diff --git a/x/distribution/types/authz_test.go b/x/distribution/types/authz_test.go
index ddcb11845580..6d5d7767f931 100644
--- a/x/distribution/types/authz_test.go
+++ b/x/distribution/types/authz_test.go
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ package types_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	distributiontypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/types"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	tmproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp"
+	tmproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	distributiontypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/types"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -21,8 +20,9 @@ var (
 )
 
 func TestAuthzAuthorizations(t *testing.T) {
-	app := simapp.Setup(t, false)
-	ctx := app.BaseApp.NewContext(false, tmproto.Header{})
+	key := sdk.NewKVStoreKey(distributiontypes.StoreKey)
+	testCtx := testutil.DefaultContextWithDB(t, key, sdk.NewTransientStoreKey("transient_test"))
+	ctx := testCtx.Ctx.WithBlockHeader(tmproto.Header{})
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name       string