diff --git a/conformance/test.go b/conformance/test.go
index 78bf26026..bf8b1f668 100644
--- a/conformance/test.go
+++ b/conformance/test.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func testPacketRelaySuccess(
 		t.Logf("Asserting %s to %s transfer", srcChainCfg.ChainID, dstChainCfg.ChainID)
 		// Assuming these values since the ibc transfers were sent in PreRelayerStart, so balances may have already changed by now
 		srcInitialBalance := math.NewInt(userFaucetFund)
-		dstInitialBalance := math.NewInt(0)
+		dstInitialBalance := math.ZeroInt()
 
 		srcAck, err := testutil.PollForAck(ctx, srcChain, srcTx.Height, srcTx.Height+pollHeightMax, srcTx.Packet)
 		req.NoError(err, "failed to get acknowledgement on source chain")
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func testPacketRelaySuccess(
 		dstUser := testCase.Users[1]
 		dstDenom := dstChainCfg.Denom
 		// Assuming these values since the ibc transfers were sent in PreRelayerStart, so balances may have already changed by now
-		srcInitialBalance := math.NewInt(0)
+		srcInitialBalance := math.ZeroInt()
 		dstInitialBalance := math.NewInt(userFaucetFund)
 
 		dstAck, err := testutil.PollForAck(ctx, dstChain, dstTx.Height, dstTx.Height+pollHeightMax, dstTx.Packet)
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ func testPacketRelayFail(
 	for i, srcTx := range testCase.TxCache.Src {
 		// Assuming these values since the ibc transfers were sent in PreRelayerStart, so balances may have already changed by now
 		srcInitialBalance := math.NewInt(userFaucetFund)
-		dstInitialBalance := math.NewInt(0)
+		dstInitialBalance := math.ZeroInt()
 
 		timeout, err := testutil.PollForTimeout(ctx, srcChain, srcTx.Height, srcTx.Height+pollHeightMax, srcTx.Packet)
 		req.NoError(err, "failed to get timeout packet on source chain")
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ func testPacketRelayFail(
 	// [BEGIN] assert on destination to source transfer
 	for i, dstTx := range testCase.TxCache.Dst {
 		// Assuming these values since the ibc transfers were sent in PreRelayerStart, so balances may have already changed by now
-		srcInitialBalance := math.NewInt(0)
+		srcInitialBalance := math.ZeroInt()
 		dstInitialBalance := math.NewInt(userFaucetFund)
 
 		timeout, err := testutil.PollForTimeout(ctx, dstChain, dstTx.Height, dstTx.Height+pollHeightMax, dstTx.Packet)
diff --git a/examples/ibc/packet_forward_test.go b/examples/ibc/packet_forward_test.go
index 60560a115..396741328 100644
--- a/examples/ibc/packet_forward_test.go
+++ b/examples/ibc/packet_forward_test.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestPacketForwardMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 	secondHopEscrowAccount := transfertypes.GetEscrowAddress(bcChan.PortID, bcChan.ChannelID).String()
 	thirdHopEscrowAccount := transfertypes.GetEscrowAddress(cdChan.PortID, abChan.ChannelID).String()
 
-	zeroBal := math.NewInt(0)
+	zeroBal := math.ZeroInt()
 	transferAmount := math.NewInt(100_000)
 
 	t.Run("multi-hop a->b->c->d", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d13ff9c98..88a0f567c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v7
 go 1.19
 
 require (
+	cosmossdk.io/math v1.0.1
 	github.com/99designs/keyring v1.2.2
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2
 	github.com/ChainSafe/go-schnorrkel/1 v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.0.0-alpha.3 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.0 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/log v1.1.1-0.20230704160919-88f2c830b0ca // indirect
-	cosmossdk.io/math v1.0.1 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/tools/rosetta v0.2.1 // indirect
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/99designs/go-keychain v0.0.0-20191008050251-8e49817e8af4 // indirect