diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 42bc59f5329..c65d6b2761d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ module github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7
 
 require (
 	cosmossdk.io/api v0.3.1
-	cosmossdk.io/core v0.5.1
-	cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.0.0-alpha.3
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.0-beta.7
 	cosmossdk.io/math v1.0.1
 	github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.4.1
@@ -34,6 +32,8 @@ require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.2.3 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/iam v0.13.0 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.29.0 // indirect
+	cosmossdk.io/core v0.5.1 // indirect
+	cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.0.0-alpha.3 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/log v1.1.0 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/tools/rosetta v0.2.1 // indirect
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/modules/core/module.go b/modules/core/module.go
index 27f50df6e42..501e5459f5b 100644
--- a/modules/core/module.go
+++ b/modules/core/module.go
@@ -5,25 +5,18 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
-	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/runtime"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
-	store "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 	simtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/simulation"
-	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
-	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
-	paramtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/types"
 
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
 
-	capabilitykeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability/keeper"
 	ibcclient "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/02-client"
 	clientkeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/02-client/keeper"
 	clienttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/02-client/types"
@@ -107,14 +100,6 @@ type AppModule struct {
 	keeper *keeper.Keeper
 }
 
-var _ appmodule.AppModule = AppModule{}
-
-// IsOnePerModuleType implements the depinject.OnePerModuleType interface.
-func (am AppModule) IsOnePerModuleType() {}
-
-// IsAppModule implements the appmodule.AppModule interface.
-func (am AppModule) IsAppModule() {}
-
 // NewAppModule creates a new AppModule object
 func NewAppModule(k *keeper.Keeper) AppModule {
 	return AppModule{
@@ -214,54 +199,3 @@ func (am AppModule) RegisterStoreDecoder(sdr sdk.StoreDecoderRegistry) {
 func (am AppModule) WeightedOperations(_ module.SimulationState) []simtypes.WeightedOperation {
 	return nil
 }
-
-// App Wiring Setup
-
-func init() {
-	appmodule.Register(&modulev1.Module{},
-		appmodule.Provide(ProvideModule),
-	)
-}
-
-type ModuleInputs struct {
-	depinject.In
-
-	Config *modulev1.Module
-	Cdc    codec.Codec
-	Key    *store.KVStoreKey
-
-	StakingKeeper clienttypes.StakingKeeper
-	UpgradeKeeper clienttypes.UpgradeKeeper
-	ScopedKeeper  capabilitykeeper.ScopedKeeper
-
-	// LegacySubspace is used solely for migration of x/params managed parameters
-	LegacySubspace paramtypes.Subspace `optional:"true"`
-}
-
-type ModuleOutputs struct {
-	depinject.Out
-
-	IbcKeeper *keeper.Keeper
-	Module    appmodule.AppModule
-}
-
-func ProvideModule(in ModuleInputs) ModuleOutputs {
-	// default to governance authority if not provided
-	authority := authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName)
-	if in.Config.Authority != "" {
-		authority = authtypes.NewModuleAddressOrBech32Address(in.Config.Authority)
-	}
-
-	keeper := keeper.NewKeeper(
-		in.Cdc,
-		in.Key,
-		in.LegacySubspace,
-		in.StakingKeeper,
-		in.UpgradeKeeper,
-		in.ScopedKeeper,
-		authority.String(),
-	)
-	m := NewAppModule(keeper)
-
-	return ModuleOutputs{IbcKeeper: keeper, Module: m}
-}
diff --git a/proto/ibc/core/module/v1/module.proto b/proto/ibc/core/module/v1/module.proto
deleted file mode 100644
index cacb4d505e4..00000000000
--- a/proto/ibc/core/module/v1/module.proto
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-syntax = "proto3";
-
-package ibc.core.module.v1;
-
-import "cosmos/app/v1alpha1/module.proto";
-
-// Module is the config object of the core module.
-message Module {
-  option (cosmos.app.v1alpha1.module) = {
-    go_import: "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/core"
-  };
-
-  // authority defines the custom module authority. If not set, defaults to the governance module.
-  string authority = 1;
-}
\ No newline at end of file