diff --git a/client/fuzz_test.go b/client/fuzz_test.go
index e8053c2d19e4..460e526cb94b 100644
--- a/client/fuzz_test.go
+++ b/client/fuzz_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types"
 )
 
 type fuzzSuite struct {
diff --git a/client/grpc_query_test.go b/client/grpc_query_test.go
index a07226e118b4..d0d43a6d3023 100644
--- a/client/grpc_query_test.go
+++ b/client/grpc_query_test.go
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/runtime"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/integration"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter"
+	counterkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/keeper"
+	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	moduletestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module/testutil"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter"
-	counterkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/keeper"
-	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types"
 )
 
 type IntegrationTestSuite struct {
diff --git a/client/tx/aux_builder_test.go b/client/tx/aux_builder_test.go
index b0c7e3e874eb..fc15190d50ca 100644
--- a/client/tx/aux_builder_test.go
+++ b/client/tx/aux_builder_test.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import (
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter"
+	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	moduletestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module/testutil"
 	typestx "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter"
-	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/client/tx/tx_test.go b/client/tx/tx_test.go
index 8859531dbdd2..77cd0401e520 100644
--- a/client/tx/tx_test.go
+++ b/client/tx/tx_test.go
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
+	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	moduletestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module/testutil"
 	txtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx"
 	signingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
-	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types"
 )
 
 func newTestTxConfig() (client.TxConfig, codec.Codec) {
diff --git a/codec/bench_test.go b/codec/bench_test.go
index b52135a951a8..7a3956bab964 100644
--- a/codec/bench_test.go
+++ b/codec/bench_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	codectestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/testutil"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
+	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types"
 )
 
 type msgCounterWrapper struct {
diff --git a/codec/proto_codec_test.go b/codec/proto_codec_test.go
index d4d6d12baca3..afa56efe0483 100644
--- a/codec/proto_codec_test.go
+++ b/codec/proto_codec_test.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
+	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types"
 )
 
 func createTestInterfaceRegistry() types.InterfaceRegistry {
diff --git a/runtime/router_test.go b/runtime/router_test.go
index 1c1d3db19edf..56783bfe23c0 100644
--- a/runtime/router_test.go
+++ b/runtime/router_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/runtime"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil"
-	counterkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/keeper"
-	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types"
+	counterkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/keeper"
+	countertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types"
 )
 
 func TestRouterService(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/x/counter/README.md b/testutil/x/counter/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from x/counter/README.md
rename to testutil/x/counter/README.md
diff --git a/x/counter/depinject.go b/testutil/x/counter/depinject.go
similarity index 93%
rename from x/counter/depinject.go
rename to testutil/x/counter/depinject.go
index 4cbe20acf4a2..fcb8df1e3c2d 100644
--- a/x/counter/depinject.go
+++ b/testutil/x/counter/depinject.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject/appconfig"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/keeper"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/keeper"
 )
 
 var _ depinject.OnePerModuleType = AppModule{}
diff --git a/x/counter/keeper/keeper.go b/testutil/x/counter/keeper/keeper.go
similarity index 96%
rename from x/counter/keeper/keeper.go
rename to testutil/x/counter/keeper/keeper.go
index f8d5c01cc2a0..e3389089dad8 100644
--- a/x/counter/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/testutil/x/counter/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/event"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types"
 )
 
