diff --git a/modules/apps/29-fee/client/cli/tx.go b/modules/apps/29-fee/client/cli/tx.go
index a9f66a71007..d14c8313dca 100644
--- a/modules/apps/29-fee/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/modules/apps/29-fee/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ func NewPayPacketFeeAsyncTxCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				TimeoutFee: timeoutFee,
 			}
 
-			identifiedPacketFee := types.NewIdentifiedPacketFee(packetID, fee, sender, relayers)
+			packetFee := types.NewPacketFee(fee, sender, relayers)
+			msg := types.NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(packetID, packetFee)
 
-			msg := types.NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(identifiedPacketFee)
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server.go b/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server.go
index 2f0004be150..fdac1d27874 100644
--- a/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ func (k Keeper) PayPacketFee(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgPayPacketFee)
 func (k Keeper) PayPacketFeeAsync(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgPayPacketFeeAsync) (*types.MsgPayPacketFeeAsyncResponse, error) {
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(goCtx)
 
-	// TODO: Update MsgPayPacketFeeAsync to include PacketFee in favour of IdentifiedPacketFee
-	packetFee := types.NewPacketFee(msg.IdentifiedPacketFee.Fee, msg.IdentifiedPacketFee.RefundAddress, msg.IdentifiedPacketFee.Relayers)
-	if err := k.EscrowPacketFee(ctx, msg.IdentifiedPacketFee.PacketId, packetFee); err != nil {
+	if err := k.EscrowPacketFee(ctx, msg.PacketId, msg.PacketFee); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server_test.go b/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server_test.go
index 0a8ad4b7d06..c6dc2f90856 100644
--- a/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server_test.go
+++ b/modules/apps/29-fee/keeper/msg_server_test.go
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestPayPacketFeeAsync() {
 		seq, _ := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeper.GetNextSequenceSend(ctxA, suite.path.EndpointA.ChannelConfig.PortID, suite.path.EndpointA.ChannelID)
 
 		// build fee
-		packetId := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, suite.path.EndpointA.ChannelConfig.PortID, seq)
-		identifiedPacketFee := types.IdentifiedPacketFee{PacketId: packetId, Fee: fee, RefundAddress: refundAcc.String(), Relayers: []string{}}
+		packetID := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, suite.path.EndpointA.ChannelConfig.PortID, seq)
+		packetFee := types.NewPacketFee(fee, refundAcc.String(), nil)
 
 		tc.malleate()
 
-		msg := types.NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(identifiedPacketFee)
+		msg := types.NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(packetID, packetFee)
 		_, err := suite.chainA.SendMsgs(msg)
 
 		if tc.expPass {
diff --git a/modules/apps/29-fee/types/fee.go b/modules/apps/29-fee/types/fee.go
index 54dd9ee1435..4dd73893888 100644
--- a/modules/apps/29-fee/types/fee.go
+++ b/modules/apps/29-fee/types/fee.go
@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ func NewPacketFee(fee Fee, refundAddr string, relayers []string) PacketFee {
 	}
 }
 
+// Validate performs basic stateless validation of the associated PacketFee
+func (p PacketFee) Validate() error {
+	_, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(p.RefundAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to convert RefundAddress into sdk.AccAddress")
+	}
+
+	// enforce relayer is nil
+	if p.Relayers != nil {
+		return ErrRelayersNotNil
+	}
+
+	if err := p.Fee.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // NewPacketFees creates and returns a new PacketFees struct including a list of type PacketFee
 func NewPacketFees(packetFees []PacketFee) PacketFees {
 	return PacketFees{
diff --git a/modules/apps/29-fee/types/msgs.go b/modules/apps/29-fee/types/msgs.go
index 50e6584e26b..2c0d8a52e32 100644
--- a/modules/apps/29-fee/types/msgs.go
+++ b/modules/apps/29-fee/types/msgs.go
@@ -118,22 +118,21 @@ func (msg MsgPayPacketFee) GetSignBytes() []byte {
 }
 
 // NewMsgPayPacketAsync creates a new instance of MsgPayPacketFee
-func NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(identifiedPacketFee IdentifiedPacketFee) *MsgPayPacketFeeAsync {
+func NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(packetID channeltypes.PacketId, packetFee PacketFee) *MsgPayPacketFeeAsync {
 	return &MsgPayPacketFeeAsync{
-		IdentifiedPacketFee: identifiedPacketFee,
+		PacketId:  packetID,
+		PacketFee: packetFee,
 	}
 }
 
