diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7424698b161c..76597cf17705 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 * (deps) Bump Tendermint version to [v0.34.24](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/releases/tag/v0.34.24).
 * [#13651](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/13651) Update `server/config/config.GetConfig` function.
+* [#13781](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/13781) Remove `client/keys.KeysCdc`.
+* [#14175](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/14175) Add `server.DefaultBaseappOptions(appopts)` function to reduce boiler plate in root.go. 
 
 ### State Machine Breaking
 
diff --git a/server/util.go b/server/util.go
index d9e4f930ba1f..e211bd245844 100644
--- a/server/util.go
+++ b/server/util.go
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ import (
 	tmlog "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/snapshots"
+	snapshottypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/snapshots/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version"
 )
@@ -412,3 +416,46 @@ func openTraceWriter(traceWriterFile string) (w io.Writer, err error) {
 		0o666,
 	)
 }
+
+// DefaultBaseappOptions returns the default baseapp options provided by the Cosmos SDK
+func DefaultBaseappOptions(appOpts types.AppOptions) []func(*baseapp.BaseApp) {
+	var cache sdk.MultiStorePersistentCache
+
+	if cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(FlagInterBlockCache)) {
+		cache = store.NewCommitKVStoreCacheManager()
+	}
+
+	pruningOpts, err := GetPruningOptionsFromFlags(appOpts)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	snapshotDir := filepath.Join(cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome)), "data", "snapshots")
+	snapshotDB, err := dbm.NewDB("metadata", GetAppDBBackend(appOpts), snapshotDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	snapshotStore, err := snapshots.NewStore(snapshotDB, snapshotDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	snapshotOptions := snapshottypes.NewSnapshotOptions(
+		cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(FlagStateSyncSnapshotInterval)),
+		cast.ToUint32(appOpts.Get(FlagStateSyncSnapshotKeepRecent)),
+	)
+
+	return []func(*baseapp.BaseApp){
+		baseapp.SetPruning(pruningOpts),
+		baseapp.SetMinGasPrices(cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(FlagMinGasPrices))),
+		baseapp.SetHaltHeight(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(FlagHaltHeight))),
+		baseapp.SetHaltTime(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(FlagHaltTime))),
+		baseapp.SetMinRetainBlocks(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(FlagMinRetainBlocks))),
+		baseapp.SetInterBlockCache(cache),
+		baseapp.SetTrace(cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(FlagTrace))),
+		baseapp.SetIndexEvents(cast.ToStringSlice(appOpts.Get(FlagIndexEvents))),
+		baseapp.SetSnapshot(snapshotStore, snapshotOptions),
+		baseapp.SetIAVLCacheSize(cast.ToInt(appOpts.Get(FlagIAVLCacheSize))),
+		baseapp.SetIAVLDisableFastNode(cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(FlagDisableIAVLFastNode))),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go b/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
index 8e6a4667b8a5..d8b71c6df53a 100644
--- a/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
@@ -4,16 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	tmcfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	tmcli "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/cli"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/config"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/debug"
@@ -24,11 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	serverconfig "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp/params"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/snapshots"
-	snapshottypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/snapshots/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store"
+
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	authcmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/client/cli"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
@@ -248,54 +246,20 @@ type appCreator struct {
 
 // newApp is an appCreator
 func (a appCreator) newApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, appOpts servertypes.AppOptions) servertypes.Application {
-	var cache sdk.MultiStorePersistentCache
-
-	if cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(server.FlagInterBlockCache)) {
-		cache = store.NewCommitKVStoreCacheManager()
-	}
+	baseappOptions := server.DefaultBaseappOptions(appOpts)
 
 	skipUpgradeHeights := make(map[int64]bool)
 	for _, h := range cast.ToIntSlice(appOpts.Get(server.FlagUnsafeSkipUpgrades)) {
 		skipUpgradeHeights[int64(h)] = true
 	}
 
-	pruningOpts, err := server.GetPruningOptionsFromFlags(appOpts)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	snapshotDir := filepath.Join(cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome)), "data", "snapshots")
-	snapshotDB, err := dbm.NewDB("metadata", server.GetAppDBBackend(appOpts), snapshotDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	snapshotStore, err := snapshots.NewStore(snapshotDB, snapshotDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	snapshotOptions := snapshottypes.NewSnapshotOptions(
-		cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagStateSyncSnapshotInterval)),
-		cast.ToUint32(appOpts.Get(server.FlagStateSyncSnapshotKeepRecent)),
-	)
-
 	return simapp.NewSimApp(
 		logger, db, traceStore, true, skipUpgradeHeights,
 		cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome)),
 		cast.ToUint(appOpts.Get(server.FlagInvCheckPeriod)),
 		a.encCfg,
 		appOpts,
-		baseapp.SetPruning(pruningOpts),
-		baseapp.SetMinGasPrices(cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(server.FlagMinGasPrices))),
-		baseapp.SetHaltHeight(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagHaltHeight))),
-		baseapp.SetHaltTime(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagHaltTime))),
-		baseapp.SetMinRetainBlocks(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagMinRetainBlocks))),
-		baseapp.SetInterBlockCache(cache),
-		baseapp.SetTrace(cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(server.FlagTrace))),
-		baseapp.SetIndexEvents(cast.ToStringSlice(appOpts.Get(server.FlagIndexEvents))),
-		baseapp.SetSnapshot(snapshotStore, snapshotOptions),
-		baseapp.SetIAVLCacheSize(cast.ToInt(appOpts.Get(server.FlagIAVLCacheSize))),
-		baseapp.SetIAVLDisableFastNode(cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(server.FlagDisableIAVLFastNode))),
+		baseappOptions...,
 	)
 }