diff --git a/x/gov/simulation/params_test.go b/x/gov/simulation/params_test.go
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+++ b/x/gov/simulation/params_test.go
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+package simulation_test
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/simulation"
+)
+
+func TestParamChanges(t *testing.T) {
+	s := rand.NewSource(1)
+	r := rand.New(s)
+
+	expected := []struct {
+		composedKey string
+		key         string
+		simValue    string
+		subspace    string
+	}{
+		{"gov/votingparams", "votingparams", "{\"voting_period\": \"82639000000000\"}", "gov"},
+		{"gov/depositparams", "depositparams", "{\"max_deposit_period\": \"47332000000000\"}", "gov"},
+		{"gov/tallyparams", "tallyparams", "{\"threshold\":\"0.509000000000000000\"}", "gov"},
+	}
+
+	paramChanges := simulation.ParamChanges(r)
+	require.Len(t, paramChanges, 3)
+
+	for i, p := range paramChanges {
+
+		require.Equal(t, expected[i].composedKey, p.ComposedKey())
+		require.Equal(t, expected[i].key, p.Key())
+		require.Equal(t, expected[i].simValue, p.SimValue()(r))
+		require.Equal(t, expected[i].subspace, p.Subspace())
+	}
+}