bankKeeper types.BankKeeper, stakingKeeper types.StakingKeeper,
 ) AppModule {
 	return AppModule{
 		AppModuleBasic: AppModuleBasic{cdc: cdc},
diff --git a/x/distribution/simulation/operations.go b/x/distribution/simulation/operations.go
index ba21eb7828a9..67f130b3c75c 100644
--- a/x/distribution/simulation/operations.go
+++ b/x/distribution/simulation/operations.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // WeightedOperations returns all the operations from the module with their respective weights
-func WeightedOperations(appParams simtypes.AppParams, cdc codec.JSONCodec, ak types.AccountKeeper, bk types.BankKeeper, k keeper.Keeper, sk *stakingkeeper.Keeper) simulation.WeightedOperations {
+func WeightedOperations(appParams simtypes.AppParams, cdc codec.JSONCodec, ak types.AccountKeeper, bk types.BankKeeper, k keeper.Keeper, sk types.StakingKeeper) simulation.WeightedOperations {
 	var weightMsgSetWithdrawAddress int
 	appParams.GetOrGenerate(cdc, OpWeightMsgSetWithdrawAddress, &weightMsgSetWithdrawAddress, nil,
 		func(_ *rand.Rand) {
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ func WeightedOperations(appParams simtypes.AppParams, cdc codec.JSONCodec, ak ty
 		},
 	)
 
+	stakeKeeper := sk.(*stakingkeeper.Keeper)
+
 	return simulation.WeightedOperations{
 		simulation.NewWeightedOperation(
 			weightMsgSetWithdrawAddress,
@@ -60,15 +62,15 @@ func WeightedOperations(appParams simtypes.AppParams, cdc codec.JSONCodec, ak ty
 		),
 		simulation.NewWeightedOperation(
 			weightMsgWithdrawDelegationReward,
-			SimulateMsgWithdrawDelegatorReward(ak, bk, k, sk),
+			SimulateMsgWithdrawDelegatorReward(ak, bk, k, stakeKeeper),
 		),
 		simulation.NewWeightedOperation(
 			weightMsgWithdrawValidatorCommission,
-			SimulateMsgWithdrawValidatorCommission(ak, bk, k, sk),
+			SimulateMsgWithdrawValidatorCommission(ak, bk, k, stakeKeeper),
 		),
 		simulation.NewWeightedOperation(
 			weightMsgFundCommunityPool,
-			SimulateMsgFundCommunityPool(ak, bk, k, sk),
+			SimulateMsgFundCommunityPool(ak, bk, k, stakeKeeper),
 		),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/x/slashing/module.go b/x/slashing/module.go
index 47ab5e56d3b3..47f2aec83872 100644
--- a/x/slashing/module.go
+++ b/x/slashing/module.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing/keeper"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing/simulation"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing/types"
-	stakingkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/keeper"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -91,11 +90,11 @@ type AppModule struct {
 	keeper        keeper.Keeper
 	accountKeeper types.AccountKeeper
 	bankKeeper    types.BankKeeper
-	stakingKeeper *stakingkeeper.Keeper
+	stakingKeeper types.StakingKeeper
 }
 
 // NewAppModule creates a new AppModule object
-func NewAppModule(cdc codec.Codec, keeper keeper.Keeper, ak types.AccountKeeper, bk types.BankKeeper, sk *stakingkeeper.Keeper) AppModule {
+func NewAppModule(cdc codec.Codec, keeper keeper.Keeper, ak types.AccountKeeper, bk types.BankKeeper, sk types.StakingKeeper) AppModule {
 	return AppModule{
 		AppModuleBasic: AppModuleBasic{cdc: cdc},
 		keeper:         keeper,
diff --git a/x/slashing/simulation/operations.go b/x/slashing/simulation/operations.go
index 1aaf4387f702..93f494360cfa 100644
--- a/x/slashing/simulation/operations.go
+++ b/x/slashing/simulation/operations.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 // WeightedOperations returns all the operations from the module with their respective weights
 func WeightedOperations(
 	appParams simtypes.AppParams, cdc codec.JSONCodec, ak types.AccountKeeper,
-	bk types.BankKeeper, k keeper.Keeper, sk *stakingkeeper.Keeper,
+	bk types.BankKeeper, k keeper.Keeper, sk types.StakingKeeper,
 ) simulation.WeightedOperations {
 	var weightMsgUnjail int
 	appParams.GetOrGenerate(cdc, OpWeightMsgUnjail, &weightMsgUnjail, nil,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func WeightedOperations(
 	return simulation.WeightedOperations{
 		simulation.NewWeightedOperation(
 			weightMsgUnjail,
-			SimulateMsgUnjail(ak, bk, k, sk),
+			SimulateMsgUnjail(ak, bk, k, sk.(*stakingkeeper.Keeper)),
 		),
 	}
 }