diff --git a/docs/docs/building-modules/16-testing.md b/docs/docs/building-modules/16-testing.md
index b8bf14dd67..fee66b0dc4 100644
--- a/docs/docs/building-modules/16-testing.md
+++ b/docs/docs/building-modules/16-testing.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The SDK provides small helpers for quickly setting up an integration tests. Thes
 ### Example
 
 ```go reference
-https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/29e22b3bdb05353555c8e0b269311bbff7b8deca/testutil/integration/example_test.go#L22-L89
+https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/a2f73a7dd37bea0ab303792c55fa1e4e1db3b898/testutil/integration/example_test.go#L30-L116
 ```
 
 ## Deterministic and Regression tests	
diff --git a/tests/integration/bank/keeper/deterministic_test.go b/tests/integration/bank/keeper/deterministic_test.go
index 2a6fc11b00..9dd5c7d94f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/bank/keeper/deterministic_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/bank/keeper/deterministic_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	"pgregory.net/rapid"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 
@@ -100,7 +101,10 @@ func initDeterministicFixture(t *testing.T) *deterministicFixture {
 	authModule := auth.NewAppModule(cdc, accountKeeper, authsims.RandomGenesisAccounts, nil)
 	bankModule := bank.NewAppModule(cdc, bankKeeper, accountKeeper, nil)
 
-	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, authModule, bankModule)
+	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, map[string]appmodule.AppModule{
+		authtypes.ModuleName: authModule,
+		banktypes.ModuleName: bankModule,
+	})
 
 	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(integrationApp.Context())
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/distribution/keeper/msg_server_test.go b/tests/integration/distribution/keeper/msg_server_test.go
index a3a38a0a7e..00520a3b7f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/distribution/keeper/msg_server_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/distribution/keeper/msg_server_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
@@ -123,7 +124,12 @@ func initFixture(t testing.TB) *fixture {
 		},
 	})
 
-	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(ctx, logger, keys, cdc, authModule, bankModule, stakingModule, distrModule)
+	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(ctx, logger, keys, cdc, map[string]appmodule.AppModule{
+		authtypes.ModuleName:    authModule,
+		banktypes.ModuleName:    bankModule,
+		stakingtypes.ModuleName: stakingModule,
+		distrtypes.ModuleName:   distrModule,
+	})
 
 	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(integrationApp.Context())
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/evidence/keeper/infraction_test.go b/tests/integration/evidence/keeper/infraction_test.go
index e11127dfcd..590be3863b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/evidence/keeper/infraction_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/evidence/keeper/infraction_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/comet"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
@@ -134,7 +135,13 @@ func initFixture(t testing.TB) *fixture {
 	slashingModule := slashing.NewAppModule(cdc, slashingKeeper, accountKeeper, bankKeeper, stakingKeeper, nil, cdc.InterfaceRegistry())
 	evidenceModule := evidence.NewAppModule(*evidenceKeeper)
 
-	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, authModule, bankModule, stakingModule, slashingModule, evidenceModule)
+	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, map[string]appmodule.AppModule{
+		authtypes.ModuleName:     authModule,
+		banktypes.ModuleName:     bankModule,
+		stakingtypes.ModuleName:  stakingModule,
+		slashingtypes.ModuleName: slashingModule,
+		evidencetypes.ModuleName: evidenceModule,
+	})
 
 	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(integrationApp.Context())
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/gov/keeper/keeper_test.go b/tests/integration/gov/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 23204b633c..4421d890ac 100644
--- a/tests/integration/gov/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/gov/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 
@@ -129,7 +130,13 @@ func initFixture(t testing.TB) *fixture {
 	distrModule := distribution.NewAppModule(cdc, distrKeeper, accountKeeper, bankKeeper, stakingKeeper, nil)
 	govModule := gov.NewAppModule(cdc, govKeeper, accountKeeper, bankKeeper, nil)
 
-	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, authModule, bankModule, stakingModule, distrModule, govModule)
+	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, map[string]appmodule.AppModule{
+		authtypes.ModuleName:    authModule,
+		banktypes.ModuleName:    bankModule,
+		distrtypes.ModuleName:   distrModule,
+		stakingtypes.ModuleName: stakingModule,
+		types.ModuleName:        govModule,
+	})
 
 	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(integrationApp.Context())
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/slashing/keeper/keeper_test.go b/tests/integration/slashing/keeper/keeper_test.go
index a496ed5fc8..d59830ca46 100644
--- a/tests/integration/slashing/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/slashing/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/comet"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
@@ -98,7 +99,11 @@ func initFixture(t testing.TB) *fixture {
 	stakingModule := staking.NewAppModule(cdc, stakingKeeper, accountKeeper, bankKeeper, nil)
 	slashingModule := slashing.NewAppModule(cdc, slashingKeeper, accountKeeper, bankKeeper, stakingKeeper, nil, cdc.InterfaceRegistry())
 
