diff --git a/docs/sdk/sdk-by-examples/simple-governance/module-handler.md b/docs/sdk/sdk-by-examples/simple-governance/module-handler.md
index fc142e0fa7..a879c31741 100644
--- a/docs/sdk/sdk-by-examples/simple-governance/module-handler.md
+++ b/docs/sdk/sdk-by-examples/simple-governance/module-handler.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func NewHandler(k Keeper) sdk.Handler {
         case VoteMsg:
             return handleVoteMsg(ctx, k, msg)
         default:
-            errMsg := "Unrecognized gov Msg type: " + reflect.TypeOf(msg).Name()
+            errMsg := "Unrecognized gov Msg type: " + msg.Name()
             return sdk.ErrUnknownRequest(errMsg).Result()
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/democoin/x/cool/handler.go b/examples/democoin/x/cool/handler.go
index 33aa9bef43..a4c6ce7be6 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/x/cool/handler.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/x/cool/handler.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cool
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ func NewHandler(k Keeper) sdk.Handler {
 		case MsgQuiz:
 			return handleMsgQuiz(ctx, k, msg)
 		default:
-			errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Unrecognized cool Msg type: %v", reflect.TypeOf(msg).Name())
+			errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Unrecognized cool Msg type: %v", msg.Name())
 			return sdk.ErrUnknownRequest(errMsg).Result()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/examples/democoin/x/pow/handler.go b/examples/democoin/x/pow/handler.go
index e4fa39d1da..246246e96e 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/x/pow/handler.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/x/pow/handler.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package pow
 
 import (
-	"reflect"
-
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@ func (pk Keeper) Handler(ctx sdk.Context, msg sdk.Msg) sdk.Result {
 	case MsgMine:
 		return handleMsgMine(ctx, pk, msg)
 	default:
-		errMsg := "Unrecognized pow Msg type: " + reflect.TypeOf(msg).Name()
+		errMsg := "Unrecognized pow Msg type: " + msg.Name()
 		return sdk.ErrUnknownRequest(errMsg).Result()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/x/bank/handler.go b/x/bank/handler.go
index ec56d05b42..cd60ac8351 100644
--- a/x/bank/handler.go
+++ b/x/bank/handler.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package bank
 
 import (
-	"reflect"
-
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ func NewHandler(k Keeper) sdk.Handler {
 		case MsgIssue:
 			return handleMsgIssue(ctx, k, msg)
 		default:
-			errMsg := "Unrecognized bank Msg type: " + reflect.TypeOf(msg).Name()
+			errMsg := "Unrecognized bank Msg type: %s" + msg.Name()
 			return sdk.ErrUnknownRequest(errMsg).Result()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/x/ibc/handler.go b/x/ibc/handler.go
index 1f334166bf..4a9eebaebc 100644
--- a/x/ibc/handler.go
+++ b/x/ibc/handler.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package ibc
 
 import (
-	"reflect"
-
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"
 )
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ func NewHandler(ibcm Mapper, ck bank.Keeper) sdk.Handler {
 		case IBCReceiveMsg:
 			return handleIBCReceiveMsg(ctx, ibcm, ck, msg)
 		default:
-			errMsg := "Unrecognized IBC Msg type: " + reflect.TypeOf(msg).Name()
+			errMsg := "Unrecognized IBC Msg type: " + msg.Name()
 			return sdk.ErrUnknownRequest(errMsg).Result()
 		}
 	}