diff --git a/x/authz/go.mod b/x/authz/go.mod
index 5e89c1c962..1cd062c6ba 100644
--- a/x/authz/go.mod
+++ b/x/authz/go.mod
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ replace github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => ../../.
 
 // TODO remove post spinning out all modules
 replace (
+	cosmossdk.io/api => ../../api
 	cosmossdk.io/x/auth => ../auth
 	cosmossdk.io/x/bank => ../bank
 	cosmossdk.io/x/distribution => ../distribution