diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c39eb1b2f..03ef49d35c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 BREAKING CHANGES
 
-* [baseapp] `AddRoute` takes an `InitGenesis` function for per-module
-  initialization
 * [basecoin] Remove cool/sketchy modules -> moved to new `democoin`
 * [basecoin] NewBasecoinApp takes a `map[string]dbm.DB` as temporary measure
   to allow mounting multiple stores with their own DB until they can share one
@@ -15,7 +13,6 @@ BREAKING CHANGES
 * [basecoind] `init` command outputs JSON of everything necessary for testnet
 * [basecoind] `basecoin.db -> data/basecoin.db`
 * [basecli] `data/keys.db -> keys/keys.db`
-* [cool] Mapper -> Keeper
 
 FEATURES
 
diff --git a/baseapp/baseapp.go b/baseapp/baseapp.go
index 8589922cd2..e0ef39cde6 100644
--- a/baseapp/baseapp.go
+++ b/baseapp/baseapp.go
@@ -248,11 +248,6 @@ func (app *BaseApp) InitChain(req abci.RequestInitChain) (res abci.ResponseInitC
 		// TODO Return something intelligent
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	err = app.Router().InitGenesis(app.deliverState.ctx, *genesisState)
-	if err != nil {
-		// TODO Return something intelligent
-		panic(err)
-	}
 
 	// NOTE: we don't commit, but BeginBlock for block 1
 	// starts from this deliverState
diff --git a/baseapp/router.go b/baseapp/router.go
index 17be883092..83efe5dad1 100644
--- a/baseapp/router.go
+++ b/baseapp/router.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package baseapp
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -10,16 +8,14 @@ import (
 
 // Router provides handlers for each transaction type.
 type Router interface {
-	AddRoute(r string, h sdk.Handler, i sdk.InitGenesis) (rtr Router)
+	AddRoute(r string, h sdk.Handler) (rtr Router)
 	Route(path string) (h sdk.Handler)
-	InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, data map[string]json.RawMessage) error
 }
 
 // map a transaction type to a handler and an initgenesis function
 type route struct {
 	r string
 	h sdk.Handler
-	i sdk.InitGenesis
 }
 
 type router struct {
@@ -38,11 +34,11 @@ func NewRouter() *router {
 var isAlpha = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z]+$`).MatchString
 
 // AddRoute - TODO add description
-func (rtr *router) AddRoute(r string, h sdk.Handler, i sdk.InitGenesis) Router {
+func (rtr *router) AddRoute(r string, h sdk.Handler) Router {
 	if !isAlpha(r) {
 		panic("route expressions can only contain alphanumeric characters")
 	}
-	rtr.routes = append(rtr.routes, route{r, h, i})
+	rtr.routes = append(rtr.routes, route{r, h})
 
 	return rtr
 }
@@ -57,20 +53,3 @@ func (rtr *router) Route(path string) (h sdk.Handler) {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-// InitGenesis - call `InitGenesis`, where specified, for all routes
-// Return the first error if any, otherwise nil
-func (rtr *router) InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, data map[string]json.RawMessage) error {
-	for _, route := range rtr.routes {
-		if route.i != nil {
-			encoded, found := data[route.r]
-			if !found {
-				return sdk.ErrGenesisParse(fmt.Sprintf("Expected module genesis information for module %s but it was not present", route.r))
-			}
-			if err := route.i(ctx, encoded); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
index 7c737566a7..caae168466 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ func NewBasecoinApp(logger log.Logger, dbs map[string]dbm.DB) *BasecoinApp {
 	ibcMapper := ibc.NewIBCMapper(app.cdc, app.capKeyIBCStore)
 	stakeKeeper := simplestake.NewKeeper(app.capKeyStakingStore, coinKeeper)
 	app.Router().
-		AddRoute("bank", bank.NewHandler(coinKeeper), nil).
-		AddRoute("ibc", ibc.NewHandler(ibcMapper, coinKeeper), nil).
-		AddRoute("simplestake", simplestake.NewHandler(stakeKeeper), nil)
+		AddRoute("bank", bank.NewHandler(coinKeeper)).
+		AddRoute("ibc", ibc.NewHandler(ibcMapper, coinKeeper)).
+		AddRoute("simplestake", simplestake.NewHandler(stakeKeeper))
 
