diff --git a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
index 86860f0465..fbd04d0617 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/x/cool"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/x/sketchy"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -62,9 +61,8 @@ func NewBasecoinApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) *BasecoinApp {
 	ibcMapper := ibc.NewIBCMapper(app.cdc, app.capKeyIBCStore)
 	stakingMapper := staking.NewMapper(app.capKeyStakingStore)
 	app.Router().
-		AddRoute("bank", bank.NewHandler(coinKeeper)).
+		AddRoute("bank", coinKeeper.Handler).
 		AddRoute("cool", coolKeeper.Handler).
-		AddRoute("sketchy", sketchy.NewHandler()).
 		AddRoute("ibc", ibc.NewHandler(ibcMapper, coinKeeper)).
 		AddRoute("staking", staking.NewHandler(stakingMapper, coinKeeper))
 
diff --git a/x/bank/handler.go b/x/bank/handler.go
index b5d2a67572..34f86ddc6a 100644
--- a/x/bank/handler.go
+++ b/x/bank/handler.go
@@ -7,17 +7,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Handle all "bank" type messages.
-func NewHandler(ck CoinKeeper) sdk.Handler {
-	return func(ctx sdk.Context, msg sdk.Msg) sdk.Result {
-		switch msg := msg.(type) {
-		case SendMsg:
-			return handleSendMsg(ctx, ck, msg)
-		case IssueMsg:
-			return handleIssueMsg(ctx, ck, msg)
-		default:
-			errMsg := "Unrecognized bank Msg type: " + reflect.TypeOf(msg).Name()
-			return sdk.ErrUnknownRequest(errMsg).Result()
-		}
+func (ck CoinKeeper) Handler(ctx sdk.Context, msg sdk.Msg) sdk.Result {
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case SendMsg:
+		return handleSendMsg(ctx, ck, msg)
+	case IssueMsg:
+		return handleIssueMsg(ctx, ck, msg)
+	default:
+		errMsg := "Unrecognized bank Msg type: " + reflect.TypeOf(msg).Name()
+		return sdk.ErrUnknownRequest(errMsg).Result()
 	}
 }