diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/governance.test.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/governance.test.js
index faf0736335bc..31a8642dddd8 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/governance.test.js
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/governance.test.js
@@ -20,22 +20,15 @@ test.serial(
   'economic committee can make governance proposal and vote on it',
   async t => {
     const { waitUntil } = makeTimerUtils({ setTimeout });
-    const { readLatestHead, getLastUpdate } = await makeWalletUtils(
-      { delay, fetch },
-      networkConfig,
-    );
+    const { readLatestHead, getLastUpdate, getCurrentWalletRecord } =
+      await makeWalletUtils({ delay, fetch }, networkConfig);
     const governanceDriver = await makeGovernanceDriver(fetch, networkConfig);
 
     /** @type {any} */
     const instance = await readLatestHead(`published.agoricNames.instance`);
     const instances = Object.fromEntries(instance);
 
-    const wallet =
-      /** @type {import('@agoric/smart-wallet/src/smartWallet.js').CurrentWalletRecord} */ (
-        await readLatestHead(
-          `published.wallet.${governanceAddresses[0]}.current`,
-        )
-      );
+    const wallet = await getCurrentWalletRecord(governanceAddresses[0]);
     const usedInvitations = wallet.offerToUsedInvitation;
 
     const charterInvitation = usedInvitations.find(
diff --git a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test-lib/utils.js b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test-lib/utils.js
index 498cb019c826..69b67992f7c4 100644
--- a/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test-lib/utils.js
+++ b/a3p-integration/proposals/z:acceptance/test-lib/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-env node */
-import { makeVstorageKit, makeStargateClient } from '@agoric/client-utils';
+import { makeStargateClient, makeVstorageKit } from '@agoric/client-utils';
 import { readFile, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { networkConfig } from './rpc.js';
 
@@ -56,11 +56,8 @@ export const getBalances = async (addresses, targetDenom = undefined) => {
  * @param {WalletUtils} walletUtils
  * @returns {Promise<string[]>}
  */
-export const listVaults = async (addr, { readLatestHead }) => {
-  // TODO parameterize readLatestHead to match these string types
-  const current = /** @type {CurrentWalletRecord} */ (
-    await readLatestHead(`published.wallet.${addr}.current`)
-  );
+export const listVaults = async (addr, { getCurrentWalletRecord }) => {
+  const current = await getCurrentWalletRecord(addr);
   const vaultStoragePaths = current.offerToPublicSubscriberPaths.map(
     ([_offerId, pathmap]) => pathmap.vault,
   );
diff --git a/packages/client-utils/src/wallet-utils.js b/packages/client-utils/src/wallet-utils.js
index 582b57a035af..27dc250ce1f6 100644
--- a/packages/client-utils/src/wallet-utils.js
+++ b/packages/client-utils/src/wallet-utils.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { boardSlottingMarshaller, makeVstorageKit } from './vstorage-kit.js';
 
 /**
  * @import {Amount, Brand} from '@agoric/ertp/src/types.js'
+ * @import {CurrentWalletRecord, UpdateRecord} from '@agoric/smart-wallet/src/smartWallet.js';
  * @import {MinimalNetworkConfig} from './rpc.js';
  */
 
@@ -82,11 +83,22 @@ export const makeWalletUtils = async ({ fetch, delay }, networkConfig) => {
 
   /**
    * @param {string} addr
-   * @returns {Promise<import('@agoric/smart-wallet/src/smartWallet.js').UpdateRecord>}
+   * @returns {Promise<UpdateRecord>}
    */
   const getLastUpdate = addr => {
-    // @ts-expect-error cast
-    return readLatestHead(`published.wallet.${addr}`);
+    return /** @type {Promise<UpdateRecord>} */ (
+      readLatestHead(`published.wallet.${addr}`)
+    );
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * @param {string} addr
+   * @returns {Promise<CurrentWalletRecord>}
+   */
+  const getCurrentWalletRecord = addr => {
+    return /** @type {Promise<CurrentWalletRecord>} */ (
+      readLatestHead(`published.wallet.${addr}.current`)
+    );
   };
 
   return {
@@ -96,6 +108,7 @@ export const makeWalletUtils = async ({ fetch, delay }, networkConfig) => {
     marshaller,
     vstorage,
     getLastUpdate,
+    getCurrentWalletRecord,
     readLatestHead,
     storedWalletState,
     pollOffer,