diff --git a/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go b/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
index 79c206cab22a..0ff600a1dbcb 100644
--- a/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func queryCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		authcmd.GetAccountCmd(encodingConfig.Amino),
+		authcmd.GetAccountCmd(initClientCtx),
 		rpc.ValidatorCommand(encodingConfig.Amino),
 		rpc.BlockCommand(),
 		authcmd.QueryTxsByEventsCmd(encodingConfig.Amino),
diff --git a/x/auth/client/cli/query.go b/x/auth/client/cli/query.go
index bf9284d8df8f..dc1849115345 100644
--- a/x/auth/client/cli/query.go
+++ b/x/auth/client/cli/query.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // GetQueryCmd returns the transaction commands for this module
-func GetQueryCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
+func GetQueryCmd(clientCtx client.Context) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:                        types.ModuleName,
 		Short:                      "Querying commands for the auth module",
@@ -34,15 +35,15 @@ func GetQueryCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		GetAccountCmd(cdc),
-		QueryParamsCmd(cdc),
+		GetAccountCmd(clientCtx),
+		QueryParamsCmd(clientCtx),
 	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
 // QueryParamsCmd returns the command handler for evidence parameter querying.
-func QueryParamsCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
+func QueryParamsCmd(clientCtx client.Context) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "params",
 		Short: "Query the current auth parameters",
@@ -52,20 +53,16 @@ func QueryParamsCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 $ <appcli> query auth params
 `),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			clientCtx := client.NewContext().WithCodec(cdc)
+			queryClient := types.NewQueryClient(clientCtx.Init())
+
+			params := types.NewQueryParametersRequest()
 
-			route := fmt.Sprintf("custom/%s/%s", types.QuerierRoute, types.QueryParams)
-			res, _, err := clientCtx.QueryWithData(route, nil)
+			res, err := queryClient.Parameters(context.Background(), params)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			var params types.Params
-			if err := cdc.UnmarshalJSON(res, &params); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal params: %w", err)
-			}
-
-			return clientCtx.PrintOutput(params)
+			return clientCtx.PrintOutput(res.Params)
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -74,26 +71,32 @@ $ <appcli> query auth params
 
 // GetAccountCmd returns a query account that will display the state of the
 // account at a given address.
-func GetAccountCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
+func GetAccountCmd(clientCtx client.Context) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "account [address]",
 		Short: "Query for account by address",
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			clientCtx := client.NewContext().WithCodec(cdc)
-			accGetter := types.NewAccountRetriever(authclient.Codec)
+			queryClient := types.NewQueryClient(clientCtx.Init())
 
 			key, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(args[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			acc, err := accGetter.GetAccount(clientCtx, key)
+			params := types.NewQueryAccountRequest(key)
+
+			res, err := queryClient.Account(context.Background(), params)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			return clientCtx.PrintOutput(acc)
+			account, ok := res.Account.GetCachedValue().(types.AccountI)
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error when unpacking account")
+			}
+
+			return clientCtx.PrintOutput(account)
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/x/auth/module.go b/x/auth/module.go
index 7ef1a83a2493..92d186c3b90b 100644
--- a/x/auth/module.go
+++ b/x/auth/module.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (AppModuleBasic) GetTxCmd(clientCtx client.Context) *cobra.Command {
 
 // GetQueryCmd returns the root query command for the auth module.
 func (AppModuleBasic) GetQueryCmd(clientCtx client.Context) *cobra.Command {
-	return cli.GetQueryCmd(clientCtx.Codec)
+	return cli.GetQueryCmd(clientCtx)
 }
 
 // RegisterInterfaceTypes registers interfaces and implementations of the auth module.
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ func (am AppModule) NewQuerierHandler() sdk.Querier {
 	return keeper.NewQuerier(am.accountKeeper)
 }
 
-func (am AppModule) RegisterQueryService(grpc.Server) {}
+func (am AppModule) RegisterQueryService(server grpc.Server) {
+	types.RegisterQueryServer(server, am.accountKeeper)
+}
 
 // InitGenesis performs genesis initialization for the auth module. It returns
 // no validator updates.