diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 56f94428d3..76386197c8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ sp-finality-grandpa = { version = "2.0.0-rc3" }
 sp-consensus-babe = { version = "0.8.0-rc3" }
 pallet-im-online = { version = "2.0.0-rc3" }
 sp-authority-discovery = { version = "2.0.0-rc3" }
+pallet-staking = "2.0.0-rc3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "=1.5.0", features = ["attributes"] }
diff --git a/src/frame/session.rs b/src/frame/session.rs
index f82e52f7c4..b352a91163 100644
--- a/src/frame/session.rs
+++ b/src/frame/session.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ use std::{
 };
 use substrate_subxt_proc_macro::Store;
 
+macro_rules! def {
+    ($name:ident) => {
+        impl<T: Session> Default for $name<T> {
+            fn default() -> Self {
+                Self {
+                    _runtime: PhantomData,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 /// The trait needed for this module.
 #[module]
 pub trait Session: System {
@@ -53,6 +65,8 @@ pub struct ValidatorsStore<T: Session> {
     pub _runtime: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
+def!(ValidatorsStore);
+
 /// Current index of the session.
 #[derive(Encode, Store, Debug)]
 pub struct CurrentIndexStore<T: Session> {
@@ -61,6 +75,8 @@ pub struct CurrentIndexStore<T: Session> {
     pub _runtime: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
+def!(CurrentIndexStore);
+
 /// True if the underlying economic identities or weighting behind the validators
 /// has changed in the queued validator set.
 #[derive(Encode, Store, Debug)]
@@ -70,6 +86,8 @@ pub struct QueuedChangedStore<T: Session> {
     pub _runtime: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
+def!(QueuedChangedStore);
+
 /// The current set of validators.
 #[derive(Encode, Call, Debug)]
 pub struct SetKeysCall<T: Session> {
@@ -78,3 +96,20 @@ pub struct SetKeysCall<T: Session> {
     /// The proof. This is not currently used and can be set to an empty vector.
     pub proof: Vec<u8>,
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::tests::test_client;
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn test_state_read_free_balance() {
+        env_logger::try_init().ok();
+        let (client, _) = test_client().await;
+        assert!(client
+            .fetch(QueuedChangedStore::default(), None)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/frame/staking.rs b/src/frame/staking.rs
index bbdd145bcf..56ab8ca210 100644
--- a/src/frame/staking.rs
+++ b/src/frame/staking.rs
@@ -161,26 +161,7 @@ pub struct UnlockChunk<T: Staking> {
     pub era: T::EraIndex,
 }
 
-/// The ledger of a (bonded) stash.
-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Encode, Decode, Ord, PartialOrd, Hash, Debug)]
-pub struct StakingLedger<T: Staking> {
-    /// The stash account whose balance is actually locked and at stake.
-    pub stash: T::AccountId,
-    /// The total amount of the stash's balance that we are currently accounting for.
-    /// It's just `active` plus all the `unlocking` balances.
-    #[codec(compact)]
-    pub total: T::Balance,
-    /// The total amount of the stash's balance that will be at stake in any forthcoming
-    /// rounds.
-    #[codec(compact)]
-    pub active: T::Balance,
-    /// Any balance that is becoming free, which may eventually be transferred out
-    /// of the stash (assuming it doesn't get slashed first).
-    pub unlocking: Vec<UnlockChunk<T>>,
-    /// List of eras for which the stakers behind a validator have claimed rewards. Only updated
-    /// for validators.
-    pub claimed_rewards: Vec<T::EraIndex>,
-}
+pub use pallet_staking::StakingLedger;
 
 /// Number of eras to keep in history.
 ///
@@ -239,7 +220,7 @@ pub struct BondedStore<T: Staking> {
 /// Map from all (unlocked) "controller" accounts to the info regarding the staking.
 #[derive(Encode, Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Ord, PartialOrd, Store)]
 pub struct LedgerStore<T: Staking> {
-    #[store(returns = Option<StakingLedger<T>>)]
+    #[store(returns = Option<StakingLedger<T::AccountId, T::Balance>>)]
     /// The controller account
     pub controller: T::AccountId,
 }