diff --git a/x/gov/simulation/operations.go b/x/gov/simulation/operations.go
index 9c8dd13d5b..afd979d645 100644
--- a/x/gov/simulation/operations.go
+++ b/x/gov/simulation/operations.go
@@ -322,7 +322,12 @@ func SimulateMsgDeposit(
 			return simtypes.NoOpMsg(types.ModuleName, TypeMsgDeposit, "unable to generate proposalID"), nil, nil
 		}
 
-		deposit, skip, err := randomDeposit(r, ctx, ak, bk, k, simAccount.Address, false, false)
+		p, err := k.Proposals.Get(ctx, proposalID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return simtypes.NoOpMsg(types.ModuleName, TypeMsgDeposit, "unable to get proposal"), nil, err
+		}
+
+		deposit, skip, err := randomDeposit(r, ctx, ak, bk, k, simAccount.Address, false, p.Expedited)
 		switch {
 		case skip:
 			return simtypes.NoOpMsg(types.ModuleName, TypeMsgDeposit, "skip deposit"), nil, nil
@@ -592,7 +597,6 @@ func randomDeposit(
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 	amount = amount.Add(minAmount)
-	amount = amount.MulRaw(3) // 3x what's required // TODO: this is a hack, we need to be able to calculate the correct amount using params
 
 	if amount.GT(spendableBalance) || amount.LT(threshold) {
 		return nil, true, nil
diff --git a/x/gov/simulation/operations_test.go b/x/gov/simulation/operations_test.go
index 7cf6c935c7..0cee14b7fe 100644
--- a/x/gov/simulation/operations_test.go
+++ b/x/gov/simulation/operations_test.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestSimulateMsgSubmitProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, operationMsg.OK)
 	require.Equal(t, "cosmos1ghekyjucln7y67ntx7cf27m9dpuxxemn4c8g4r", msg.Proposer)
 	require.NotEqual(t, len(msg.InitialDeposit), 0)
-	require.Equal(t, "143523282stake", msg.InitialDeposit[0].String())
+	require.Equal(t, "47841094stake", msg.InitialDeposit[0].String())
 	require.Equal(t, simulation.TypeMsgSubmitProposal, sdk.MsgTypeURL(&msg))
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestSimulateMsgSubmitLegacyProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, operationMsg.OK)
 	require.Equal(t, "cosmos1p8wcgrjr4pjju90xg6u9cgq55dxwq8j7u4x9a0", msg.Proposer)
 	require.NotEqual(t, len(msg.InitialDeposit), 0)
-	require.Equal(t, "75498768stake", msg.InitialDeposit[0].String())
+	require.Equal(t, "25166256stake", msg.InitialDeposit[0].String())
 	require.Equal(t, "title-3: ZBSpYuLyYggwexjxusrBqDOTtGTOWeLrQKjLxzIivHSlcxgdXhhuTSkuxKGLwQvuyNhYFmBZHeAerqyNEUzXPFGkqEGqiQWIXnku",
 		textProposal.GetTitle())
 	require.Equal(t, "description-3: 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",
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func TestSimulateMsgDeposit(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(1), msg.ProposalId)
 	require.Equal(t, "cosmos1ghekyjucln7y67ntx7cf27m9dpuxxemn4c8g4r", msg.Depositor)
 	require.NotEqual(t, len(msg.Amount), 0)
-	require.Equal(t, "1682907stake", msg.Amount[0].String())
+	require.Equal(t, "560969stake", msg.Amount[0].String())
 	require.Equal(t, simulation.TypeMsgDeposit, sdk.MsgTypeURL(&msg))
 }