diff --git a/x/gov/abci.go b/x/gov/abci.go
index b18e7ac84bce..688619083dbc 100644
--- a/x/gov/abci.go
+++ b/x/gov/abci.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func EndBlocker(ctx sdk.Context, keeper *keeper.Keeper) error {
 		logger.Info(
 			"proposal did not meet minimum deposit; deleted",
 			"proposal", proposal.Id,
-			"expedited", proposal.Expedited,
+			"proposal_type", proposal.ProposalType,
 			"title", proposal.Title,
 			"min_deposit", sdk.NewCoins(proposal.GetMinDepositFromParams(params)...).String(),
 			"total_deposit", sdk.NewCoins(proposal.TotalDeposit...).String(),
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func EndBlocker(ctx sdk.Context, keeper *keeper.Keeper) error {
 		// the deposit at this point since the proposal is converted to regular.
 		// As a result, the deposits are either deleted or refunded in all cases
 		// EXCEPT when an expedited proposal fails.
-		if passes || !proposal.Expedited {
+		if passes || !(proposal.ProposalType == v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_EXPEDITED) {
 			if burnDeposits {
 				err = keeper.DeleteAndBurnDeposits(ctx, proposal.Id)
 			} else {
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ func EndBlocker(ctx sdk.Context, keeper *keeper.Keeper) error {
 			// to a regular proposal. As a result, the voting period is extended, and,
 			// once the regular voting period expires again, the tally is repeated
 			// according to the regular proposal rules.
-			proposal.Expedited = false
+			proposal.ProposalType = v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_STANDARD
+			proposal.Expedited = false // can be removed as never read but kept for state coherence
 			params, err := keeper.Params.Get(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return false, err
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ func EndBlocker(ctx sdk.Context, keeper *keeper.Keeper) error {
 			"proposal tallied",
 			"proposal", proposal.Id,
 			"status", proposal.Status.String(),
-			"expedited", proposal.Expedited,
+			"proposal_type", proposal.ProposalType,
 			"title", proposal.Title,
 			"results", logMsg,
 		)
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ func failUnsupportedProposal(
 	logger.Info(
 		"proposal failed to decode; deleted",
 		"proposal", proposal.Id,
-		"expedited", proposal.Expedited,
+		"proposal_type", proposal.ProposalType,
 		"title", proposal.Title,
 		"results", errMsg,
 	)
diff --git a/x/gov/abci_test.go b/x/gov/abci_test.go
index dca647173f03..9c5487c8a904 100644
--- a/x/gov/abci_test.go
+++ b/x/gov/abci_test.go
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func TestTickPassedVotingPeriod(t *testing.T) {
 			proposal, err = suite.GovKeeper.Proposals.Get(ctx, res.ProposalId)
 			require.Nil(t, err)
 			require.Equal(t, v1.StatusVotingPeriod, proposal.Status)
-			require.False(t, proposal.Expedited)
+			require.False(t, proposal.ProposalType == v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_EXPEDITED)
 			require.Equal(t, proposal.VotingStartTime.Add(*params.VotingPeriod), *proposal.VotingEndTime)
 		})
 	}
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func TestExpeditedProposal_PassAndConversionToRegular(t *testing.T) {
 			proposal, err = suite.GovKeeper.Proposals.Get(ctx, res.ProposalId)
 			require.Nil(t, err)
 			require.Equal(t, v1.StatusVotingPeriod, proposal.Status)
-			require.False(t, proposal.Expedited)
+			require.False(t, proposal.ProposalType == v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_EXPEDITED)
 			require.Equal(t, proposal.VotingStartTime.Add(*params.VotingPeriod), *proposal.VotingEndTime)
 
 			// We also want to make sure that the deposit is not refunded yet and is still present in the module account
diff --git a/x/gov/keeper/deposit.go b/x/gov/keeper/deposit.go
index c149ca560b5d..196fe346e590 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper/deposit.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper/deposit.go
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func (keeper Keeper) RefundAndDeleteDeposits(ctx context.Context, proposalID uin
 // validateInitialDeposit validates if initial deposit is greater than or equal to the minimum
 // required at the time of proposal submission. This threshold amount is determined by
 // the deposit parameters. Returns nil on success, error otherwise.
-func (keeper Keeper) validateInitialDeposit(ctx context.Context, params v1.Params, initialDeposit sdk.Coins, expedited bool) error {
+func (keeper Keeper) validateInitialDeposit(ctx context.Context, params v1.Params, initialDeposit sdk.Coins, proposalType v1.ProposalType) error {
 	if !initialDeposit.IsValid() || initialDeposit.IsAnyNegative() {
 		return errors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidCoins, initialDeposit.String())
 	}
@@ -295,9 +295,10 @@ func (keeper Keeper) validateInitialDeposit(ctx context.Context, params v1.Param
 	}
 
 	var minDepositCoins sdk.Coins
-	if expedited {
+	switch proposalType {
+	case v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_EXPEDITED:
 		minDepositCoins = params.ExpeditedMinDeposit
-	} else {
+	default:
 		minDepositCoins = params.MinDeposit
 	}
 
