diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 814b5969e9..946c06df0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -293,12 +293,12 @@ start-v2-test: zetanode
 ifdef UPGRADE_TEST_FROM_SOURCE
 zetanode-upgrade: zetanode
 	@echo "Building zetanode-upgrade from source"
-	$(DOCKER) build -t zetanode:old -f Dockerfile-localnet --target old-runtime-source --build-arg OLD_VERSION='release/v18' .
+	$(DOCKER) build -t zetanode:old -f Dockerfile-localnet --target old-runtime-source --build-arg OLD_VERSION='release/v19' .
 .PHONY: zetanode-upgrade
 else
 zetanode-upgrade: zetanode
 	@echo "Building zetanode-upgrade from binaries"
-	$(DOCKER) build -t zetanode:old -f Dockerfile-localnet --target old-runtime --build-arg OLD_VERSION='https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/releases/download/v18.0.0' .
+	$(DOCKER) build -t zetanode:old -f Dockerfile-localnet --target old-runtime --build-arg OLD_VERSION='https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/releases/download/v19.1.1' .
 .PHONY: zetanode-upgrade
 endif
 
diff --git a/app/setup_handlers.go b/app/setup_handlers.go
index 22a2fe5b3e..04a94da668 100644
--- a/app/setup_handlers.go
+++ b/app/setup_handlers.go
@@ -3,106 +3,22 @@ package app
 import (
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
-	banktypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
-	consensustypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/consensus/types"
-	crisistypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/crisis/types"
-	distrtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/types"
-	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
-	govv1 "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1"
-	paramstypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/types"
-	slashingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing/types"
-	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 
 	"github.com/zeta-chain/node/pkg/constant"
-	authoritytypes "github.com/zeta-chain/node/x/authority/types"
-	emissionstypes "github.com/zeta-chain/node/x/emissions/types"
-	observertypes "github.com/zeta-chain/node/x/observer/types"
 )
 
 func SetupHandlers(app *App) {
-	// Set param key table for params module migration
-	for _, subspace := range app.ParamsKeeper.GetSubspaces() {
-		var keyTable paramstypes.KeyTable
-		switch subspace.Name() {
-		case authtypes.ModuleName:
-			keyTable = authtypes.ParamKeyTable() //nolint:staticcheck
-		case banktypes.ModuleName:
-			keyTable = banktypes.ParamKeyTable() //nolint:staticcheck
-		case stakingtypes.ModuleName:
-			keyTable = stakingtypes.ParamKeyTable()
-		case distrtypes.ModuleName:
-			keyTable = distrtypes.ParamKeyTable() //nolint:staticcheck
-		case slashingtypes.ModuleName:
-			keyTable = slashingtypes.ParamKeyTable() //nolint:staticcheck
-		case govtypes.ModuleName:
-			keyTable = govv1.ParamKeyTable() //nolint:staticcheck
-		case crisistypes.ModuleName:
-			keyTable = crisistypes.ParamKeyTable() //nolint:staticcheck
-		case emissionstypes.ModuleName:
-			keyTable = emissionstypes.ParamKeyTable()
-		default:
-			continue
-		}
-		if !subspace.HasKeyTable() {
-			subspace.WithKeyTable(keyTable)
-		}
-	}
-	baseAppLegacySS := app.ParamsKeeper.Subspace(baseapp.Paramspace).WithKeyTable(paramstypes.ConsensusParamsKeyTable())
-	needsForcedMigration := []string{
-		authtypes.ModuleName,
-		banktypes.ModuleName,
-		stakingtypes.ModuleName,
-		distrtypes.ModuleName,
-		slashingtypes.ModuleName,
-		govtypes.ModuleName,
-		crisistypes.ModuleName,
-		emissionstypes.ModuleName,
-		authoritytypes.ModuleName,
-		observertypes.ModuleName,
-	}
 	allUpgrades := upgradeTracker{
 		upgrades: []upgradeTrackerItem{
-			{
-				index: 1714664193,
-				storeUpgrade: &storetypes.StoreUpgrades{
-					Added: []string{consensustypes.ModuleName, crisistypes.ModuleName},
-				},
-				upgradeHandler: func(ctx sdk.Context, vm module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
-					// Migrate Tendermint consensus parameters from x/params module to a dedicated x/consensus module
-					// https://docs.cosmos.network/main/build/migrations/upgrading#xconsensus
-					baseapp.MigrateParams(ctx, baseAppLegacySS, &app.ConsensusParamsKeeper)
-
-					// empty version map happens when upgrading from old versions which did not correctly call
-					// app.UpgradeKeeper.SetModuleVersionMap(ctx, app.mm.GetVersionMap()) in InitChainer.
-					// we must populate the version map if we detect this scenario
-					//
-					// this will only happen on the first upgrade. mainnet and testnet will not require this condition.
-					if len(vm) == 0 {
-						for m, mb := range app.mm.Modules {
-							if module, ok := mb.(module.HasConsensusVersion); ok {
-								if slices.Contains(needsForcedMigration, m) {
-									vm[m] = module.ConsensusVersion() - 1
-								} else {
-									vm[m] = module.ConsensusVersion()
-								}
-							}
-						}
-					}
-					return vm, nil
-				},
-			},
 			// TODO: enable back IBC
 			// these commented lines allow for the IBC modules to be added to the upgrade tracker
 			// https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/issues/2573
 			//{
-			//	index: 1715624665,
+			//	index: <CURRENT TIMESTAMP>,
 			//	storeUpgrade: &storetypes.StoreUpgrades{
 			//		Added: []string{
 			//			capabilitytypes.ModuleName,
@@ -112,7 +28,7 @@ func SetupHandlers(app *App) {
 			//	},
 			//},
 			//{
-			//	index: 1715707436,
+			//	index: <CURRENT TIMESTAMP>,
 			//	storeUpgrade: &storetypes.StoreUpgrades{
 			//		Added: []string{ibccrosschaintypes.ModuleName},
 			//	},