diff --git a/x/staking/simulation/genesis.go b/x/staking/simulation/genesis.go
index 5aedf6957923..8e3f65e4c632 100644
--- a/x/staking/simulation/genesis.go
+++ b/x/staking/simulation/genesis.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func genMaxValidators(r *rand.Rand) (maxValidators uint32) {
 
 // getHistEntries returns randomized HistoricalEntries between 0-100.
 func getHistEntries(r *rand.Rand) uint32 {
-	return 0
+	return uint32(r.Intn(int(types.DefaultHistoricalEntries + 1)))
 }
 
 // getKeyRotationFee returns randomized keyRotationFee between 10000-1000000.
diff --git a/x/staking/simulation/genesis_test.go b/x/staking/simulation/genesis_test.go
index c3e399a44ecb..d6350a037b28 100644
--- a/x/staking/simulation/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/staking/simulation/genesis_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestRandomizedGenState(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, uint32(207), stakingGenesis.Params.MaxValidators)
 	require.Equal(t, uint32(7), stakingGenesis.Params.MaxEntries)
-	require.Equal(t, uint32(8687), stakingGenesis.Params.HistoricalEntries)
+	require.Equal(t, uint32(0), stakingGenesis.Params.HistoricalEntries)
 	require.Equal(t, "stake", stakingGenesis.Params.BondDenom)
 	require.Equal(t, float64(238280), stakingGenesis.Params.UnbondingTime.Seconds())
 	// check numbers of Delegations and Validators
diff --git a/x/staking/simulation/proposals.go b/x/staking/simulation/proposals.go
index a4821883a875..000984b46cdd 100644
--- a/x/staking/simulation/proposals.go
+++ b/x/staking/simulation/proposals.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func SimulateMsgUpdateParams(r *rand.Rand, _ []simtypes.Account, addressCodec co
 
 	params := types.DefaultParams()
 	params.BondDenom = simtypes.RandStringOfLength(r, 10)
-	params.HistoricalEntries = uint32(0)
+	params.HistoricalEntries = uint32(simtypes.RandIntBetween(r, 0, 1000))
 	params.MaxEntries = uint32(simtypes.RandIntBetween(r, 1, 1000))
 	params.MaxValidators = uint32(simtypes.RandIntBetween(r, 1, 1000))
 	params.UnbondingTime = time.Duration(simtypes.RandTimestamp(r).UnixNano())
diff --git a/x/staking/simulation/proposals_test.go b/x/staking/simulation/proposals_test.go
index e3faf605f32b..64eb447a8559 100644
--- a/x/staking/simulation/proposals_test.go
+++ b/x/staking/simulation/proposals_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestProposalMsgs(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, addr, msgUpdateParams.Authority)
 	assert.Equal(t, "GqiQWIXnku", msgUpdateParams.Params.BondDenom)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint32(213), msgUpdateParams.Params.MaxEntries)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint32(0), msgUpdateParams.Params.HistoricalEntries)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint32(300), msgUpdateParams.Params.HistoricalEntries)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint32(539), msgUpdateParams.Params.MaxValidators)
 	assert.Equal(t, 8898194435*time.Second, msgUpdateParams.Params.UnbondingTime)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, sdkmath.LegacyNewDecWithPrec(579040435581502128, 18), msgUpdateParams.Params.MinCommissionRate)
diff --git a/x/staking/types/params.go b/x/staking/types/params.go
index dad7ed7d5942..d138c1df9fa7 100644
--- a/x/staking/types/params.go
+++ b/x/staking/types/params.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 	// value by not adding the staking module to the application module manager's
 	// SetOrderBeginBlockers.
 	// Deprecated: HistoricalEntries is deprecated
-	DefaultHistoricalEntries uint32 = 0
+	DefaultHistoricalEntries uint32 = 10000
 )
 
 var (