 // ValidateBasic performs a basic check of the MsgPayPacketFeeAsync fields
 func (msg MsgPayPacketFeeAsync) ValidateBasic() error {
-	// signer check
-	_, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.IdentifiedPacketFee.RefundAddress)
-	if err != nil {
-		return sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to convert msg.Signer into sdk.AccAddress")
+	if err := msg.PacketId.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = msg.IdentifiedPacketFee.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "Invalid IdentifiedPacketFee")
+	if err := msg.PacketFee.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ func (msg MsgPayPacketFeeAsync) ValidateBasic() error {
 // GetSigners implements sdk.Msg
 // The signer of the fee message must be the refund address
 func (msg MsgPayPacketFeeAsync) GetSigners() []sdk.AccAddress {
-	signer, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.IdentifiedPacketFee.RefundAddress)
+	signer, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(msg.PacketFee.RefundAddress)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/apps/29-fee/types/msgs_test.go b/modules/apps/29-fee/types/msgs_test.go
index c4ee1a477f1..6ded61d407f 100644
--- a/modules/apps/29-fee/types/msgs_test.go
+++ b/modules/apps/29-fee/types/msgs_test.go
@@ -319,9 +319,10 @@ func TestMsgPayPacketFeeAsyncValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		tc.malleate()
 		fee = Fee{receiveFee, ackFee, timeoutFee}
 
-		packetId := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, portID, seq)
-		identifiedPacketFee := IdentifiedPacketFee{PacketId: packetId, Fee: fee, RefundAddress: signer, Relayers: relayers}
-		msg := NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(identifiedPacketFee)
+		packetID := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, portID, seq)
+		packetFee := NewPacketFee(fee, signer, relayers)
+
+		msg := NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(packetID, packetFee)
 
 		err := msg.ValidateBasic()
 
@@ -335,20 +336,15 @@ func TestMsgPayPacketFeeAsyncValidation(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestRegisterCounterpartyAddressGetSigners tests GetSigners
 func TestPayPacketFeeAsyncGetSigners(t *testing.T) {
-	addr := sdk.AccAddress(secp256k1.GenPrivKey().PubKey().Address())
-	// build message
-	channelID := validChannelID
-	portID := validPortID
-	fee := Fee{validCoins, validCoins, validCoins}
-	seq := uint64(1)
-	packetId := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, portID, seq)
-	identifiedPacketFee := IdentifiedPacketFee{PacketId: packetId, Fee: fee, RefundAddress: addr.String(), Relayers: nil}
-	msg := NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(identifiedPacketFee)
+	refundAddr := sdk.AccAddress(secp256k1.GenPrivKey().PubKey().Address())
+	fee := NewFee(validCoins, validCoins, validCoins)
 
-	// GetSigners
-	res := msg.GetSigners()
+	packetID := channeltypes.NewPacketId(validChannelID, validPortID, 1)
+	packetFee := NewPacketFee(fee, refundAddr.String(), nil)
 
-	require.Equal(t, []sdk.AccAddress{addr}, res)
+	msg := NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(packetID, packetFee)
+
+	require.Equal(t, []sdk.AccAddress{refundAddr}, msg.GetSigners())
 }
 
 // TestMsgPayPacketFeeAsyncRoute tests Route for MsgPayPacketFeeAsync
@@ -360,9 +356,10 @@ func TestMsgPayPacketFeeAsyncRoute(t *testing.T) {
 	portID := validPortID
 	fee := Fee{validCoins, validCoins, validCoins}
 	seq := uint64(1)
-	packetId := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, portID, seq)
-	identifiedPacketFee := IdentifiedPacketFee{PacketId: packetId, Fee: fee, RefundAddress: addr.String(), Relayers: nil}
-	msg := NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(identifiedPacketFee)
+	packetID := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, portID, seq)
+	packetFee := NewPacketFee(fee, addr.String(), nil)
+
+	msg := NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(packetID, packetFee)
 
 	require.Equal(t, RouterKey, msg.Route())
 }
@@ -376,9 +373,10 @@ func TestMsgPayPacketFeeAsyncType(t *testing.T) {
 	portID := validPortID
 	fee := Fee{validCoins, validCoins, validCoins}
 	seq := uint64(1)
-	packetId := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, portID, seq)
-	identifiedPacketFee := IdentifiedPacketFee{PacketId: packetId, Fee: fee, RefundAddress: addr.String(), Relayers: nil}
-	msg := NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(identifiedPacketFee)
+	packetID := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, portID, seq)
+	packetFee := NewPacketFee(fee, addr.String(), nil)
+
+	msg := NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(packetID, packetFee)
 
 	require.Equal(t, "payPacketFeeAsync", msg.Type())
 }
@@ -392,9 +390,10 @@ func TestMsgPayPacketFeeAsyncGetSignBytes(t *testing.T) {
 	portID := validPortID
 	fee := Fee{validCoins, validCoins, validCoins}
 	seq := uint64(1)
-	packetId := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, portID, seq)
-	identifiedPacketFee := IdentifiedPacketFee{PacketId: packetId, Fee: fee, RefundAddress: addr.String(), Relayers: nil}
-	msg := NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(identifiedPacketFee)
+	packetID := channeltypes.NewPacketId(channelID, portID, seq)
+	packetFee := NewPacketFee(fee, addr.String(), nil)
+
+	msg := NewMsgPayPacketFeeAsync(packetID, packetFee)
 
 	require.NotPanics(t, func() {
 		_ = msg.GetSignBytes()