diff --git a/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
index e99d537b7de6..2bbf32e76a32 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@ func (k msgServer) SubmitProposal(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgSubmitPropos
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get governance parameters: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := k.validateInitialDeposit(ctx, params, initialDeposit, msg.Expedited); err != nil {
+	proposalType := msg.ProposalType
+	if msg.Expedited { // checking for backward compatibility
+		proposalType = v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_EXPEDITED
+	}
+
+	if err := k.validateInitialDeposit(ctx, params, initialDeposit, proposalType); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -84,10 +89,6 @@ func (k msgServer) SubmitProposal(goCtx context.Context, msg *v1.MsgSubmitPropos
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	proposalType := msg.ProposalType
-	if msg.Expedited { // checking for backward compatibility
-		proposalType = v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_EXPEDITED
-	}
 	proposal, err := k.Keeper.SubmitProposal(ctx, proposalMsgs, msg.Metadata, msg.Title, msg.Summary, proposer, proposalType)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/x/gov/migrations/v3/convert_test.go b/x/gov/migrations/v3/convert_test.go
index 667066a56677..3b44f9724552 100644
--- a/x/gov/migrations/v3/convert_test.go
+++ b/x/gov/migrations/v3/convert_test.go
@@ -154,16 +154,6 @@ func TestConvertToLegacyTallyResult(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expErr: true,
 		},
-		"invalid spam count": {
-			tallyResult: v1.TallyResult{
-				YesCount:        tallyResult.YesCount,
-				NoCount:         tallyResult.NoCount,
-				AbstainCount:    tallyResult.AbstainCount,
-				NoWithVetoCount: tallyResult.NoWithVetoCount,
-				SpamCount:       "invalid",
-			},
-			expErr: true,
-		},
 	}
 	for name, tc := range testCases {
 		tc := tc
diff --git a/x/gov/types/v1/msgs_test.go b/x/gov/types/v1/msgs_test.go
index 1350dfa6b904..91c4e93f27a7 100644
--- a/x/gov/types/v1/msgs_test.go
+++ b/x/gov/types/v1/msgs_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestMsgSubmitProposal_GetSignBytes(t *testing.T) {
 			"gov/MsgVote",
 			"Proposal for a governance vote msg",
 			v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_STANDARD,
-			`{"type":"cosmos-sdk/v1/MsgSubmitProposal","value":{"initial_deposit":[],"messages":[{"type":"cosmos-sdk/v1/MsgVote","value":{"option":1,"proposal_id":"1","voter":"cosmos1w3jhxap3gempvr"}}],"summary":"Proposal for a governance vote msg","title":"gov/MsgVote"}}`,
+			`{"type":"cosmos-sdk/v1/MsgSubmitProposal","value":{"initial_deposit":[],"messages":[{"type":"cosmos-sdk/v1/MsgVote","value":{"option":1,"proposal_id":"1","voter":"cosmos1w3jhxap3gempvr"}}],"proposal_type":1,"summary":"Proposal for a governance vote msg","title":"gov/MsgVote"}}`,
 		},
 		{
 			"MsgSend",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestMsgSubmitProposal_GetSignBytes(t *testing.T) {
 			"bank/MsgSend",
 			"Proposal for a bank msg send",
 			v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_STANDARD,
-			fmt.Sprintf(`{"type":"cosmos-sdk/v1/MsgSubmitProposal","value":{"initial_deposit":[],"messages":[{"type":"cosmos-sdk/MsgSend","value":{"amount":[],"from_address":"%s","to_address":"%s"}}],"summary":"Proposal for a bank msg send","title":"bank/MsgSend"}}`, addrs[0], addrs[0]),
+			fmt.Sprintf(`{"type":"cosmos-sdk/v1/MsgSubmitProposal","value":{"initial_deposit":[],"messages":[{"type":"cosmos-sdk/MsgSend","value":{"amount":[],"from_address":"%s","to_address":"%s"}}],"proposal_type":1,"summary":"Proposal for a bank msg send","title":"bank/MsgSend"}}`, addrs[0], addrs[0]),
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/x/gov/types/v1/proposals_test.go b/x/gov/types/v1/proposals_test.go
index 95c902adad90..2152a60e1bbb 100644
--- a/x/gov/types/v1/proposals_test.go
+++ b/x/gov/types/v1/proposals_test.go
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ func TestProposalSetExpedited(t *testing.T) {
 	proposal, err := v1.NewProposal([]sdk.Msg{}, 1, time.Now(), time.Now(), "", "title", "summary", sdk.AccAddress("cosmos1ghekyjucln7y67ntx7cf27m9dpuxxemn4c8g4r"), v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_STANDARD)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, startExpedited, proposal.Expedited)
+	require.Equal(t, proposal.ProposalType, v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_STANDARD)
 
 	proposal, err = v1.NewProposal([]sdk.Msg{}, 1, time.Now(), time.Now(), "", "title", "summary", sdk.AccAddress("cosmos1ghekyjucln7y67ntx7cf27m9dpuxxemn4c8g4r"), v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_EXPEDITED)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, !startExpedited, proposal.Expedited)
+	require.Equal(t, proposal.ProposalType, v1.ProposalType_PROPOSAL_TYPE_EXPEDITED)
 }
 
 func TestProposalGetMinDepositFromParams(t *testing.T) {