diff --git a/simapp/upgrades.go b/simapp/upgrades.go
index fc754250b6ce..b2302ee53956 100644
--- a/simapp/upgrades.go
+++ b/simapp/upgrades.go
@@ -5,13 +5,8 @@ import (
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	corestore "cosmossdk.io/core/store"
-	"cosmossdk.io/x/accounts"
 	bankv2types "cosmossdk.io/x/bank/v2/types"
-	epochstypes "cosmossdk.io/x/epochs/types"
-	protocolpooltypes "cosmossdk.io/x/protocolpool/types"
 	upgradetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
-
-	authkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 )
 
 // UpgradeName defines the on-chain upgrade name for the sample SimApp upgrade
@@ -26,12 +21,6 @@ func (app SimApp) RegisterUpgradeHandlers() {
 	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler(
 		UpgradeName,
 		func(ctx context.Context, _ upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM appmodule.VersionMap) (appmodule.VersionMap, error) {
-			// sync accounts and auth module account number
-			err := authkeeper.MigrateAccountNumberUnsafe(ctx, &app.AuthKeeper)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-
 			return app.ModuleManager.RunMigrations(ctx, app.Configurator(), fromVM)
 		},
 	)
@@ -43,13 +32,8 @@ func (app SimApp) RegisterUpgradeHandlers() {
 
 	if upgradeInfo.Name == UpgradeName && !app.UpgradeKeeper.IsSkipHeight(upgradeInfo.Height) {
 		storeUpgrades := corestore.StoreUpgrades{
-			Added: []string{
-				accounts.StoreKey,
-				protocolpooltypes.StoreKey,
-				epochstypes.StoreKey,
-				bankv2types.ModuleName,
-			},
-			Deleted: []string{"crisis"}, // The SDK discontinued the crisis module in v0.52.0
+			Added:   []string{bankv2types.StoreKey},
+			Deleted: []string{},
 		}
 
 		// configure store loader that checks if version == upgradeHeight and applies store upgrades
diff --git a/store/rootmulti/store.go b/store/rootmulti/store.go
index 486fffebeba9..e821e930de7f 100644
--- a/store/rootmulti/store.go
+++ b/store/rootmulti/store.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (rs *Store) loadVersion(ver int64, upgrades *types.StoreUpgrades) error {
 
 		store, err := rs.loadCommitStoreFromParams(key, commitID, storeParams)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "failed to load store")
+			return errorsmod.Wrapf(err, "failed to load store for %s", key.Name())
 		}
 
 		newStores[key] = store
diff --git a/tests/systemtests/upgrade_test.go b/tests/systemtests/upgrade_test.go
index 94dc1b771e63..ae1e71903e9a 100644
--- a/tests/systemtests/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/tests/systemtests/upgrade_test.go
@@ -19,16 +19,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestChainUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
-	// err> panic: failed to load latest version: failed to load store: initial version set to 22, but found earlier version 1 [cosmossdk.io/store@v1.1.1/rootmulti/store.go:256]
-	t.Skip("Skipped until any v052 artifact is available AND main branch handles the store upgrade proper")
-
 	// Scenario:
 	// start a legacy chain with some state
 	// when a chain upgrade proposal is executed
 	// then the chain upgrades successfully
 	systest.Sut.StopChain()
 
-	legacyBinary := FetchExecutable(t, "v0.52")
+	legacyBinary := FetchExecutable(t, "0.52.0-beta.3")
 	t.Logf("+++ legacy binary: %s\n", legacyBinary)
 	currentBranchBinary := systest.Sut.ExecBinary()
 	currentInitializer := systest.Sut.TestnetInitializer()