diff --git a/util/coin/fixtures.go b/util/coin/fixtures.go
index 89761bfdaf..63a7c295a1 100644
--- a/util/coin/fixtures.go
+++ b/util/coin/fixtures.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const umee = appparams.BondDenom
 //
 //revive:disable:var-naming
 var (
-	UmeeDenom  = umee
 	// the uToken denom "u/uumee"
 	U_umee = ToUTokenDenom(umee) //nolint:stylecheck
 	// 1uumee Coin
@@ -42,7 +41,12 @@ var (
 
 //revive:enable:var-naming
 
-// UmeeCoins creates an Umee (uumee) sdk.Coins with given amount
+// Umee creates a BondDenom sdk.Coin with the given amount
+func Umee(amount int64) sdk.Coin {
+	return sdk.NewInt64Coin(umee, amount)
+}
+
+// UmeeCoins creates an Umee (uumee) sdk.Coins with the given amount
 func UmeeCoins(amount int64) sdk.Coins {
 	return sdk.NewCoins(sdk.NewInt64Coin(umee, amount))
 }
diff --git a/x/auction/msgs_test.go b/x/auction/msgs_test.go
index 057af5d913..29728561a0 100644
--- a/x/auction/msgs_test.go
+++ b/x/auction/msgs_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestMsgRewardsBid(t *testing.T) {
 		{"invalid ID", invalid, "auction ID"},
 		{"amount zero", invalid, "bid_amount: must be positive"},
 		{"amount negative", invalidAmount1, "bid_amount: must be positive"},
-		{"wrong denom", invalidDenom, "bid amount must be in " + coin.UmeeDenom},
+		{"wrong denom", invalidDenom, "bid amount must be in " + validMsg.Amount.Denom},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		tcheckers.ErrorContains(t, tc.msg.ValidateBasic(), tc.errMsg, tc.name)