diff --git a/baseapp/genesis.go b/baseapp/genesis.go
index 4662d1187b..ef34994624 100644
--- a/baseapp/genesis.go
+++ b/baseapp/genesis.go
@@ -4,14 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/genesis"
 )
 
-var _ genesis.TxHandler = (*BaseApp)(nil)
-
-// ExecuteGenesisTx implements genesis.GenesisState from
-// cosmossdk.io/core/genesis to set initial state in genesis
+// ExecuteGenesis implements a genesis TxHandler used to execute a genTxs (from genutil).
 func (ba *BaseApp) ExecuteGenesisTx(tx []byte) error {
 	res := ba.deliverTx(tx)
 
diff --git a/core/appmodule/v2/genesis.go b/core/appmodule/v2/genesis.go
index 967618772f..629ac02ac6 100644
--- a/core/appmodule/v2/genesis.go
+++ b/core/appmodule/v2/genesis.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ type HasABCIGenesis interface {
 	ExportGenesis(ctx context.Context) (json.RawMessage, error)
 }
 
+// GenesisDecoder is an alternative to the InitGenesis method.
+// It is implemented by the genutil module to decode genTxs.
 type GenesisDecoder interface {
 	DecodeGenesisJSON(data json.RawMessage) ([]json.RawMessage, error)
 }
diff --git a/core/genesis/txhandler.go b/core/genesis/txhandler.go
deleted file mode 100644
index cd76517476..0000000000
--- a/core/genesis/txhandler.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package genesis
-
-// TxHandler is an interface that modules can implement to provide genesis state transitions
-type TxHandler interface {
-	ExecuteGenesisTx([]byte) error
-}
diff --git a/runtime/module.go b/runtime/module.go
index e806e21567..43da40efb2 100644
--- a/runtime/module.go
+++ b/runtime/module.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/app"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/comet"
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/genesis"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/legacy"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/store"
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/std"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/msgservice"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
 )
 
 // appModule defines runtime as an AppModule
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func ProvideModuleManager(modules map[string]appmodule.AppModule) *module.Manage
 	return module.NewManagerFromMap(modules)
 }
 
-func ProvideGenesisTxHandler(appBuilder *AppBuilder) genesis.TxHandler {
+func ProvideGenesisTxHandler(appBuilder *AppBuilder) genutil.TxHandler {
 	return appBuilder.app
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/v2/app.go b/runtime/v2/app.go
index 0e28d8e3b5..ba46e001fc 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/app.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/app.go
@@ -110,10 +110,6 @@ func (a *App[T]) GetLogger() log.Logger {
 	return a.logger
 }
 
-func (a *App[T]) ExecuteGenesisTx(_ []byte) error {
-	panic("App.ExecuteGenesisTx not supported in runtime/v2")
-}
-
 func (a *App[T]) GetAppManager() *appmanager.AppManager[T] {
 	return a.AppManager
 }
diff --git a/runtime/v2/manager.go b/runtime/v2/manager.go
index d1261966a1..dbd68260bd 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/manager.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/manager.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (m *MM[T]) InitGenesisJSON(
 		switch module := mod.(type) {
 		case appmodule.HasGenesisAuto:
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("module %s isn't server/v2 compatible", moduleName))
-		case appmodulev2.GenesisDecoder:
+		case appmodulev2.GenesisDecoder: // GenesisDecoder needs to supersede HasGenesis and HasABCIGenesis.
 			genTxs, err := module.DecodeGenesisJSON(genesisData[moduleName])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/runtime/v2/module.go b/runtime/v2/module.go
index d4a99f49a0..a3fc7e87a9 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/module.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/module.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/app"
 	appmodulev2 "cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule/v2"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/comet"
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/genesis"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/legacy"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/registry"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/store"
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ func init() {
 			ProvideAppBuilder[transaction.Tx],
 			ProvideEnvironment[transaction.Tx],
 			ProvideModuleManager[transaction.Tx],
-			ProvideGenesisTxHandler[transaction.Tx],
 			ProvideCometService,
 			ProvideAppVersionModifier[transaction.Tx],
 		),
@@ -238,10 +236,6 @@ func storeKeyOverride(config *runtimev2.Module, moduleName string) *runtimev2.St
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ProvideGenesisTxHandler[T transaction.Tx](appBuilder *AppBuilder[T]) genesis.TxHandler {
-	return appBuilder.app
-}
-
 func ProvideCometService() comet.Service {
 	return &services.ContextAwareCometInfoService{}
 }
diff --git a/x/genutil/depinject.go b/x/genutil/depinject.go
index 6b6f2beabf..c23aba5bf7 100644
--- a/x/genutil/depinject.go
+++ b/x/genutil/depinject.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package genutil
 import (
 	modulev1 "cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/genutil/module/v1"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/genesis"
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject/appconfig"
 
