diff --git a/tests/integration/staking/simulation/operations_test.go b/tests/integration/staking/simulation/operations_test.go
index ee472fd6e130..2c752c6ea8eb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/staking/simulation/operations_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/staking/simulation/operations_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (s *SimTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 
 	// create validator set with single validator
 	account := accounts[0]
-	cmtPk, err := cryptocodec.ToCmtPubKeyInterface(account.PubKey)
+	cmtPk, err := cryptocodec.ToCmtPubKeyInterface(account.ConsKey.PubKey())
 	require.NoError(s.T(), err)
 	validator := cmttypes.NewValidator(cmtPk, 1)
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (s *SimTestSuite) TestSimulateMsgDelegate() {
 	require.Equal("cosmos1p8wcgrjr4pjju90xg6u9cgq55dxwq8j7u4x9a0", msg.DelegatorAddress)
 	require.Equal("stake", msg.Amount.Denom)
 	require.Equal(sdk.MsgTypeURL(&types.MsgDelegate{}), sdk.MsgTypeURL(&msg))
-	require.Equal("cosmosvaloper1tnh2q55v8wyygtt9srz5safamzdengsn9dsd7z", msg.ValidatorAddress)
+	require.Equal("cosmosvaloper122js6qry7nlgp63gcse8muknspuxur77vj3kkr", msg.ValidatorAddress)
 	require.Len(futureOperations, 0)
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/sims/slashing/operations_test.go b/tests/sims/slashing/operations_test.go
index 1400f42c0084..0b052f1734e1 100644
--- a/tests/sims/slashing/operations_test.go
+++ b/tests/sims/slashing/operations_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (suite *SimTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	// create validator (non random as using a seed)
 	createValidator := func() (*cmttypes.ValidatorSet, error) {
 		account := accounts[0]
-		cmtPk, err := cryptocodec.ToCmtPubKeyInterface(account.PubKey)
+		cmtPk, err := cryptocodec.ToCmtPubKeyInterface(account.ConsKey.PubKey())
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create pubkey: %w", err)
 		}