diff --git a/testutil/configurator/configurator.go b/testutil/configurator/configurator.go
index 98b248cb36..82399afa10 100644
--- a/testutil/configurator/configurator.go
+++ b/testutil/configurator/configurator.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func AuthModule() ModuleOption {
 				Bech32Prefix: "cosmos",
 				ModuleAccountPermissions: []*authmodulev1.ModuleAccountPermission{
 					{Account: "fee_collector"},
-					{Account: testutil.DistributionModuleName},
+					{Account: testutil.DistributionModuleName, Permissions: []string{"minter"}},
 					{Account: testutil.MintModuleName, Permissions: []string{"minter"}},
 					{Account: "bonded_tokens_pool", Permissions: []string{"burner", testutil.StakingModuleName}},
 					{Account: "not_bonded_tokens_pool", Permissions: []string{"burner", testutil.StakingModuleName}},
@@ -178,6 +178,18 @@ func AuthModule() ModuleOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func AuthModuleWithMaccPerms(maccPerms []*authmodulev1.ModuleAccountPermission) ModuleOption {
+	return func(config *Config) {
+		config.ModuleConfigs[testutil.AuthModuleName] = &appv1alpha1.ModuleConfig{
+			Name: testutil.AuthModuleName,
+			Config: appconfig.WrapAny(&authmodulev1.Module{
+				Bech32Prefix:             "cosmos",
+				ModuleAccountPermissions: maccPerms,
+			}),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func ParamsModule() ModuleOption {
 	return func(config *Config) {
 		config.ModuleConfigs[testutil.ParamsModuleName] = &appv1alpha1.ModuleConfig{
diff --git a/testutil/sims/address_helpers.go b/testutil/sims/address_helpers.go
index 0f6d85e275..6e3c672e5f 100644
--- a/testutil/sims/address_helpers.go
+++ b/testutil/sims/address_helpers.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package sims
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ const mintModuleName = "mint"
 type GenerateAccountStrategy func(int) []sdk.AccAddress
 
 // AddTestAddrsFromPubKeys adds the addresses into the SimApp providing only the public keys.
-func AddTestAddrsFromPubKeys(bankKeeper BankKeeper, stakingKeeper StakingKeeper, ctx sdk.Context, pubKeys []cryptotypes.PubKey, accAmt math.Int) {
+func AddTestAddrsFromPubKeys(bankKeeper BankKeeper, stakingKeeper StakingKeeper, ctx context.Context, pubKeys []cryptotypes.PubKey, accAmt math.Int) {
 	bondDenom, err := stakingKeeper.BondDenom(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -34,16 +35,16 @@ func AddTestAddrsFromPubKeys(bankKeeper BankKeeper, stakingKeeper StakingKeeper,
 
 // AddTestAddrs constructs and returns accNum amount of accounts with an
 // initial balance of accAmt in random order
-func AddTestAddrs(bankKeeper BankKeeper, stakingKeeper StakingKeeper, ctx sdk.Context, accNum int, accAmt math.Int) []sdk.AccAddress {
+func AddTestAddrs(bankKeeper BankKeeper, stakingKeeper StakingKeeper, ctx context.Context, accNum int, accAmt math.Int) []sdk.AccAddress {
 	return addTestAddrs(bankKeeper, stakingKeeper, ctx, accNum, accAmt, CreateRandomAccounts)
 }
 
 // AddTestAddrsIncremental constructs and returns accNum amount of accounts with an initial balance of accAmt in random order
-func AddTestAddrsIncremental(bankKeeper BankKeeper, stakingKeeper StakingKeeper, ctx sdk.Context, accNum int, accAmt math.Int) []sdk.AccAddress {
+func AddTestAddrsIncremental(bankKeeper BankKeeper, stakingKeeper StakingKeeper, ctx context.Context, accNum int, accAmt math.Int) []sdk.AccAddress {
 	return addTestAddrs(bankKeeper, stakingKeeper, ctx, accNum, accAmt, CreateIncrementalAccounts)
 }
 
-func addTestAddrs(bankKeeper BankKeeper, stakingKeeper StakingKeeper, ctx sdk.Context, accNum int, accAmt math.Int, strategy GenerateAccountStrategy) []sdk.AccAddress {
+func addTestAddrs(bankKeeper BankKeeper, stakingKeeper StakingKeeper, ctx context.Context, accNum int, accAmt math.Int, strategy GenerateAccountStrategy) []sdk.AccAddress {
 	testAddrs := strategy(accNum)
 	bondDenom, err := stakingKeeper.BondDenom(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func addTestAddrs(bankKeeper BankKeeper, stakingKeeper StakingKeeper, ctx sdk.Co
 	return testAddrs
 }
 
-func initAccountWithCoins(bankKeeper BankKeeper, ctx sdk.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress, coins sdk.Coins) {
+func initAccountWithCoins(bankKeeper BankKeeper, ctx context.Context, addr sdk.AccAddress, coins sdk.Coins) {
 	if err := bankKeeper.MintCoins(ctx, mintModuleName, coins); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/x/staking/testutil/helpers.go b/x/staking/testutil/helpers.go
index 8976c6a684..bd5b56c42c 100644
--- a/x/staking/testutil/helpers.go
+++ b/x/staking/testutil/helpers.go
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ type Helper struct {
 	msgSrvr stakingtypes.MsgServer
 	k       *keeper.Keeper
 
-	Ctx        sdk.Context
+	Ctx        context.Context
 	Commission stakingtypes.CommissionRates
 	// Coin Denomination
 	Denom string
 }
 
 // NewHelper creates a new instance of Helper.
-func NewHelper(t *testing.T, ctx sdk.Context, k *keeper.Keeper) *Helper {
+func NewHelper(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, k *keeper.Keeper) *Helper {
 	t.Helper()
 	return &Helper{t, keeper.NewMsgServerImpl(k), k, ctx, ZeroCommission(), sdk.DefaultBondDenom}
 }
@@ -125,20 +125,22 @@ func (sh *Helper) CheckValidator(addr sdk.ValAddress, status stakingtypes.BondSt
 }
 
 // TurnBlock calls EndBlocker and updates the block time
-func (sh *Helper) TurnBlock(newTime time.Time) sdk.Context {
-	sh.Ctx = sh.Ctx.WithHeaderInfo(header.Info{Time: newTime})
+func (sh *Helper) TurnBlock(newTime time.Time) context.Context {
+	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(sh.Ctx)
+	sh.Ctx = sdkCtx.WithHeaderInfo(header.Info{Time: newTime})
 	_, err := sh.k.EndBlocker(sh.Ctx)
 	require.NoError(sh.t, err)
-	return sh.Ctx
+	return sdkCtx
 }
 
 // TurnBlockTimeDiff calls EndBlocker and updates the block time by adding the
 // duration to the current block time
-func (sh *Helper) TurnBlockTimeDiff(diff time.Duration) sdk.Context {
-	sh.Ctx = sh.Ctx.WithHeaderInfo(header.Info{Time: sh.Ctx.HeaderInfo().Time.Add(diff)})
+func (sh *Helper) TurnBlockTimeDiff(diff time.Duration) context.Context {
+	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(sh.Ctx)
+	sh.Ctx = sdkCtx.WithHeaderInfo(header.Info{Time: sdkCtx.HeaderInfo().Time.Add(diff)})
 	_, err := sh.k.EndBlocker(sh.Ctx)
 	require.NoError(sh.t, err)
-	return sh.Ctx
+	return sdkCtx
 }
 
 // ZeroCommission constructs a commission rates with all zeros.