diff --git a/app/app_test.go b/app/app_test.go
index f697359..44c4efc 100644
--- a/app/app_test.go
+++ b/app/app_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	capabilitytypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability/types"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade"
-	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"
 
 	ica "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts"
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ func TestInitGenesisOnMigration(t *testing.T) {
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	logger := log.NewLogger(os.Stdout)
 	app := NewMinitiaApp(
-		logger, db, nil, true, []wasmkeeper.Option{}, simtestutil.EmptyAppOptions{})
+		logger, db, nil, true, []wasmkeeper.Option{}, EmptyAppOptions{})
 	ctx := app.NewContextLegacy(true, cmtproto.Header{Height: app.LastBlockHeight()})
 
 	// Create a mock module. This module will serve as the new module we're
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func TestGetKey(t *testing.T) {
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	app := NewMinitiaApp(
 		log.NewLogger(os.Stdout),
-		db, nil, true, []wasmkeeper.Option{}, simtestutil.EmptyAppOptions{})
+		db, nil, true, []wasmkeeper.Option{}, EmptyAppOptions{})
 
 	require.NotEmpty(t, app.GetKey(banktypes.StoreKey))
 	require.NotEmpty(t, app.GetMemKey(capabilitytypes.MemStoreKey))
diff --git a/app/encoding.go b/app/encoding.go
index 932c944..b163a7c 100644
--- a/app/encoding.go
+++ b/app/encoding.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	runtimeservices "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/runtime/services"
-	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 	authcodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/codec"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 // MakeEncodingConfig creates an EncodingConfig for testing
 func MakeEncodingConfig() params.EncodingConfig {
-	tempApp := NewMinitiaApp(log.NewNopLogger(), dbm.NewMemDB(), nil, true, []wasmkeeper.Option{}, simtestutil.EmptyAppOptions{})
+	tempApp := NewMinitiaApp(log.NewNopLogger(), dbm.NewMemDB(), nil, true, []wasmkeeper.Option{}, EmptyAppOptions{})
 	encodingConfig := params.EncodingConfig{
 		InterfaceRegistry: tempApp.InterfaceRegistry(),
 		Codec:             tempApp.AppCodec(),
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func MakeEncodingConfig() params.EncodingConfig {
 }
 
 func AutoCliOpts() autocli.AppOptions {
-	tempApp := NewMinitiaApp(log.NewNopLogger(), dbm.NewMemDB(), nil, true, []wasmkeeper.Option{}, simtestutil.EmptyAppOptions{})
+	tempApp := NewMinitiaApp(log.NewNopLogger(), dbm.NewMemDB(), nil, true, []wasmkeeper.Option{}, EmptyAppOptions{})
 	modules := make(map[string]appmodule.AppModule, 0)
 	for _, m := range tempApp.ModuleManager.Modules {
 		if moduleWithName, ok := m.(module.HasName); ok {
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ func AutoCliOpts() autocli.AppOptions {
 }
 
 func BasicManager() module.BasicManager {
-	tempApp := NewMinitiaApp(log.NewNopLogger(), dbm.NewMemDB(), nil, true, []wasmkeeper.Option{}, simtestutil.EmptyAppOptions{})
+	tempApp := NewMinitiaApp(log.NewNopLogger(), dbm.NewMemDB(), nil, true, []wasmkeeper.Option{}, EmptyAppOptions{})
 	return tempApp.BasicModuleManager
 }
+
+// EmptyAppOptions is a stub implementing AppOptions
+type EmptyAppOptions struct{}
+
+// Get implements AppOptions
+func (ao EmptyAppOptions) Get(o string) interface{} {
+	if o == flags.FlagHome {
+		return DefaultNodeHome
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/app/test_helpers.go b/app/test_helpers.go
index a014280..0ffaf52 100644
--- a/app/test_helpers.go
+++ b/app/test_helpers.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	cryptocodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keys/ed25519"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keys/secp256k1"
-	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	banktypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func setup(db *dbm.DB, withGenesis bool) (*MinitiaApp, GenesisState) {
 		nil,
 		true,
 		[]wasmkeeper.Option{},
-		simtestutil.EmptyAppOptions{},
+		EmptyAppOptions{},
 	)
 
 	if withGenesis {