-	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, bankModule, stakingModule, slashingModule)
+	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, map[string]appmodule.AppModule{
+		banktypes.ModuleName:     bankModule,
+		stakingtypes.ModuleName:  stakingModule,
+		slashingtypes.ModuleName: slashingModule,
+	})
 
 	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(integrationApp.Context())
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/staking/keeper/common_test.go b/tests/integration/staking/keeper/common_test.go
index 7eb68f1eca..56ccf1a5f8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/staking/keeper/common_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/staking/keeper/common_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	cmtprototypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
@@ -138,7 +139,11 @@ func initFixture(t testing.TB) *fixture {
 	bankModule := bank.NewAppModule(cdc, bankKeeper, accountKeeper, nil)
 	stakingModule := staking.NewAppModule(cdc, stakingKeeper, accountKeeper, bankKeeper, nil)
 
-	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, authModule, bankModule, stakingModule)
+	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, map[string]appmodule.AppModule{
+		authtypes.ModuleName: authModule,
+		banktypes.ModuleName: bankModule,
+		types.ModuleName:     stakingModule,
+	})
 
 	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(integrationApp.Context())
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/staking/keeper/determinstic_test.go b/tests/integration/staking/keeper/determinstic_test.go
index acca2b0cf9..8963da00f0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/staking/keeper/determinstic_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/staking/keeper/determinstic_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	"pgregory.net/rapid"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
@@ -111,7 +112,11 @@ func initDeterministicFixture(t *testing.T) *deterministicFixture {
 	bankModule := bank.NewAppModule(cdc, bankKeeper, accountKeeper, nil)
 	stakingModule := staking.NewAppModule(cdc, stakingKeeper, accountKeeper, bankKeeper, nil)
 
-	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, authModule, bankModule, stakingModule)
+	integrationApp := integration.NewIntegrationApp(newCtx, logger, keys, cdc, map[string]appmodule.AppModule{
+		authtypes.ModuleName:    authModule,
+		banktypes.ModuleName:    bankModule,
+		stakingtypes.ModuleName: stakingModule,
+	})
 
 	ctx := integrationApp.Context()
 
diff --git a/testutil/integration/example_test.go b/testutil/integration/example_test.go
index 532efe452c..b395324c19 100644
--- a/testutil/integration/example_test.go
+++ b/testutil/integration/example_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 
@@ -63,7 +64,10 @@ func Example() {
 		logger,
 		keys,
 		encodingCfg.Codec,
-		authModule, mintModule,
+		map[string]appmodule.AppModule{
+			authtypes.ModuleName: authModule,
+			minttypes.ModuleName: mintModule,
+		},
 	)
 
 	// register the message and query servers
@@ -144,7 +148,9 @@ func Example_oneModule() {
 		logger,
 		keys,
 		encodingCfg.Codec,
-		authModule,
+		map[string]appmodule.AppModule{
+			authtypes.ModuleName: authModule,
+		},
 	)
 
 	// register the message and query servers
diff --git a/testutil/integration/router.go b/testutil/integration/router.go
index 8b8040455f..4270d493ad 100644
--- a/testutil/integration/router.go
+++ b/testutil/integration/router.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/metrics"
@@ -45,14 +46,14 @@ func NewIntegrationApp(
 	logger log.Logger,
 	keys map[string]*storetypes.KVStoreKey,
 	appCodec codec.Codec,
-	modules ...module.AppModule,
+	modules map[string]appmodule.AppModule,
 ) *App {
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
 
 	interfaceRegistry := codectypes.NewInterfaceRegistry()
-	for _, module := range modules {
-		module.RegisterInterfaces(interfaceRegistry)
-	}
+	moduleManager := module.NewManagerFromMap(modules)
+	basicModuleManager := module.NewBasicManagerFromManager(moduleManager, nil)
+	basicModuleManager.RegisterInterfaces(interfaceRegistry)
 
 	txConfig := authtx.NewTxConfig(codec.NewProtoCodec(interfaceRegistry), authtx.DefaultSignModes)
 	bApp := baseapp.NewBaseApp(appName, logger, db, txConfig.TxDecoder(), baseapp.SetChainID(appName))
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@ func NewIntegrationApp(
 		return &cmtabcitypes.ResponseInitChain{}, nil
 	})
 
