diff --git a/baseapp/block_gas_test.go b/baseapp/block_gas_test.go
index db933cd7aa72..75134909061f 100644
--- a/baseapp/block_gas_test.go
+++ b/baseapp/block_gas_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp"
+	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	minttypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/mint/types"
 )
 
-var blockMaxGas = uint64(simapp.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas)
+var blockMaxGas = uint64(simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas)
 
 func TestBaseApp_BlockGas(t *testing.T) {
 	testcases := []struct {
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func TestBaseApp_BlockGas(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			app.InitChain(abci.RequestInitChain{
 				Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-				ConsensusParams: simapp.DefaultConsensusParams,
+				ConsensusParams: simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
 				AppStateBytes:   stateBytes,
 			})
 
diff --git a/server/export_test.go b/server/export_test.go
index b8cd1804849a..7ce2f40b0518 100644
--- a/server/export_test.go
+++ b/server/export_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp"
+	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
 )
@@ -44,13 +45,13 @@ func TestExportCmd_ConsensusParams(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("error unmarshaling exported genesis doc: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	require.Equal(t, simapp.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxBytes, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Block.MaxBytes)
-	require.Equal(t, simapp.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas)
+	require.Equal(t, simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxBytes, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Block.MaxBytes)
+	require.Equal(t, simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas)
 
-	require.Equal(t, simapp.DefaultConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeDuration, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeDuration)
-	require.Equal(t, simapp.DefaultConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeNumBlocks, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeNumBlocks)
+	require.Equal(t, simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeDuration, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeDuration)
+	require.Equal(t, simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeNumBlocks, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeNumBlocks)
 
-	require.Equal(t, simapp.DefaultConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes)
+	require.Equal(t, simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes)
 }
 
 func TestExportCmd_HomeDir(t *testing.T) {
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ func setupApp(t *testing.T, tempDir string) (*simapp.SimApp, context.Context, *t
 	app.InitChain(
 		abci.RequestInitChain{
 			Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-			ConsensusParams: simapp.DefaultConsensusParams,
+			ConsensusParams: simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
 			AppStateBytes:   genDoc.AppState,
 		},
 	)
diff --git a/simapp/test_helpers.go b/simapp/test_helpers.go
index fcdef96e3dfe..c4c668933528 100644
--- a/simapp/test_helpers.go
+++ b/simapp/test_helpers.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp/helpers"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp/params"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/mock"
+	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
@@ -37,25 +38,6 @@ import (
 	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
 )
 
-// DefaultConsensusParams defines the default Tendermint consensus params used in
-// SimApp testing.
-var DefaultConsensusParams = &tmproto.ConsensusParams{
-	Block: &tmproto.BlockParams{
-		MaxBytes: 200000,
-		MaxGas:   2000000,
-	},
-	Evidence: &tmproto.EvidenceParams{
-		MaxAgeNumBlocks: 302400,
-		MaxAgeDuration:  504 * time.Hour, // 3 weeks is the max duration
-		MaxBytes:        10000,
-	},
-	Validator: &tmproto.ValidatorParams{
-		PubKeyTypes: []string{
-			tmtypes.ABCIPubKeyTypeEd25519,
-		},
-	},
-}
-
 // SetupOptions defines arguments that are passed into `Simapp` constructor.
 type SetupOptions struct {
 	Logger             log.Logger
@@ -109,7 +91,7 @@ func NewSimappWithCustomOptions(t *testing.T, isCheckTx bool, options SetupOptio
 		app.InitChain(
 			abci.RequestInitChain{
 				Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-				ConsensusParams: DefaultConsensusParams,
+				ConsensusParams: simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
 				AppStateBytes:   stateBytes,
 			},
 		)
@@ -224,7 +206,7 @@ func SetupWithGenesisValSet(t *testing.T, valSet *tmtypes.ValidatorSet, genAccs
 	app.InitChain(
 		abci.RequestInitChain{
 			Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-			ConsensusParams: DefaultConsensusParams,
+			ConsensusParams: simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
 			AppStateBytes:   stateBytes,
 		},
 	)
diff --git a/testutil/sims/helpers.go b/testutil/sims/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b74de98ddd18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testutil/sims/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package sims
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	tmproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types"
+	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
+)
+
+// DefaultConsensusParams defines the default Tendermint consensus params used in
+// SimApp testing.
+var DefaultConsensusParams = &tmproto.ConsensusParams{
+	Block: &tmproto.BlockParams{
+		MaxBytes: 200000,
+		MaxGas:   2000000,
+	},
+	Evidence: &tmproto.EvidenceParams{
+		MaxAgeNumBlocks: 302400,
+		MaxAgeDuration:  504 * time.Hour, // 3 weeks is the max duration
+		MaxBytes:        10000,
+	},
+	Validator: &tmproto.ValidatorParams{
+		PubKeyTypes: []string{
+			tmtypes.ABCIPubKeyTypeEd25519,
+		},
+	},
+}
diff --git a/x/gov/genesis_test.go b/x/gov/genesis_test.go
index 26d933e6ffd2..dad646eedbe7 100644
--- a/x/gov/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/gov/genesis_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp"
+	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	banktypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func TestImportExportQueues(t *testing.T) {
 	app2.InitChain(
 		abci.RequestInitChain{
 			Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-			ConsensusParams: simapp.DefaultConsensusParams,
+			ConsensusParams: simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
 			AppStateBytes:   stateBytes,
 		},
 	)