 	// initialize BaseApp
 	app.SetTxDecoder(app.txDecoder)
diff --git a/examples/democoin/app/app.go b/examples/democoin/app/app.go
index a15bea1dd2..2fffb83241 100644
--- a/examples/democoin/app/app.go
+++ b/examples/democoin/app/app.go
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ func NewDemocoinApp(logger log.Logger, dbs map[string]dbm.DB) *DemocoinApp {
 	ibcMapper := ibc.NewIBCMapper(app.cdc, app.capKeyIBCStore)
 	stakeKeeper := simplestake.NewKeeper(app.capKeyStakingStore, coinKeeper)
 	app.Router().
-		AddRoute("bank", bank.NewHandler(coinKeeper), nil).
-		AddRoute("cool", cool.NewHandler(coolKeeper), coolKeeper.InitGenesis).
-		AddRoute("sketchy", sketchy.NewHandler(), nil).
-		AddRoute("ibc", ibc.NewHandler(ibcMapper, coinKeeper), nil).
-		AddRoute("simplestake", simplestake.NewHandler(stakeKeeper), nil)
+		AddRoute("bank", bank.NewHandler(coinKeeper)).
+		AddRoute("cool", cool.NewHandler(coolKeeper)).
+		AddRoute("sketchy", sketchy.NewHandler()).
+		AddRoute("ibc", ibc.NewHandler(ibcMapper, coinKeeper)).
+		AddRoute("simplestake", simplestake.NewHandler(stakeKeeper))
 
 	// initialize BaseApp
 	app.SetTxDecoder(app.txDecoder)
-	app.SetInitChainer(app.initChainer)
+	app.SetInitChainer(app.initChainerFn(coolKeeper))
 	app.MountStoreWithDB(app.capKeyMainStore, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, dbs["main"])
 	app.MountStoreWithDB(app.capKeyAccountStore, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, dbs["acc"])
 	app.MountStoreWithDB(app.capKeyIBCStore, sdk.StoreTypeIAVL, dbs["ibc"])
@@ -143,23 +143,33 @@ func (app *DemocoinApp) txDecoder(txBytes []byte) (sdk.Tx, sdk.Error) {
 }
 
 // custom logic for democoin initialization
-func (app *DemocoinApp) initChainer(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestInitChain) abci.ResponseInitChain {
-	stateJSON := req.AppStateBytes
+func (app *DemocoinApp) initChainerFn(coolKeeper cool.Keeper) sdk.InitChainer {
+	return func(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestInitChain) abci.ResponseInitChain {
+		stateJSON := req.AppStateBytes
 
-	genesisState := new(types.GenesisState)
-	err := json.Unmarshal(stateJSON, genesisState)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err) // TODO https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/468
-		// return sdk.ErrGenesisParse("").TraceCause(err, "")
-	}
+		genesisState := new(types.GenesisState)
+		err := json.Unmarshal(stateJSON, genesisState)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err) // TODO https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/468
+			// return sdk.ErrGenesisParse("").TraceCause(err, "")
+		}
 
-	for _, gacc := range genesisState.Accounts {
-		acc, err := gacc.ToAppAccount()
+		for _, gacc := range genesisState.Accounts {
+			acc, err := gacc.ToAppAccount()
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err) // TODO https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/468
+				//	return sdk.ErrGenesisParse("").TraceCause(err, "")
+			}
+			app.accountMapper.SetAccount(ctx, acc)
+		}
+
+		// Application specific genesis handling
+		err = coolKeeper.InitGenesis(ctx, stateJSON)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err) // TODO https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/468
 			//	return sdk.ErrGenesisParse("").TraceCause(err, "")
 		}
-		app.accountMapper.SetAccount(ctx, acc)
+
+		return abci.ResponseInitChain{}
 	}
-	return abci.ResponseInitChain{}
 }
diff --git a/mock/app.go b/mock/app.go
index 20863dd993..eda490a8ee 100644
--- a/mock/app.go
+++ b/mock/app.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func NewApp(rootDir string, logger log.Logger) (abci.Application, error) {
 	baseApp.SetInitChainer(InitChainer(capKeyMainStore))
 
 	// Set a handler Route.
-	baseApp.Router().AddRoute("kvstore", KVStoreHandler(capKeyMainStore), nil)
+	baseApp.Router().AddRoute("kvstore", KVStoreHandler(capKeyMainStore))
 
 	// Load latest version.
 	if err := baseApp.LoadLatestVersion(capKeyMainStore); err != nil {