diff --git a/simapp/utils_test.go b/simapp/utils_test.go
index 8cea79ab7775..78eb1be748a3 100644
--- a/simapp/utils_test.go
+++ b/simapp/utils_test.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func TestDecodeDistributionStore(t *testing.T) {
 		cmn.KVPair{Key: distr.GetValidatorHistoricalRewardsKey(valAddr1, 100), Value: cdc.MustMarshalBinaryLengthPrefixed(historicalRewards)},
 		cmn.KVPair{Key: distr.GetValidatorCurrentRewardsKey(valAddr1), Value: cdc.MustMarshalBinaryLengthPrefixed(currentRewards)},
 		cmn.KVPair{Key: distr.GetValidatorAccumulatedCommissionKey(valAddr1), Value: cdc.MustMarshalBinaryLengthPrefixed(commission)},
-		cmn.KVPair{Key: distr.GetValidatorSlashEventKey(valAddr1, 13), Value: cdc.MustMarshalBinaryLengthPrefixed(slashEvent)},
+		cmn.KVPair{Key: distr.GetValidatorSlashEventKeyPrefix(valAddr1, 13), Value: cdc.MustMarshalBinaryLengthPrefixed(slashEvent)},
 		cmn.KVPair{Key: []byte{0x99}, Value: []byte{0x99}},
 	}
 
diff --git a/x/distribution/alias.go b/x/distribution/alias.go
index 4c898251f184..165a8d6934cd 100644
--- a/x/distribution/alias.go
+++ b/x/distribution/alias.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ var (
 	GetValidatorAccumulatedCommissionKey       = keeper.GetValidatorAccumulatedCommissionKey
 	GetValidatorSlashEventPrefix               = keeper.GetValidatorSlashEventPrefix
 	GetValidatorSlashEventKey                  = keeper.GetValidatorSlashEventKey
+	GetValidatorSlashEventKeyPrefix            = keeper.GetValidatorSlashEventKeyPrefix
 	ParamKeyTable                              = keeper.ParamKeyTable
 	HandleCommunityPoolSpendProposal           = keeper.HandleCommunityPoolSpendProposal
 	NewQuerier                                 = keeper.NewQuerier