@@ -29,9 +28,9 @@ type ModuleInputs struct {
 
 	AccountKeeper  types.AccountKeeper
 	StakingKeeper  types.StakingKeeper
-	DeliverTx      genesis.TxHandler
 	Config         client.TxConfig
 	Cdc            codec.Codec
+	DeliverTx      TxHandler              `optional:"true"` // Only used in server v0 applications
 	GenTxValidator types.MessageValidator `optional:"true"`
 }
 
@@ -40,6 +39,5 @@ func ProvideModule(in ModuleInputs) appmodule.AppModule {
 		in.GenTxValidator = types.DefaultMessageValidator
 	}
 
-	m := NewAppModule(in.Cdc, in.AccountKeeper, in.StakingKeeper, in.DeliverTx, in.Config, in.GenTxValidator)
-	return m
+	return NewAppModule(in.Cdc, in.AccountKeeper, in.StakingKeeper, in.DeliverTx, in.Config, in.GenTxValidator)
 }
diff --git a/x/genutil/genesis.go b/x/genutil/genesis.go
index 545f140109..2008f28fe1 100644
--- a/x/genutil/genesis.go
+++ b/x/genutil/genesis.go
@@ -2,26 +2,31 @@ package genutil
 
 import (
 	"context"
-
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/genesis"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/types"
 )
 
+// TxHandler is an interface that defines how genesis txs are handled.
+type TxHandler interface {
+	ExecuteGenesisTx([]byte) error
+}
+
 // InitGenesis - initialize accounts and deliver genesis transactions
+// NOTE: It isn't used in server/v2 applications.
 func InitGenesis(
 	ctx context.Context, stakingKeeper types.StakingKeeper,
-	deliverTx genesis.TxHandler, genesisState types.GenesisState,
+	deliverTx TxHandler, genesisState types.GenesisState,
 	txEncodingConfig client.TxEncodingConfig,
 ) (validatorUpdates []module.ValidatorUpdate, err error) {
+	if deliverTx == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("deliverTx (genesis.TxHandler) not defined, verify x/genutil wiring")
+	}
+
 	if len(genesisState.GenTxs) > 0 {
-		moduleValidatorUpdates, err := DeliverGenTxs(ctx, genesisState.GenTxs, stakingKeeper, deliverTx, txEncodingConfig)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return moduleValidatorUpdates, nil
+		return DeliverGenTxs(ctx, genesisState.GenTxs, stakingKeeper, deliverTx, txEncodingConfig)
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/x/genutil/gentx.go b/x/genutil/gentx.go
index 714e68b2dd..7e4808b0ce 100644
--- a/x/genutil/gentx.go
+++ b/x/genutil/gentx.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/genesis"
 	bankexported "cosmossdk.io/x/bank/exported"
 	stakingtypes "cosmossdk.io/x/staking/types"
 
