diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/key_assignment_test.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/key_assignment_test.go
index 02fc64f004..7cb222a3be 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/key_assignment_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/key_assignment_test.go
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ func TestSimulatedAssignmentsAndUpdateApplication(t *testing.T) {
 		assignableIDS = append(assignableIDS, cryptotestutil.NewCryptoIdentityFromIntSeed(i))
 	}
 
-	seed := int64(1) //time.Now().UnixNano()
+	seed := time.Now().UnixNano()
 	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(seed))
 
 	// Helper: simulates creation of staking module EndBlock updates.
@@ -711,7 +711,6 @@ func TestSimulatedAssignmentsAndUpdateApplication(t *testing.T) {
 		providerValset := CreateValSet(providerIDS)
 		// NOTE: consumer must have space for provider identities because default key assignments are to provider keys
 		consumerValset := CreateValSet(assignableIDS)
-
 		// For each validator on the consumer, record the corresponding provider
 		// address as looked up on the provider using GetProviderAddrFromConsumerAddr
 		// at a given vscid.
@@ -754,7 +753,7 @@ func TestSimulatedAssignmentsAndUpdateApplication(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Helper: apply some updates to both the provider and consumer valsets
 		// and increment the provider vscid.
-		applyUpdatesAndIncrementVSCID := func(updates []abci.ValidatorUpdate, assignments []Assignment) {
+		applyUpdatesAndIncrementVSCID := func(updates []abci.ValidatorUpdate) {
 			providerValset.apply(updates)
 
 			var bondedValidators []stakingtypes.Validator
@@ -792,7 +791,7 @@ func TestSimulatedAssignmentsAndUpdateApplication(t *testing.T) {
 		// be put into the consumer genesis.
 		stakingUpdates := getStakingUpdates()
 
-		applyUpdatesAndIncrementVSCID(stakingUpdates, assignments)
+		applyUpdatesAndIncrementVSCID(stakingUpdates)
 
 		// Register the consumer chain
 		k.SetConsumerClientId(ctx, CHAINID, "")
@@ -811,7 +810,7 @@ func TestSimulatedAssignmentsAndUpdateApplication(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Generate and apply assignments and power updates
 			applyAssignments(assignments)
-			applyUpdatesAndIncrementVSCID(stakingUpdates, assignments)
+			applyUpdatesAndIncrementVSCID(stakingUpdates)
 
 			// Randomly fast forward the greatest pruned VSCID. This simulates
 			// delivery of maturity packets from the consumer chain.
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/types/keys.go b/x/ccv/provider/types/keys.go
index 27bf8cae74..b70a2f4cd8 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/types/keys.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/types/keys.go
@@ -120,8 +120,10 @@ const (
 	// on consumer chains to validator addresses on the provider chain
 	ValidatorsByConsumerAddrBytePrefix
 
-	// DeprecatedKeyAssignmentReplacementsBytePrefix is the byte prefix that will store the key assignments that need to be replaced in the current block
-	DeprecatedKeyAssignmentReplacementsBytePrefix
+	// KeyAssignmentReplacementsBytePrefix was the byte prefix used to store the key assignments that needed to be replaced in the current block
+	// NOTE: This prefix is depreciated, but left in place to avoid consumer state migrations
+	// [DEPRECATED]
+	KeyAssignmentReplacementsBytePrefix
 
 	// ConsumerAddrsToPruneBytePrefix is the byte prefix that will store the mapping from VSC ids
 	// to consumer validators addresses needed for pruning
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@ func ValidatorsByConsumerAddrKey(chainID string, addr ConsumerConsAddress) []byt
 // DeprecatedKeyAssignmentReplacementsKey returns the key under which the
 // key assignments that need to be replaced in the current block are stored
 func DeprecatedKeyAssignmentReplacementsKey(chainID string, addr ProviderConsAddress) []byte {
-	return ChainIdAndConsAddrKey(DeprecatedKeyAssignmentReplacementsBytePrefix, chainID, addr.ToSdkConsAddr())
+	return ChainIdAndConsAddrKey(KeyAssignmentReplacementsBytePrefix, chainID, addr.ToSdkConsAddr())
 }
 
 // ConsumerAddrsToPruneKey returns the key under which the
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/types/keys_test.go b/x/ccv/provider/types/keys_test.go
index 0a56f799e1..a772d61ccb 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/types/keys_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/types/keys_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func getAllKeyPrefixes() []byte {
 		providertypes.GlobalSlashEntryBytePrefix,
 		providertypes.ConsumerValidatorsBytePrefix,
 		providertypes.ValidatorsByConsumerAddrBytePrefix,
-		providertypes.DeprecatedKeyAssignmentReplacementsBytePrefix,
+		providertypes.KeyAssignmentReplacementsBytePrefix,
 		providertypes.ConsumerAddrsToPruneBytePrefix,
 		providertypes.SlashLogBytePrefix,
 		providertypes.VSCMaturedHandledThisBlockBytePrefix,