diff --git a/state/indexer/block/kv/kv_test.go b/state/indexer/block/kv/kv_test.go
index 75f9266d3..43770ae6c 100644
--- a/state/indexer/block/kv/kv_test.go
+++ b/state/indexer/block/kv/kv_test.go
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ func TestBlockIndexerMulti(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: "end_event",
 					Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{
 						{
-							Key:   []byte("foo"),
-							Value: []byte("100"),
+							Key:   "foo",
+							Value: "100",
 							Index: true,
 						},
 						{
-							Key:   []byte("bar"),
-							Value: []byte("200"),
+							Key:   "bar",
+							Value: "200",
 							Index: true,
 						},
 					},
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ func TestBlockIndexerMulti(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: "end_event",
 					Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{
 						{
-							Key:   []byte("foo"),
-							Value: []byte("300"),
+							Key:   "foo",
+							Value: "300",
 							Index: true,
 						},
 						{
-							Key:   []byte("bar"),
-							Value: []byte("400"),
+							Key:   "bar",
+							Value: "400",
 							Index: true,
 						},
 					},
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ func TestBlockIndexerMulti(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: "end_event",
 					Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{
 						{
-							Key:   []byte("foo"),
-							Value: []byte("100"),
+							Key:   "foo",
+							Value: "100",
 							Index: true,
 						},
 						{
-							Key:   []byte("bar"),
-							Value: []byte("200"),
+							Key:   "bar",
+							Value: "200",
 							Index: true,
 						},
 					},
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@ func TestBlockIndexerMulti(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: "end_event",
 					Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{
 						{
-							Key:   []byte("foo"),
-							Value: []byte("300"),
+							Key:   "foo",
+							Value: "300",
 							Index: true,
 						},
 						{
-							Key:   []byte("bar"),
-							Value: []byte("400"),
+							Key:   "bar",
+							Value: "400",
 							Index: true,
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/state/txindex/kv/kv_test.go b/state/txindex/kv/kv_test.go
index 4b39a4727..434d0b0ac 100644
--- a/state/txindex/kv/kv_test.go
+++ b/state/txindex/kv/kv_test.go
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ func TestTxSearchEventMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	indexer := NewTxIndex(db.NewMemDB())
 
 	txResult := txResultWithEvents([]abci.Event{
-		{Type: "account", Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{{Key: []byte("number"), Value: []byte("1"), Index: true}, {Key: []byte("owner"), Value: []byte("Ana"), Index: true}}},
-		{Type: "account", Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{{Key: []byte("number"), Value: []byte("2"), Index: true}, {Key: []byte("owner"), Value: []byte("Ivan"), Index: true}}},
-		{Type: "", Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{{Key: []byte("not_allowed"), Value: []byte("Vlad"), Index: true}}},
+		{Type: "account", Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{{Key: "number", Value: "1", Index: true}, {Key: "owner", Value: "Ana", Index: true}}},
+		{Type: "account", Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{{Key: "number", Value: "2", Index: true}, {Key: "owner", Value: "Ivan", Index: true}}},
+		{Type: "", Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{{Key: "not_allowed", Value: "Vlad", Index: true}}},
 	})
 
 	err := indexer.Index(txResult)