diff --git a/baseapp/block_gas_test.go b/baseapp/block_gas_test.go
index 39fae138c66c..75134909061f 100644
--- a/baseapp/block_gas_test.go
+++ b/baseapp/block_gas_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil"
+	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	minttypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/mint/types"
 )
 
-var blockMaxGas = uint64(testutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas)
+var blockMaxGas = uint64(simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas)
 
 func TestBaseApp_BlockGas(t *testing.T) {
 	testcases := []struct {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestBaseApp_BlockGas(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			app.InitChain(abci.RequestInitChain{
 				Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-				ConsensusParams: testutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
+				ConsensusParams: simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
 				AppStateBytes:   stateBytes,
 			})
 
diff --git a/server/export_test.go b/server/export_test.go
index c9260cd4480f..7ce2f40b0518 100644
--- a/server/export_test.go
+++ b/server/export_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil"
+	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
 )
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ func TestExportCmd_ConsensusParams(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("error unmarshaling exported genesis doc: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	require.Equal(t, testutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxBytes, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Block.MaxBytes)
-	require.Equal(t, testutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas)
+	require.Equal(t, simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxBytes, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Block.MaxBytes)
+	require.Equal(t, simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Block.MaxGas)
 
-	require.Equal(t, testutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeDuration, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeDuration)
-	require.Equal(t, testutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeNumBlocks, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeNumBlocks)
+	require.Equal(t, simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeDuration, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeDuration)
+	require.Equal(t, simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeNumBlocks, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Evidence.MaxAgeNumBlocks)
 
-	require.Equal(t, testutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes)
+	require.Equal(t, simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes, exportedGenDoc.ConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes)
 }
 
 func TestExportCmd_HomeDir(t *testing.T) {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func setupApp(t *testing.T, tempDir string) (*simapp.SimApp, context.Context, *t
 	app.InitChain(
 		abci.RequestInitChain{
 			Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-			ConsensusParams: testutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
+			ConsensusParams: simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
 			AppStateBytes:   genDoc.AppState,
 		},
 	)
diff --git a/simapp/test_helpers.go b/simapp/test_helpers.go
index fa9d886613dc..c4c668933528 100644
--- a/simapp/test_helpers.go
+++ b/simapp/test_helpers.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp/helpers"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp/params"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/mock"
+	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func NewSimappWithCustomOptions(t *testing.T, isCheckTx bool, options SetupOptio
 		app.InitChain(
 			abci.RequestInitChain{
 				Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-				ConsensusParams: testutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
+				ConsensusParams: simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
 				AppStateBytes:   stateBytes,
 			},
 		)
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func SetupWithGenesisValSet(t *testing.T, valSet *tmtypes.ValidatorSet, genAccs
 	app.InitChain(
 		abci.RequestInitChain{
 			Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-			ConsensusParams: testutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
+			ConsensusParams: simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
 			AppStateBytes:   stateBytes,
 		},
 	)
diff --git a/testutil/sim_helpers.go b/testutil/sims/helpers.go
similarity index 97%
rename from testutil/sim_helpers.go
rename to testutil/sims/helpers.go
index d85471edc783..b74de98ddd18 100644
--- a/testutil/sim_helpers.go
+++ b/testutil/sims/helpers.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package testutil
+package sims
 
 import (
 	"time"
diff --git a/x/gov/genesis_test.go b/x/gov/genesis_test.go
index 95879426c593..dad646eedbe7 100644
--- a/x/gov/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/gov/genesis_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil"
+	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"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestImportExportQueues(t *testing.T) {
 	app2.InitChain(
 		abci.RequestInitChain{
 			Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-			ConsensusParams: testutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
+			ConsensusParams: simtestutil.DefaultConsensusParams,
 			AppStateBytes:   stateBytes,
 		},
 	)