diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/modules/gov/messages.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/modules/gov/messages.spec.ts
index 378147ea..6724ca6a 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/modules/gov/messages.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/modules/gov/messages.spec.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   faucet,
   nonNegativeIntegerMatcher,
   pendingWithoutSimapp,
+  pendingWithoutSimapp44,
   simapp,
   simappEnabled,
   validator,
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ describe("gov messages", () => {
 
   describe("MsgVoteWeighted", () => {
     it("works", async () => {
-      pendingWithoutSimapp();
+      pendingWithoutSimapp44(); // MsgVoteWeighted does not yet exist in Cosmos SDK 0.42
       assert(voterWallet);
       assert(proposalId, "Missing proposal ID");
       const client = await SigningStargateClient.connectWithSigner(simapp.tendermintUrl, voterWallet);
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ describe("gov messages", () => {
     });
 
     it("works with Amino JSON sign mode", async () => {
-      pendingWithoutSimapp();
+      pendingWithoutSimapp44(); // MsgVoteWeighted does not yet exist in Cosmos SDK 0.42
       assert(voterWalletAmino);
       assert(proposalId, "Missing proposal ID");
       const client = await SigningStargateClient.connectWithSigner(simapp.tendermintUrl, voterWalletAmino);