diff --git a/modules/capability/capability_test.go b/modules/capability/capability_test.go
index e725fdf1cb2..77c7170401d 100644
--- a/modules/capability/capability_test.go
+++ b/modules/capability/capability_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type CapabilityTestSuite struct {
 }
 
 func (suite *CapabilityTestSuite) SetupTest() {
-	encodingCfg := moduletestutil.MakeTestEncodingConfig(capability.AppModuleBasic{})
+	encodingCfg := moduletestutil.MakeTestEncodingConfig(capability.AppModule{})
 	suite.cdc = encodingCfg.Codec
 
 	suite.storeKey = storetypes.NewKVStoreKey(types.StoreKey)
diff --git a/modules/capability/keeper/keeper_test.go b/modules/capability/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 9fada176f38..12ac910a7c2 100644
--- a/modules/capability/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/modules/capability/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	key := storetypes.NewKVStoreKey(types.StoreKey)
 	testCtx := testutil.DefaultContextWithDB(suite.T(), key, storetypes.NewTransientStoreKey("transient_test"))
 	suite.ctx = testCtx.Ctx
-	encCfg := moduletestutil.MakeTestEncodingConfig(capability.AppModuleBasic{})
+	encCfg := moduletestutil.MakeTestEncodingConfig(capability.AppModule{})
 	suite.keeper = keeper.NewKeeper(encCfg.Codec, key, key)
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/capability/module.go b/modules/capability/module.go
index ab9bc97a9db..355ec428f65 100644
--- a/modules/capability/module.go
+++ b/modules/capability/module.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	gwruntime "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/runtime"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	_ module.AppModule           = (*AppModule)(nil)
-	_ module.AppModuleBasic      = (*AppModuleBasic)(nil)
 	_ module.AppModuleSimulation = (*AppModule)(nil)
 	_ module.HasName             = (*AppModule)(nil)
 	_ module.HasConsensusVersion = (*AppModule)(nil)
@@ -48,11 +46,6 @@ func NewAppModuleBasic(cdc codec.Codec) AppModuleBasic {
 	return AppModuleBasic{cdc: cdc}
 }
 
-// Name returns the capability module's name.
-func (AppModuleBasic) Name() string {
-	return types.ModuleName
-}
-
 // RegisterLegacyAminoCodec does nothing. Capability does not support amino.
 func (AppModuleBasic) RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(cdc *codec.LegacyAmino) {}
 
@@ -77,12 +70,6 @@ func (AppModuleBasic) ValidateGenesis(cdc codec.JSONCodec, config client.TxEncod
 func (AppModuleBasic) RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(_ client.Context, _ *gwruntime.ServeMux) {
 }
 
-// GetTxCmd returns the capability module's root tx command.
-func (AppModuleBasic) GetTxCmd() *cobra.Command { return nil }
-
-// GetQueryCmd returns the capability module's root query command.
-func (AppModuleBasic) GetQueryCmd() *cobra.Command { return nil }
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // AppModule
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -112,7 +99,7 @@ func (AppModule) IsAppModule() {}
 
 // Name returns the capability module's name.
 func (am AppModule) Name() string {
-	return am.AppModuleBasic.Name()
+	return types.ModuleName
 }
 
 // InitGenesis performs the capability module's genesis initialization It returns
diff --git a/modules/capability/simulation/decoder_test.go b/modules/capability/simulation/decoder_test.go
index c47ce7dc9bc..b5115e66139 100644
--- a/modules/capability/simulation/decoder_test.go
+++ b/modules/capability/simulation/decoder_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestDecodeStore(t *testing.T) {
-	encodingCfg := moduletestutil.MakeTestEncodingConfig(capability.AppModuleBasic{})
+	encodingCfg := moduletestutil.MakeTestEncodingConfig(capability.AppModule{})
 	dec := simulation.NewDecodeStore(encodingCfg.Codec)
 
 	capOwners := types.CapabilityOwners{