diff --git a/x/observer/keeper/migrator.go b/x/observer/keeper/migrator.go
index e256358d87..47b8ecfcc7 100644
--- a/x/observer/keeper/migrator.go
+++ b/x/observer/keeper/migrator.go
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ func (m Migrator) Migrate3to4(ctx sdk.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (m Migrator) Migrate4to5(ctx sdk.Context) error {
-	return v5.MigrateStore(ctx, m.observerKeeper.storeKey, m.observerKeeper.cdc)
+	return v5.MigrateStore(ctx, m.observerKeeper)
 }
diff --git a/x/observer/migrations/v4/migrate.go b/x/observer/migrations/v4/migrate.go
index a23cc28dd5..7444c46233 100644
--- a/x/observer/migrations/v4/migrate.go
+++ b/x/observer/migrations/v4/migrate.go
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ type observerKeeper interface {
 }
 
 func MigrateStore(ctx sdk.Context, observerKeeper observerKeeper) error {
-	if err := MigrateCrosschainFlags(ctx, observerKeeper.StoreKey(), observerKeeper.Codec()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return MigrateObserverParams(ctx, observerKeeper)
+	return MigrateCrosschainFlags(ctx, observerKeeper.StoreKey(), observerKeeper.Codec())
 }
 
 func MigrateCrosschainFlags(ctx sdk.Context, observerStoreKey storetypes.StoreKey, cdc codec.BinaryCodec) error {
@@ -45,31 +42,3 @@ func MigrateCrosschainFlags(ctx sdk.Context, observerStoreKey storetypes.StoreKe
 	store.Set([]byte{0}, b)
 	return nil
 }
-
-// MigrateObserverParams migrates the observer params to the chain params
-// the function assumes that each oberver params entry has a corresponding chain params entry
-// if the chain is not found, the observer params entry is ignored because it is considered as not supported
-func MigrateObserverParams(ctx sdk.Context, observerKeeper observerKeeper) error {
-	chainParamsList, found := observerKeeper.GetChainParamsList(ctx)
-	if !found {
-		// no chain params found, nothing to migrate
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// search for the observer params with chain params entry
-	observerParams := observerKeeper.GetParams(ctx).ObserverParams
-	for _, observerParam := range observerParams {
-		for i := range chainParamsList.ChainParams {
-			// if the chain is found, update the chain params with the observer params
-			if chainParamsList.ChainParams[i].ChainId == observerParam.Chain.ChainId {
-				chainParamsList.ChainParams[i].MinObserverDelegation = observerParam.MinObserverDelegation
-				chainParamsList.ChainParams[i].BallotThreshold = observerParam.BallotThreshold
-				chainParamsList.ChainParams[i].IsSupported = observerParam.IsSupported
-				break
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	observerKeeper.SetChainParamsList(ctx, chainParamsList)
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/x/observer/migrations/v5/migrate.go b/x/observer/migrations/v5/migrate.go
index a5666ff43b..c774f8b352 100644
--- a/x/observer/migrations/v5/migrate.go
+++ b/x/observer/migrations/v5/migrate.go
@@ -8,7 +8,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/x/observer/types"
 )
 
-func MigrateStore(ctx sdk.Context, observerStoreKey storetypes.StoreKey, cdc codec.BinaryCodec) error {
+// observerKeeper prevents circular dependency
+type observerKeeper interface {
+	GetParams(ctx sdk.Context) types.Params
+	SetParams(ctx sdk.Context, params types.Params)
+	GetChainParamsList(ctx sdk.Context) (params types.ChainParamsList, found bool)
+	SetChainParamsList(ctx sdk.Context, params types.ChainParamsList)
+	StoreKey() storetypes.StoreKey
+	Codec() codec.BinaryCodec
+}
+
+func MigrateStore(ctx sdk.Context, observerKeeper observerKeeper) error {
+	if err := MigrateObserverMapper(ctx, observerKeeper.StoreKey(), observerKeeper.Codec()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return MigrateObserverParams(ctx, observerKeeper)
+
+}
+
+func MigrateObserverMapper(ctx sdk.Context, observerStoreKey storetypes.StoreKey, cdc codec.BinaryCodec) error {
 	var legacyObserverMappers []*types.ObserverMapper
 	legacyObserverMapperStore := prefix.NewStore(ctx.KVStore(observerStoreKey), types.KeyPrefix(types.ObserverMapperKey))
 	iterator := sdk.KVStorePrefixIterator(legacyObserverMapperStore, []byte{})
@@ -35,3 +53,31 @@ func MigrateStore(ctx sdk.Context, observerStoreKey storetypes.StoreKey, cdc cod
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// MigrateObserverParams migrates the observer params to the chain params
+// the function assumes that each oberver params entry has a corresponding chain params entry
+// if the chain is not found, the observer params entry is ignored because it is considered as not supported
+func MigrateObserverParams(ctx sdk.Context, observerKeeper observerKeeper) error {
+	chainParamsList, found := observerKeeper.GetChainParamsList(ctx)
+	if !found {
+		// no chain params found, nothing to migrate
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// search for the observer params with chain params entry
+	observerParams := observerKeeper.GetParams(ctx).ObserverParams
+	for _, observerParam := range observerParams {
+		for i := range chainParamsList.ChainParams {
+			// if the chain is found, update the chain params with the observer params
+			if chainParamsList.ChainParams[i].ChainId == observerParam.Chain.ChainId {
+				chainParamsList.ChainParams[i].MinObserverDelegation = observerParam.MinObserverDelegation
+				chainParamsList.ChainParams[i].BallotThreshold = observerParam.BallotThreshold
+				chainParamsList.ChainParams[i].IsSupported = observerParam.IsSupported
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	observerKeeper.SetChainParamsList(ctx, chainParamsList)
+	return nil
+}