diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 782fd7da76ac..11ffada70624 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * (x/feegrant) [\#11813](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/11813) Fix pagination total count in `AllowancesByGranter` query.
 * (errors) [\#12002](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/12002) Removed 'redacted' error message from defaultErrEncoder.
 * (ante) [#12017](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/12017) Index ante events for failed tx (backport #12013).
+* [#12153](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/12153) Add a new `NewSimulationManagerFromAppModules` constructor, to simplify simulation wiring.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/simapp/app.go b/simapp/app.go
index 2890c18c4fd0..fa00c5c65b65 100644
--- a/simapp/app.go
+++ b/simapp/app.go
@@ -529,28 +529,9 @@ func NewSimApp(
 	// NOTE: this is not required apps that don't use the simulator for fuzz testing
 	// transactions
 	overrideModules := map[string]module.AppModuleSimulation{
-		authtypes.ModuleName: auth.NewAppModule(app.appCodec, app.AuthKeeper, app.AccountsKeeper, authsims.RandomGenesisAccounts, nil),
-	}
-	app.sm = module.NewSimulationManagerFromAppModules(app.ModuleManager.Modules, overrideModules)
-
-	// create, start, and load the unordered tx manager
-	utxDataDir := filepath.Join(homePath, "data")
-	app.UnorderedTxManager = unorderedtx.NewManager(utxDataDir)
-	app.UnorderedTxManager.Start()
-
-	if err := app.UnorderedTxManager.OnInit(); err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize unordered tx manager: %w", err))
-	}
-
-	// register custom snapshot extensions (if any)
-	if manager := app.SnapshotManager(); manager != nil {
-		err := manager.RegisterExtensions(
-			unorderedtx.NewSnapshotter(app.UnorderedTxManager),
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to register snapshot extension: %w", err))
-		}
+		authtypes.ModuleName: auth.NewAppModule(app.appCodec, app.AccountKeeper, authsims.RandomGenesisAccounts),
 	}
+	app.sm = module.NewSimulationManagerFromAppModules(app.mm.Modules, overrideModules)
 
 	app.sm.RegisterStoreDecoders()
 
diff --git a/types/module/simulation.go b/types/module/simulation.go
index 57e31171b5bd..93045a651138 100644
--- a/types/module/simulation.go
+++ b/types/module/simulation.go
@@ -92,7 +92,38 @@ func NewSimulationManagerFromAppModules(modules map[string]appmodule.AppModule,
 	return NewSimulationManager(simModules...)
 }
 
-// Deprecated: Use GetProposalMsgs instead.
+// NewSimulationManagerFromAppModules creates a new SimulationManager object.
+//
+// First it sets any SimulationModule provided by overrideModules, and ignores any AppModule
+// with the same moduleName.
+// Then it attempts to cast every provided AppModule into an AppModuleSimulation.
+// If the cast succeeds, its included, otherwise it is excluded.
+func NewSimulationManagerFromAppModules(modules map[string]AppModule, overrideModules map[string]AppModuleSimulation) *SimulationManager {
+	simModules := []AppModuleSimulation{}
+	appModuleNamesSorted := make([]string, 0, len(modules))
+	for moduleName := range modules {
+		appModuleNamesSorted = append(appModuleNamesSorted, moduleName)
+	}
+
+	sort.Strings(appModuleNamesSorted)
+
+	for _, moduleName := range appModuleNamesSorted {
+		// for every module, see if we override it. If so, use override.
+		// Else, if we can cast the app module into a simulation module add it.
+		// otherwise no simulation module.
+		if simModule, ok := overrideModules[moduleName]; ok {
+			simModules = append(simModules, simModule)
+		} else {
+			appModule := modules[moduleName]
+			if simModule, ok := appModule.(AppModuleSimulation); ok {
+				simModules = append(simModules, simModule)
+			}
+			// cannot cast, so we continue
+		}
+	}
+	return NewSimulationManager(simModules...)
+}
+
 // GetProposalContents returns each module's proposal content generator function
 // with their default operation weight and key.
 func (sm *SimulationManager) GetProposalContents(simState SimulationState) []simulation.WeightedProposalContent {