@@ -89,9 +88,10 @@ func ValidateAccountInGenesis(
 // DeliverGenTxs iterates over all genesis txs, decodes each into a Tx and
 // invokes the provided deliverTxfn with the decoded Tx. It returns the result
 // of the staking module's ApplyAndReturnValidatorSetUpdates.
+// NOTE: This isn't used in server/v2 applications.
 func DeliverGenTxs(
 	ctx context.Context, genTxs []json.RawMessage,
-	stakingKeeper types.StakingKeeper, deliverTx genesis.TxHandler,
+	stakingKeeper types.StakingKeeper, deliverTx TxHandler,
 	txEncodingConfig client.TxEncodingConfig,
 ) ([]module.ValidatorUpdate, error) {
 	for _, genTx := range genTxs {
diff --git a/x/genutil/gentx_test.go b/x/genutil/gentx_test.go
index 324ce95c60..10721c819e 100644
--- a/x/genutil/gentx_test.go
+++ b/x/genutil/gentx_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
 	_ "cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/crypto/secp256k1"
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/genesis"
 	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 	banktypes "cosmossdk.io/x/bank/types"
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ func (suite *GenTxTestSuite) TestDeliverGenTxs() {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		msg         string
 		malleate    func()
-		deliverTxFn genesis.TxHandler
+		deliverTxFn genutil.TxHandler
 		expPass     bool
 	}{
 		{
diff --git a/x/genutil/module.go b/x/genutil/module.go
index df3b8d85dd..ba33eab26b 100644
--- a/x/genutil/module.go
+++ b/x/genutil/module.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	appmodulev2 "cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule/v2"
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/genesis"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ type AppModule struct {
 	cdc              codec.Codec
 	accountKeeper    types.AccountKeeper
 	stakingKeeper    types.StakingKeeper
-	deliverTx        genesis.TxHandler
+	deliverTx        TxHandler // Unnecessary in server/v2 applications
 	txEncodingConfig client.TxEncodingConfig
 	genTxValidator   types.MessageValidator
 }
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ func NewAppModule(
 	cdc codec.Codec,
 	accountKeeper types.AccountKeeper,
 	stakingKeeper types.StakingKeeper,
-	deliverTx genesis.TxHandler,
+	deliverTx TxHandler,
 	txEncodingConfig client.TxEncodingConfig,
 	genTxValidator types.MessageValidator,
 ) module.AppModule {
@@ -76,14 +75,26 @@ func (am AppModule) ValidateGenesis(bz json.RawMessage) error {
 }
 
 // InitGenesis performs genesis initialization for the genutil module.
+// InitGenesis is skipped in a server/v2 application as DecodeGenesisJSON takes precedence.
 func (am AppModule) InitGenesis(ctx context.Context, data json.RawMessage) ([]module.ValidatorUpdate, error) {
 	var genesisState types.GenesisState
 	am.cdc.MustUnmarshalJSON(data, &genesisState)
 	return InitGenesis(ctx, am.stakingKeeper, am.deliverTx, genesisState, am.txEncodingConfig)
 }
 
+// DecodeGenesisJSON returns the genesis transactions for the genutil module.
+// It is an alternative to InitGenesis and used in server/v2 applications.
+func (am AppModule) DecodeGenesisJSON(data json.RawMessage) ([]json.RawMessage, error) {
+	var genesisState types.GenesisState
+	if err := am.cdc.UnmarshalJSON(data, &genesisState); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return genesisState.GenTxs, nil
+}
+
 // ExportGenesis returns the exported genesis state as raw bytes for the genutil module.
-func (am AppModule) ExportGenesis(_ context.Context) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+func (am AppModule) ExportGenesis(context.Context) (json.RawMessage, error) {
 	return am.DefaultGenesis(), nil
 }
 
@@ -94,11 +105,3 @@ func (am AppModule) GenTxValidator() types.MessageValidator {
 
 // ConsensusVersion implements HasConsensusVersion
 func (AppModule) ConsensusVersion() uint64 { return 1 }
-
-func (am AppModule) DecodeGenesisJSON(data json.RawMessage) ([]json.RawMessage, error) {
-	var genesisState types.GenesisState
-	if err := am.cdc.UnmarshalJSON(data, &genesisState); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return genesisState.GenTxs, nil
-}