diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index ec072d87eca2..f95aa6bb817d 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ func NewSimApp(
 		&app.interfaceRegistry,
 		&app.AccountKeeper,
 		&app.BankKeeper,
+		&app.AuthzKeeper,
 		&app.FeeGrantKeeper,
 		&app.StakingKeeper,
 		&app.NFTKeeper,
@@ -236,7 +237,8 @@ func NewSimApp(
 	app.keys = sdk.NewKVStoreKeys(
 		minttypes.StoreKey, distrtypes.StoreKey,
 		slashingtypes.StoreKey, govtypes.StoreKey, upgradetypes.StoreKey,
-		evidencetypes.StoreKey, authzkeeper.StoreKey, group.StoreKey,
+		evidencetypes.StoreKey,
+		group.StoreKey,
 	)
 	// NOTE: The testingkey is just mounted for testing purposes. Actual applications should
 	// not include this key.
@@ -269,8 +271,6 @@ func NewSimApp(
 		stakingtypes.NewMultiStakingHooks(app.DistrKeeper.Hooks(), app.SlashingKeeper.Hooks()),
 	)
 
-	app.AuthzKeeper = authzkeeper.NewKeeper(app.keys[authzkeeper.StoreKey], app.appCodec, app.MsgServiceRouter(), app.AccountKeeper)
-
 	groupConfig := group.DefaultConfig()
 	/*
 		Example of setting group params:
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ func NewSimApp(
 		distr.NewAppModule(app.appCodec, app.DistrKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, app.StakingKeeper),
 		upgrade.NewAppModule(app.UpgradeKeeper),
 		evidence.NewAppModule(app.EvidenceKeeper),
-		authzmodule.NewAppModule(app.appCodec, app.AuthzKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, app.interfaceRegistry),
 		groupmodule.NewAppModule(app.appCodec, app.GroupKeeper, app.AccountKeeper, app.BankKeeper, app.interfaceRegistry),
 	); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/app.yaml b/app.yaml
index cfb38309cddd..6f5fcff803ac 100644
--- a/app.yaml
+++ b/app.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ modules:
   - name: bank
     config:
       "@type": cosmos.bank.module.v1.Module
+  
+  - name: authz
+    config:
+      "@type": cosmos.authz.module.v1.Module
 
   - name: capability
     config: