diff --git a/app/ante/utils_test.go b/app/ante/utils_test.go
index 714d14f7..620aa56e 100644
--- a/app/ante/utils_test.go
+++ b/app/ante/utils_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/app"
 	ante "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/app/ante"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto/ethsecp256k1"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/encoding"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/tests"
 	evmtypes "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/x/evm/types"
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func (suite *AnteTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	suite.app.AccountKeeper.SetParams(infCtx, authtypes.DefaultParams())
 	suite.app.EvmKeeper.SetParams(infCtx, evmtypes.DefaultParams())
 
-	encodingConfig := app.MakeEncodingConfig()
+	encodingConfig := encoding.MakeConfig(app.ModuleBasics)
 	// We're using TestMsg amino encoding in some tests, so register it here.
 	encodingConfig.Amino.RegisterConcrete(&testdata.TestMsg{}, "testdata.TestMsg", nil)
 
diff --git a/cmd/ethermintd/root.go b/cmd/ethermintd/root.go
index 45c573bf..119c3def 100644
--- a/cmd/ethermintd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/ethermintd/root.go
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/app"
 	ethermintclient "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/client"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/encoding"
 )
 
 // NewRootCmd creates a new root command for simd. It is called once in the
 // main function.
 func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, params.EncodingConfig) {
-	encodingConfig := app.MakeEncodingConfig()
+	encodingConfig := encoding.MakeConfig(app.ModuleBasics)
 	initClientCtx := client.Context{}.
 		WithJSONMarshaler(encodingConfig.Marshaler).
 		WithInterfaceRegistry(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry).
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ func newApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, appOpts serverty
 		logger, db, traceStore, true, skipUpgradeHeights,
 		cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome)),
 		cast.ToUint(appOpts.Get(sdkserver.FlagInvCheckPeriod)),
-		app.MakeEncodingConfig(), // Ideally, we would reuse the one created by NewRootCmd.
+		encoding.MakeConfig(app.ModuleBasics), // Ideally, we would reuse the one created by NewRootCmd.
 		appOpts,
 		baseapp.SetPruning(pruningOpts),
 		baseapp.SetMinGasPrices(cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(sdkserver.FlagMinGasPrices))),
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ func createAppAndExport(
 	logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, height int64, forZeroHeight bool, jailAllowedAddrs []string,
 	appOpts servertypes.AppOptions,
 ) (servertypes.ExportedApp, error) {
-	encCfg := app.MakeEncodingConfig() // Ideally, we would reuse the one created by NewRootCmd.
+	encCfg := encoding.MakeConfig(app.ModuleBasics) // Ideally, we would reuse the one created by NewRootCmd.
 	encCfg.Marshaler = codec.NewProtoCodec(encCfg.InterfaceRegistry)
 	var ethermintApp *app.EthermintApp
 	if height != -1 {
diff --git a/encoding/codec.go b/encoding/codec/codec.go
similarity index 97%
rename from encoding/codec.go
rename to encoding/codec/codec.go
index 81540aa2..64782242 100644
--- a/encoding/codec.go
+++ b/encoding/codec/codec.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package encoding
+package codec
 
 import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
diff --git a/encoding/config.go b/encoding/config.go
index 0744cd83..797db872 100644
--- a/encoding/config.go
+++ b/encoding/config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	ethtypes "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 
+	enccodec "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/encoding/codec"
 	evmtypes "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/x/evm/types"
 )
 
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@ func MakeConfig(mb module.BasicManager) params.EncodingConfig {
 		Amino:             cdc,
 	}
 
-	RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(encodingConfig.Amino)
+	enccodec.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(encodingConfig.Amino)
 	mb.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(encodingConfig.Amino)
-	RegisterInterfaces(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry)
+	enccodec.RegisterInterfaces(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry)
 	mb.RegisterInterfaces(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry)
 	return encodingConfig
 }
diff --git a/tests/importer/importer_test.go b/tests/importer/importer_test.go
index 1217390f..7d4fbb57 100644
--- a/tests/importer/importer_test.go
+++ b/tests/importer/importer_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	paramkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/keeper"
 	paramtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/types"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/codec"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/encoding/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/types"
 	evmkeeper "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/x/evm/keeper"
 	evmtypes "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/x/evm/types"
diff --git a/types/account_test.go b/types/account_test.go
index 3fd199e4..c6483a38 100644
--- a/types/account_test.go
+++ b/types/account_test.go
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 
-	ethermintcodec "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/codec"
 	cryptocodec "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto/ethsecp256k1"
+	ethermintcodec "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/encoding/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/types"
 )
 
diff --git a/x/evm/types/journal_test.go b/x/evm/types/journal_test.go
index 05c86255..4aad9791 100644
--- a/x/evm/types/journal_test.go
+++ b/x/evm/types/journal_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto/ethsecp256k1"
+	enccodec "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/encoding/codec"
 	ethermint "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/types"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
@@ -28,8 +30,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
-	ethcodec "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/codec"
-	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto/ethsecp256k1"
 )
 
 func newTestCodec() (codec.BinaryMarshaler, *codec.LegacyAmino) {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func newTestCodec() (codec.BinaryMarshaler, *codec.LegacyAmino) {
 
 	sdk.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(amino)
 
-	ethcodec.RegisterInterfaces(interfaceRegistry)
+	enccodec.RegisterInterfaces(interfaceRegistry)
 
 	return cdc, amino
 }