diff --git a/export.go b/export.go
index 7586a90ae7a5..7105eca7fc52 100644
--- a/export.go
+++ b/export.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	slashingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/exported"
 	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
 )
 
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ func (app *SimApp) prepForZeroHeightGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, jailAllowedAddrs []
 	/* Handle fee distribution state. */
 
 	// withdraw all validator commission
-	app.StakingKeeper.IterateValidators(ctx, func(_ int64, val exported.ValidatorI) (stop bool) {
+	app.StakingKeeper.IterateValidators(ctx, func(_ int64, val stakingtypes.ValidatorI) (stop bool) {
 		_, _ = app.DistrKeeper.WithdrawValidatorCommission(ctx, val.GetOperator())
 		return false
 	})
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ func (app *SimApp) prepForZeroHeightGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, jailAllowedAddrs []
 	ctx = ctx.WithBlockHeight(0)
 
 	// reinitialize all validators
-	app.StakingKeeper.IterateValidators(ctx, func(_ int64, val exported.ValidatorI) (stop bool) {
+	app.StakingKeeper.IterateValidators(ctx, func(_ int64, val stakingtypes.ValidatorI) (stop bool) {
 		// donate any unwithdrawn outstanding reward fraction tokens to the community pool
 		scraps := app.DistrKeeper.GetValidatorOutstandingRewardsCoins(ctx, val.GetOperator())
 		feePool := app.DistrKeeper.GetFeePool(ctx)
diff --git a/test_helpers.go b/test_helpers.go
index 136fde760e42..8be599139b1d 100644
--- a/test_helpers.go
+++ b/test_helpers.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func SetupWithGenesisValSet(t *testing.T, valSet *tmtypes.ValidatorSet, genAccs
 			OperatorAddress:   sdk.ValAddress(val.Address).String(),
 			ConsensusPubkey:   sdk.MustBech32ifyPubKey(sdk.Bech32PubKeyTypeConsPub, val.PubKey),
 			Jailed:            false,
-			Status:            sdk.Bonded,
+			Status:            stakingtypes.Bonded,
 			Tokens:            bondAmt,
 			DelegatorShares:   sdk.OneDec(),
 			Description:       stakingtypes.Description{},