diff --git a/x/bank/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/bank/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 6135ad5d72..c41e41be09 100644
--- a/x/bank/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/bank/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ func (suite *IntegrationTestSuite) TestMsgSendEvents() {
 		tmkv.Pair{Key: []byte(types.AttributeKeySender), Value: []byte(addr.String())},
 	)
 
-	suite.Require().Equal(event1, events[0])
-	suite.Require().Equal(event2, events[1])
+	suite.Require().Equal(abci.Event(event1), events[0])
+	suite.Require().Equal(abci.Event(event2), events[1])
 
 	app.BankKeeper.SetBalances(ctx, addr, sdk.NewCoins(sdk.NewInt64Coin(fooDenom, 50)))
 	newCoins = sdk.NewCoins(sdk.NewInt64Coin(fooDenom, 50))
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ func (suite *IntegrationTestSuite) TestMsgSendEvents() {
 
 	events = ctx.EventManager().ABCIEvents()
 	suite.Require().Equal(4, len(events))
-	suite.Require().Equal(event1, events[2])
-	suite.Require().Equal(event2, events[3])
+	suite.Require().Equal(abci.Event(event1), events[2])
+	suite.Require().Equal(abci.Event(event2), events[3])
 }
 
 func (suite *IntegrationTestSuite) TestMsgMultiSendEvents() {
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func (suite *IntegrationTestSuite) TestMsgMultiSendEvents() {
 		event1.Attributes,
 		tmkv.Pair{Key: []byte(types.AttributeKeySender), Value: []byte(addr.String())},
 	)
-	suite.Require().Equal(event1, events[0])
+	suite.Require().Equal(abci.Event(event1), events[0])
 
 	// Set addr's coins and addr2's coins
 	app.BankKeeper.SetBalances(ctx, addr, sdk.NewCoins(sdk.NewInt64Coin(fooDenom, 50)))
@@ -371,10 +371,10 @@ func (suite *IntegrationTestSuite) TestMsgMultiSendEvents() {
 		tmkv.Pair{Key: []byte(sdk.AttributeKeyAmount), Value: []byte(newCoins2.String())},
 	)
 
-	suite.Require().Equal(event1, events[1])
-	suite.Require().Equal(event2, events[2])
-	suite.Require().Equal(event3, events[3])
-	suite.Require().Equal(event4, events[4])
+	suite.Require().Equal(abci.Event(event1), events[1])
+	suite.Require().Equal(abci.Event(event2), events[2])
+	suite.Require().Equal(abci.Event(event3), events[3])
+	suite.Require().Equal(abci.Event(event4), events[4])
 }
 
 func (suite *IntegrationTestSuite) TestSpendableCoins() {