diff --git a/x/gov/migrations/v3/convert.go b/x/gov/migrations/v3/convert.go
index 7c9c111eb3..bef6cc157d 100644
--- a/x/gov/migrations/v3/convert.go
+++ b/x/gov/migrations/v3/convert.go
@@ -51,16 +51,14 @@ func ConvertToLegacyProposal(proposal v1.Proposal) (v1beta1.Proposal, error) {
 	if len(msgs) != 1 {
 		return v1beta1.Proposal{}, sdkerrors.ErrInvalidType.Wrap("can't convert a gov/v1 Proposal to gov/v1beta1 Proposal when amount of proposal messages is more than one")
 	}
-	for _, msg := range msgs {
-		if legacyMsg, ok := msg.(*v1.MsgExecLegacyContent); ok {
-			// check that the content struct can be unmarshalled
-			_, err := v1.LegacyContentFromMessage(legacyMsg)
-			if err != nil {
-				return v1beta1.Proposal{}, err
-			}
-			legacyProposal.Content = legacyMsg.Content
-			return legacyProposal, nil
+	if legacyMsg, ok := msgs[0].(*v1.MsgExecLegacyContent); ok {
+		// check that the content struct can be unmarshalled
+		_, err := v1.LegacyContentFromMessage(legacyMsg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return v1beta1.Proposal{}, err
 		}
+		legacyProposal.Content = legacyMsg.Content
+		return legacyProposal, nil
 	}
 	// hack to fill up the content with the first message
 	// this is to support clients that have not yet (properly) use gov/v1 endpoints