-	moduleManager := module.NewManager(modules...)
 	bApp.SetBeginBlocker(func(_ sdk.Context) (sdk.BeginBlock, error) {
 		return moduleManager.BeginBlock(sdkCtx)
 	})
diff --git a/types/module/core_module.go b/types/module/core_module.go
index 561645d0e5..3f8fa88af9 100644
--- a/types/module/core_module.go
+++ b/types/module/core_module.go
@@ -18,27 +18,27 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	_ AppModuleBasic = coreAppModuleBasicAdapator{}
-	_ HasGenesis     = coreAppModuleBasicAdapator{}
-	_ HasServices    = coreAppModuleBasicAdapator{}
+	_ AppModuleBasic = coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor{}
+	_ HasGenesis     = coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor{}
+	_ HasServices    = coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor{}
 )
 
 // CoreAppModuleBasicAdaptor wraps the core API module as an AppModule that this version
 // of the SDK can use.
 func CoreAppModuleBasicAdaptor(name string, module appmodule.AppModule) AppModuleBasic {
-	return coreAppModuleBasicAdapator{
+	return coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor{
 		name:   name,
 		module: module,
 	}
 }
 
-type coreAppModuleBasicAdapator struct {
+type coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor struct {
 	name   string
 	module appmodule.AppModule
 }
 
 // DefaultGenesis implements HasGenesis
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) DefaultGenesis(cdc codec.JSONCodec) json.RawMessage {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) DefaultGenesis(cdc codec.JSONCodec) json.RawMessage {
 	if mod, ok := c.module.(appmodule.HasGenesis); ok {
 		target := genesis.RawJSONTarget{}
 		err := mod.DefaultGenesis(target.Target())
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) DefaultGenesis(cdc codec.JSONCodec) json.Raw
 }
 
 // ValidateGenesis implements HasGenesis
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) ValidateGenesis(cdc codec.JSONCodec, txConfig client.TxEncodingConfig, bz json.RawMessage) error {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) ValidateGenesis(cdc codec.JSONCodec, txConfig client.TxEncodingConfig, bz json.RawMessage) error {
 	if mod, ok := c.module.(appmodule.HasGenesis); ok {
 		source, err := genesis.SourceFromRawJSON(bz)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) ValidateGenesis(cdc codec.JSONCodec, txConfi
 }
 
 // ExportGenesis implements HasGenesis
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) ExportGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.JSONCodec) json.RawMessage {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) ExportGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.JSONCodec) json.RawMessage {
 	if module, ok := c.module.(appmodule.HasGenesis); ok {
 		ctx := ctx.WithGasMeter(storetypes.NewInfiniteGasMeter()) // avoid race conditions
 		target := genesis.RawJSONTarget{}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) ExportGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.JSO
 }
 
 // InitGenesis implements HasGenesis
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.JSONCodec, bz json.RawMessage) []abci.ValidatorUpdate {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.JSONCodec, bz json.RawMessage) []abci.ValidatorUpdate {
 	if module, ok := c.module.(appmodule.HasGenesis); ok {
 		// core API genesis
 		source, err := genesis.SourceFromRawJSON(bz)
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.JSONC
 }
 
 // Name implements AppModuleBasic
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) Name() string {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) Name() string {
 	return c.name
 }
 
 // GetQueryCmd implements AppModuleBasic
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) GetQueryCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) GetQueryCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	if mod, ok := c.module.(interface {
 		GetQueryCmd() *cobra.Command
 	}); ok {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) GetQueryCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // GetTxCmd implements AppModuleBasic
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) GetTxCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) GetTxCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	if mod, ok := c.module.(interface {
 		GetTxCmd() *cobra.Command
 	}); ok {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) GetTxCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes implements AppModuleBasic
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(ctx client.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux) {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(ctx client.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux) {
 	if mod, ok := c.module.(interface {
 		RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(context client.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux)
 	}); ok {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(ctx client.Context
 }
 
 // RegisterInterfaces implements AppModuleBasic
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) RegisterInterfaces(registry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) RegisterInterfaces(registry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
 	if mod, ok := c.module.(interface {
 		RegisterInterfaces(registry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry)
 	}); ok {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) RegisterInterfaces(registry codectypes.Inter
 }
 
 // RegisterLegacyAminoCodec implements AppModuleBasic
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(amino *codec.LegacyAmino) {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(amino *codec.LegacyAmino) {
 	if mod, ok := c.module.(interface {
 		RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(amino *codec.LegacyAmino)
 	}); ok {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(amino *codec.Legacy
 }
 
 // RegisterServices implements HasServices
-func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdapator) RegisterServices(cfg Configurator) {
+func (c coreAppModuleBasicAdaptor) RegisterServices(cfg Configurator) {
 	if module, ok := c.module.(appmodule.HasServices); ok {
 		err := module.RegisterServices(cfg)
 		if err != nil {