diff --git a/x/auth/ante/ante_test.go b/x/auth/ante/ante_test.go
index a86845984..6ff5532a4 100644
--- a/x/auth/ante/ante_test.go
+++ b/x/auth/ante/ante_test.go
@@ -1096,7 +1096,6 @@ func (suite *AnteTestSuite) TestAnteHandlerReCheck() {
 	// since these decorators don't run on recheck, the tx should pass the antehandler
 	txBuilder, err := suite.clientCtx.TxConfig.WrapTxBuilder(tx)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
-	suite.Require().NoError(txBuilder.SetSignatures())
 
 	_, err = suite.anteHandler(suite.ctx, txBuilder.GetTx(), false)
 	suite.Require().Nil(err, "AnteHandler errored on recheck unexpectedly: %v", err)
diff --git a/x/auth/ante/sigverify.go b/x/auth/ante/sigverify.go
index b32f46728..c77632a7d 100644
--- a/x/auth/ante/sigverify.go
+++ b/x/auth/ante/sigverify.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (sgcd SigGasConsumeDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simula
 }
 
 // Verify all signatures for a tx and return an error if any are invalid. Note,
-// the SigVerificationDecorator decorator will not get executed on ReCheck.
+// the SigVerificationDecorator will not check signatures on ReCheck.
 //
 // CONTRACT: Pubkeys are set in context for all signers before this decorator runs
 // CONTRACT: Tx must implement SigVerifiableTx interface
@@ -233,10 +233,6 @@ func OnlyLegacyAminoSigners(sigData signing.SignatureData) bool {
 }
 
 func (svd SigVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate bool, next sdk.AnteHandler) (newCtx sdk.Context, err error) {
-	// no need to verify signatures on recheck tx
-	if ctx.IsReCheckTx() {
-		return next(ctx, tx, simulate)
-	}
 	sigTx, ok := tx.(authsigning.SigVerifiableTx)
 	if !ok {
 		return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrTxDecode, "invalid transaction type")
@@ -291,7 +287,8 @@ func (svd SigVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simul
 			PubKey:        pubKey,
 		}
 
-		if !simulate {
+		// no need to verify signatures on recheck tx
+		if !simulate && !ctx.IsReCheckTx() {
 			err := authsigning.VerifySignature(pubKey, signerData, sig.Data, svd.signModeHandler, tx)
 			if err != nil {
 				var errMsg string
diff --git a/x/auth/ante/sigverify_test.go b/x/auth/ante/sigverify_test.go
index 074f4c33a..c002818d3 100644
--- a/x/auth/ante/sigverify_test.go
+++ b/x/auth/ante/sigverify_test.go
@@ -149,21 +149,23 @@ func (suite *AnteTestSuite) TestSigVerification() {
 	antehandler := sdk.ChainAnteDecorators(spkd, svd)
 
 	type testCase struct {
-		name      string
-		privs     []cryptotypes.PrivKey
-		accNums   []uint64
-		accSeqs   []uint64
-		recheck   bool
-		shouldErr bool
+		name        string
+		privs       []cryptotypes.PrivKey
+		accNums     []uint64
+		accSeqs     []uint64
+		invalidSigs bool
+		recheck     bool
+		shouldErr   bool
 	}
+	validSigs := false
 	testCases := []testCase{
-		{"no signers", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{}, []uint64{}, []uint64{}, false, true},
-		{"not enough signers", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2}, []uint64{0, 1}, []uint64{0, 0}, false, true},
-		{"wrong order signers", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv3, priv2, priv1}, []uint64{2, 1, 0}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, false, true},
-		{"wrong accnums", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{7, 8, 9}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, false, true},
-		{"wrong sequences", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{0, 1, 2}, []uint64{3, 4, 5}, false, true},
-		{"valid tx", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{0, 1, 2}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, false, false},
-		{"no err on recheck", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{}, []uint64{}, []uint64{}, true, false},
+		{"no signers", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{}, []uint64{}, []uint64{}, validSigs, false, true},
+		{"not enough signers", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2}, []uint64{0, 1}, []uint64{0, 0}, validSigs, false, true},
+		{"wrong order signers", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv3, priv2, priv1}, []uint64{2, 1, 0}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, validSigs, false, true},
+		{"wrong accnums", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{7, 8, 9}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, validSigs, false, true},
+		{"wrong sequences", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{0, 1, 2}, []uint64{3, 4, 5}, validSigs, false, true},
+		{"valid tx", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{0, 1, 2}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, validSigs, false, false},
+		{"no err on recheck", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, !validSigs, true, false},
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		suite.ctx = suite.ctx.WithIsReCheckTx(tc.recheck)
@@ -175,6 +177,20 @@ func (suite *AnteTestSuite) TestSigVerification() {
 
 		tx, err := suite.CreateTestTx(tc.privs, tc.accNums, tc.accSeqs, suite.ctx.ChainID())
 		suite.Require().NoError(err)
+		if tc.invalidSigs {
+			txSigs, _ := tx.GetSignaturesV2()
+			badSig, _ := tc.privs[0].Sign([]byte("unrelated message"))
+			txSigs[0] = signing.SignatureV2{
+				PubKey: tc.privs[0].PubKey(),
+				Data: &signing.SingleSignatureData{
+					SignMode:  suite.clientCtx.TxConfig.SignModeHandler().DefaultMode(),
+					Signature: badSig,
+				},
+				Sequence: tc.accSeqs[0],
+			}
+			suite.txBuilder.SetSignatures(txSigs...)
+			tx = suite.txBuilder.GetTx()
+		}
 
 		_, err = antehandler(suite.ctx, tx, false)
 		if tc.shouldErr {
@@ -259,7 +275,7 @@ func (suite *AnteTestSuite) TestSigVerification_ExplicitAmino() {
 		{"wrong accnums", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{7, 8, 9}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, false, true},
 		{"wrong sequences", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{0, 1, 2}, []uint64{3, 4, 5}, false, true},
 		{"valid tx", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{0, 1, 2}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, false, false},
-		{"no err on recheck", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{}, []uint64{}, []uint64{}, true, false},
+		{"no err on recheck", []cryptotypes.PrivKey{priv1, priv2, priv3}, []uint64{0, 1, 2}, []uint64{0, 0, 0}, true, false},
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		suite.ctx = suite.ctx.WithIsReCheckTx(tc.recheck)