diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4f9a9ac0df27..b6e61c12e5d1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogogateway v1.2.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3
-	github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.4
+	github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.5-rc.1
 	github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.12.1
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b96632797518..78831422ea39 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3 h1:RP3yyVREh9snv/lsOvmsAPQt8f44LgL281X0IOIhhc
 github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3/go.mod h1:0hLIG5TR7IvV1fme1HCFKjfzW9X2x0Mo+RooWXCnOWU=
 github.com/cosmos/gorocksdb v1.2.0 h1:d0l3jJG8M4hBouIZq0mDUHZ+zjOx044J3nGRskwTb4Y=
 github.com/cosmos/gorocksdb v1.2.0/go.mod h1:aaKvKItm514hKfNJpUJXnnOWeBnk2GL4+Qw9NHizILw=
-github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.4 h1:t82sN+Y0WeqxDLJRSpNd8YFX5URIrT+p8n6oJbJ2Dok=
-github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.4/go.mod h1:X9PKD3J0iFxdmgNLa7b2LYWdsGd90ToV5cAONApkEPw=
+github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.5-rc.1 h1:4PjF2PdScyPbN1WbXpiQU21YtyonnrMU31xN74g8Rkg=
+github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.5-rc.1/go.mod h1:X9PKD3J0iFxdmgNLa7b2LYWdsGd90ToV5cAONApkEPw=
 github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.2.0 h1:8C1lBP9xhImmIabyXW4c3vFjjLiBdGCmfLUfeZlV1Yo=
 github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fc+wB5KTk9wQ9sDx0kFXB3A0MaeGHM9AwRStKOQ5vOA=
 github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.12.1 h1:sMBxza5p/rNK/06nBSNmsI/WDqI0pVJFVNihy1Y984w=
diff --git a/simapp/go.mod b/simapp/go.mod
index 7e8d6ba91b67..701f9848532b 100644
--- a/simapp/go.mod
+++ b/simapp/go.mod
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/gogogateway v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/gorocksdb v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.4 // indirect
+	github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.5-rc.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.12.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/rosetta-sdk-go v0.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/creachadair/taskgroup v0.3.2 // indirect
diff --git a/simapp/go.sum b/simapp/go.sum
index d16648152a3e..32c1722ce892 100644
--- a/simapp/go.sum
+++ b/simapp/go.sum
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3 h1:RP3yyVREh9snv/lsOvmsAPQt8f44LgL281X0IOIhhc
 github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3/go.mod h1:0hLIG5TR7IvV1fme1HCFKjfzW9X2x0Mo+RooWXCnOWU=
 github.com/cosmos/gorocksdb v1.2.0 h1:d0l3jJG8M4hBouIZq0mDUHZ+zjOx044J3nGRskwTb4Y=
 github.com/cosmos/gorocksdb v1.2.0/go.mod h1:aaKvKItm514hKfNJpUJXnnOWeBnk2GL4+Qw9NHizILw=
-github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.4 h1:t82sN+Y0WeqxDLJRSpNd8YFX5URIrT+p8n6oJbJ2Dok=
-github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.4/go.mod h1:X9PKD3J0iFxdmgNLa7b2LYWdsGd90ToV5cAONApkEPw=
+github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.5-rc.1 h1:4PjF2PdScyPbN1WbXpiQU21YtyonnrMU31xN74g8Rkg=
+github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.5-rc.1/go.mod h1:X9PKD3J0iFxdmgNLa7b2LYWdsGd90ToV5cAONApkEPw=
 github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.2.0 h1:8C1lBP9xhImmIabyXW4c3vFjjLiBdGCmfLUfeZlV1Yo=
 github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fc+wB5KTk9wQ9sDx0kFXB3A0MaeGHM9AwRStKOQ5vOA=
 github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.12.1 h1:sMBxza5p/rNK/06nBSNmsI/WDqI0pVJFVNihy1Y984w=
diff --git a/store/iavl/store.go b/store/iavl/store.go
index 0817d43a3c17..72a8564d0cd5 100644
--- a/store/iavl/store.go
+++ b/store/iavl/store.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func (st *Store) Export(version int64) (*iavl.Exporter, error) {
 	if !ok || tree == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("iavl export failed: unable to fetch tree for version %v", version)
 	}
-	return tree.Export(), nil
+	return tree.Export()
 }
 
 // Import imports an IAVL tree at the given version, returning an iavl.Importer for importing.
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index 3942b672fe84..62b07c28fdbd 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/gogogateway v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/gorocksdb v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.4 // indirect
+	github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.5-rc.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.12.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/rosetta-sdk-go v0.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/creachadair/taskgroup v0.3.2 // indirect
diff --git a/tests/go.sum b/tests/go.sum
index 57be8255e880..d588b8cc049e 100644
--- a/tests/go.sum
+++ b/tests/go.sum
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3 h1:RP3yyVREh9snv/lsOvmsAPQt8f44LgL281X0IOIhhc
 github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.3/go.mod h1:0hLIG5TR7IvV1fme1HCFKjfzW9X2x0Mo+RooWXCnOWU=
 github.com/cosmos/gorocksdb v1.2.0 h1:d0l3jJG8M4hBouIZq0mDUHZ+zjOx044J3nGRskwTb4Y=
 github.com/cosmos/gorocksdb v1.2.0/go.mod h1:aaKvKItm514hKfNJpUJXnnOWeBnk2GL4+Qw9NHizILw=
-github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.4 h1:t82sN+Y0WeqxDLJRSpNd8YFX5URIrT+p8n6oJbJ2Dok=
-github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.4/go.mod h1:X9PKD3J0iFxdmgNLa7b2LYWdsGd90ToV5cAONApkEPw=
+github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.5-rc.1 h1:4PjF2PdScyPbN1WbXpiQU21YtyonnrMU31xN74g8Rkg=
+github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.5-rc.1/go.mod h1:X9PKD3J0iFxdmgNLa7b2LYWdsGd90ToV5cAONApkEPw=
 github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.2.0 h1:8C1lBP9xhImmIabyXW4c3vFjjLiBdGCmfLUfeZlV1Yo=
 github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fc+wB5KTk9wQ9sDx0kFXB3A0MaeGHM9AwRStKOQ5vOA=
 github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.12.1 h1:sMBxza5p/rNK/06nBSNmsI/WDqI0pVJFVNihy1Y984w=