diff --git a/x/upgrade/keeper/grpc_query_test.go b/x/upgrade/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
index 30a7e4f1ef..7120a10f68 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/header"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
-	govtypes "cosmossdk.io/x/gov/types"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/keeper"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ func (suite *UpgradeTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	suite.ctx = testCtx.Ctx
 
 	skipUpgradeHeights := make(map[int64]bool)
-	authority, err := addresscodec.NewBech32Codec("cosmos").BytesToString(authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName))
+	authority, err := addresscodec.NewBech32Codec("cosmos").BytesToString(authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govModuleName))
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 	suite.encodedAuthority = authority
 	suite.upgradeKeeper = keeper.NewKeeper(skipUpgradeHeights, storeService, suite.encCfg.Codec, suite.T().TempDir(), nil, authority)
diff --git a/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go
index ec7a882e0d..1c2f5f6e01 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/header"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
-	govtypes "cosmossdk.io/x/gov/types"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/keeper"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
@@ -28,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 )
 
+const govModuleName = "gov"
+
 type KeeperTestSuite struct {
 	suite.Suite
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func (s *KeeperTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 
 	homeDir := filepath.Join(s.T().TempDir(), "x_upgrade_keeper_test")
 	ac := addresscodec.NewBech32Codec("cosmos")
-	authority, err := ac.BytesToString(authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName))
+	authority, err := ac.BytesToString(authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govModuleName))
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.encodedAuthority = authority
 	s.upgradeKeeper = keeper.NewKeeper(skipUpgradeHeights, storeService, s.encCfg.Codec, homeDir, s.baseApp, authority)
diff --git a/x/upgrade/module.go b/x/upgrade/module.go
index c077b33547..3df57d1141 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/module.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/module.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/store"
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
-	govtypes "cosmossdk.io/x/gov/types"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/client/cli"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/keeper"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 )
 
+const govModuleName = "gov"
+
 func init() {
 	types.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(codec.NewLegacyAmino())
 }
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ func ProvideModule(in ModuleInputs) ModuleOutputs {
 	}
 
 	// default to governance authority if not provided
-	authority := authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName)
+	authority := authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govModuleName)
 	if in.Config.Authority != "" {
 		authority = authtypes.NewModuleAddressOrBech32Address(in.Config.Authority)
 	}