 var StoreKey = "Counter"
diff --git a/x/counter/module.go b/testutil/x/counter/module.go
similarity index 91%
rename from x/counter/module.go
rename to testutil/x/counter/module.go
index 57340e44556b..f5a4a0a68341 100644
--- a/x/counter/module.go
+++ b/testutil/x/counter/module.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/registry"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/keeper"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/keeper"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/x/counter/proto/buf.gen.gogo.yaml b/testutil/x/counter/proto/buf.gen.gogo.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from x/counter/proto/buf.gen.gogo.yaml
rename to testutil/x/counter/proto/buf.gen.gogo.yaml
diff --git a/x/counter/proto/buf.gen.pulsar.yaml b/testutil/x/counter/proto/buf.gen.pulsar.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from x/counter/proto/buf.gen.pulsar.yaml
rename to testutil/x/counter/proto/buf.gen.pulsar.yaml
diff --git a/x/counter/proto/buf.lock b/testutil/x/counter/proto/buf.lock
similarity index 100%
rename from x/counter/proto/buf.lock
rename to testutil/x/counter/proto/buf.lock
diff --git a/x/counter/proto/buf.yaml b/testutil/x/counter/proto/buf.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from x/counter/proto/buf.yaml
rename to testutil/x/counter/proto/buf.yaml
diff --git a/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/module/v1/module.proto b/testutil/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/module/v1/module.proto
similarity index 84%
rename from x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/module/v1/module.proto
rename to testutil/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/module/v1/module.proto
index fc1b347d5dd9..f4be1da83c4a 100644
--- a/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/module/v1/module.proto
+++ b/testutil/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/module/v1/module.proto
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import "cosmos/app/v1alpha1/module.proto";
 // Module is the config object of the counter module.
 message Module {
   option (cosmos.app.v1alpha1.module) = {
-    go_import: "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter"
+    go_import: "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter"
   };
 
   // authority defines the custom module authority. If not set, defaults to the governance module.
diff --git a/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/query.proto b/testutil/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/query.proto
similarity index 86%
rename from x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/query.proto
rename to testutil/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/query.proto
index 18ef0b6ae9aa..d8151da08359 100644
--- a/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/query.proto
+++ b/testutil/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/query.proto
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 syntax = "proto3";
 package cosmos.counter.v1;
 
-option go_package = "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types";
+option go_package = "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types";
 
 // Query defines the gRPC querier service.
 service Query {
diff --git a/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/tx.proto b/testutil/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/tx.proto
similarity index 93%
rename from x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/tx.proto
rename to testutil/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/tx.proto
index 0d4a2ef480d4..771d683cee0e 100644
--- a/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/tx.proto
+++ b/testutil/x/counter/proto/cosmos/counter/v1/tx.proto
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import "cosmos_proto/cosmos.proto";
 import "cosmos/msg/v1/msg.proto";
 import "amino/amino.proto";
 
-option go_package = "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter/types";
+option go_package = "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter/types";
 
 // Msg defines the counter Msg service.
 service Msg {
diff --git a/x/counter/testutil/expected_keepers_mocks.go b/testutil/x/counter/testutil/expected_keepers_mocks.go
similarity index 100%
rename from x/counter/testutil/expected_keepers_mocks.go
rename to testutil/x/counter/testutil/expected_keepers_mocks.go
diff --git a/x/counter/types/codec.go b/testutil/x/counter/types/codec.go
similarity index 100%
rename from x/counter/types/codec.go
rename to testutil/x/counter/types/codec.go
diff --git a/x/counter/types/keys.go b/testutil/x/counter/types/keys.go
similarity index 100%
rename from x/counter/types/keys.go
rename to testutil/x/counter/types/keys.go
diff --git a/x/counter/types/query.pb.go b/testutil/x/counter/types/query.pb.go
similarity index 100%
rename from x/counter/types/query.pb.go
rename to testutil/x/counter/types/query.pb.go
diff --git a/x/counter/types/tx.pb.go b/testutil/x/counter/types/tx.pb.go
similarity index 100%
rename from x/counter/types/tx.pb.go
rename to testutil/x/counter/types/tx.pb.go
diff --git a/types/mempool/mempool_test.go b/types/mempool/mempool_test.go
index cdc0756141a6..9b9ad454ea20 100644
--- a/types/mempool/mempool_test.go
+++ b/types/mempool/mempool_test.go
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import (
 
 	codectestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/testutil"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/x/counter"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/mempool"
 	moduletestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module/testutil"
 	simtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/simulation"
 	txsigning "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/counter"
 )
 
 // testPubKey is a dummy implementation of PubKey used for testing.