diff --git a/codec/address/bech32_codec.go b/codec/address/bech32_codec.go
index 40cb29529d1dc..5d3200ff8541f 100644
--- a/codec/address/bech32_codec.go
+++ b/codec/address/bech32_codec.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/simplelru"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/address"
 	errorsmod "cosmossdk.io/errors"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/internal/conv"
 	sdkAddress "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/address"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/bech32"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (cbc cachedBech32Codec) BytesToString(bz []byte) (string, error) {
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
-	key := conv.UnsafeBytesToStr(bz)
+	key := unsafe.String(unsafe.SliceData(bz), len(bz))
 	cbc.mu.Lock()
 	defer cbc.mu.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/codec/address/bech32_codec_test.go b/codec/address/bech32_codec_test.go
index faa8432f07d0e..7ff55d4196b94 100644
--- a/codec/address/bech32_codec_test.go
+++ b/codec/address/bech32_codec_test.go
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
+	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/simplelru"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/internal/conv"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ func TestBech32Codec(t *testing.T) {
 			accAddr, err := ac.BytesToString(addr)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			cachedStrAddr, ok := tt.lru.Get(conv.UnsafeBytesToStr(addr))
+			cachedStrAddr, ok := tt.lru.Get(unsafe.String(unsafe.SliceData(addr), len(addr)))
 			require.True(t, ok)
 			cachedStrAddrMap, ok := cachedStrAddr.(map[string]string)
 			require.True(t, ok)
diff --git a/internal/conv/string.go b/internal/conv/string.go
index fa9e507be06da..f78334057be04 100644
--- a/internal/conv/string.go
+++ b/internal/conv/string.go
@@ -9,11 +9,3 @@ import (
 func UnsafeStrToBytes(s string) []byte {
 	return unsafe.Slice(unsafe.StringData(s), len(s)) // ref https://github.com/golang/go/issues/53003#issuecomment-1140276077
 }
-
-// UnsafeBytesToStr is meant to make a zero allocation conversion
-// from []byte -> string to speed up operations, it is not meant
-// to be used generally, but for a specific pattern to delete keys
-// from a map.
-func UnsafeBytesToStr(b []byte) string {
-	return unsafe.String(unsafe.SliceData(b), len(b))
-}
diff --git a/internal/conv/string_test.go b/internal/conv/string_test.go
index 3a1451753188c..8e26c973866ba 100644
--- a/internal/conv/string_test.go
+++ b/internal/conv/string_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 package conv
 
 import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 )
 
 func TestStringSuite(t *testing.T) {
@@ -32,21 +31,6 @@ func (s *StringSuite) TestUnsafeStrToBytes() {
 	}
 }
 
-func unsafeConvertBytes() string {
-	return UnsafeBytesToStr([]byte("abc"))
-}
-
-func (s *StringSuite) TestUnsafeBytesToStr() {
-	// we convert in other function to trigger GC. We want to check that
-	// the underlying array in []bytes is accessible after GC will finish swapping.
-	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		str := unsafeConvertBytes()
-		runtime.GC()
-		<-time.NewTimer(2 * time.Millisecond).C
-		s.Equal("abc", str)
-	}
-}
-
 func BenchmarkUnsafeStrToBytes(b *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		UnsafeStrToBytes(strconv.Itoa(i))
diff --git a/types/address.go b/types/address.go
index 8b19141e65694..a890001c86742 100644
--- a/types/address.go
+++ b/types/address.go
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
+	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/simplelru"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 
 	addresscodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/address"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/internal/conv"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/bech32"
 )
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (aa AccAddress) String() string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	key := conv.UnsafeBytesToStr(aa)
+	key := unsafe.String(unsafe.SliceData(aa), len(aa))
 
 	if IsAddrCacheEnabled() {
 		accAddrMu.Lock()
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ func (va ValAddress) String() string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	key := conv.UnsafeBytesToStr(va)
+	key := unsafe.String(unsafe.SliceData(va), len(va))
 
 	if IsAddrCacheEnabled() {
 		valAddrMu.Lock()
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func (ca ConsAddress) String() string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	key := conv.UnsafeBytesToStr(ca)
+	key := unsafe.String(unsafe.SliceData(ca), len(ca))
 
 	if IsAddrCacheEnabled() {
 		consAddrMu.Lock()
diff --git a/types/address/hash.go b/types/address/hash.go
index ee7398518fb2f..1b827337db708 100644
--- a/types/address/hash.go
+++ b/types/address/hash.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/crypto"
 
@@ -89,5 +90,5 @@ func Module(moduleName string, derivationKeys ...[]byte) []byte {
 // This function is used to create a sub accounts. To create a module accounts use the
 // `Module` function.
 func Derive(address, key []byte) []byte {
-	return Hash(conv.UnsafeBytesToStr(address), key)
+	return Hash(unsafe.String(unsafe.SliceData(address), len(address)), key)
 }