diff --git a/proto/tendermint/blocksync/message_test.go b/proto/tendermint/blocksync/message_test.go
index 3406c6dff..105eebab7 100644
--- a/proto/tendermint/blocksync/message_test.go
+++ b/proto/tendermint/blocksync/message_test.go
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 package blocksync_test
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
-	math "math"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	bcproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/blocksync"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
 func TestBlockRequest_Validate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -83,48 +79,3 @@ func TestStatusResponse_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func TestBlockchainMessageVectors(t *testing.T) {
-	block := types.MakeBlock(int64(3), []types.Tx{types.Tx("Hello World")}, nil, nil)
-	block.Version.Block = 11 // overwrite updated protocol version
-
-	bpb, err := block.ToProto()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		testName string
-		bmsg     proto.Message
-		expBytes string
-	}{
-		{"BlockRequestMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_BlockRequest{
-			BlockRequest: &bcproto.BlockRequest{Height: 1}}}, "0a020801"},
-		{"BlockRequestMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_BlockRequest{
-			BlockRequest: &bcproto.BlockRequest{Height: math.MaxInt64}}},
-			"0a0a08ffffffffffffffff7f"},
-		{"BlockResponseMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_BlockResponse{
-			BlockResponse: &bcproto.BlockResponse{Block: bpb}}}, "1a700a6e0a5b0a02080b1803220b088092b8c398feffffff012a0212003a20c4da88e876062aa1543400d50d0eaa0dac88096057949cfb7bca7f3a48c04bf96a20e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855120d0a0b48656c6c6f20576f726c641a00"},
-		{"NoBlockResponseMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_NoBlockResponse{
-			NoBlockResponse: &bcproto.NoBlockResponse{Height: 1}}}, "12020801"},
-		{"NoBlockResponseMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_NoBlockResponse{
-			NoBlockResponse: &bcproto.NoBlockResponse{Height: math.MaxInt64}}},
-			"120a08ffffffffffffffff7f"},
-		{"StatusRequestMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_StatusRequest{
-			StatusRequest: &bcproto.StatusRequest{}}},
-			"2200"},
-		{"StatusResponseMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_StatusResponse{
-			StatusResponse: &bcproto.StatusResponse{Height: 1, Base: 2}}},
-			"2a0408011002"},
-		{"StatusResponseMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_StatusResponse{
-			StatusResponse: &bcproto.StatusResponse{Height: math.MaxInt64, Base: math.MaxInt64}}},
-			"2a1408ffffffffffffffff7f10ffffffffffffffff7f"},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		tc := tc
-		t.Run(tc.testName, func(t *testing.T) {
-			bz, err := proto.Marshal(tc.bmsg)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.Equal(t, tc.expBytes, hex.EncodeToString(bz))
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/proto/tendermint/consensus/message_test.go b/proto/tendermint/consensus/message_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 21c3c4faa..000000000
--- a/proto/tendermint/consensus/message_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-package consensus_test
-
-import (
-	"encoding/hex"
-	"math"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	tmcons "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/consensus"
-	tmproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types"
-)
-
-func TestHasVoteVector(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		msg      tmcons.HasVote
-		expBytes string
-	}{
-		{tmcons.HasVote{1, 3, tmproto.PrevoteType, 1}, "3a080801100318012001"},
-		{tmcons.HasVote{2, 2, tmproto.PrecommitType, 2}, "3a080802100218022002"},
-		{tmcons.HasVote{math.MaxInt64, math.MaxInt32, tmproto.ProposalType, math.MaxInt32},
-			"3a1808ffffffffffffffff7f10ffffffff07182020ffffffff07"},
-	}
-
-	for i, tc := range testCases {
-		msg := tmcons.Message{&tmcons.Message_HasVote{HasVote: &tc.msg}}
-		bz, err := proto.Marshal(&msg)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, tc.expBytes, hex.EncodeToString(bz), "test vector failed", i)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/proto/tendermint/statesync/message_test.go b/proto/tendermint/statesync/message_test.go
index cccd25766..31b47c8a2 100644
--- a/proto/tendermint/statesync/message_test.go
+++ b/proto/tendermint/statesync/message_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package statesync_test
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	ssproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/statesync"
 	tmproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
 func TestValidateMsg(t *testing.T) {
@@ -120,87 +118,3 @@ func TestValidateMsg(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func TestStateSyncVectors(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		testName string
-		msg      proto.Message
-		expBytes string
-	}{
-		{
-			"SnapshotsRequest",
-			&ssproto.SnapshotsRequest{},
-			"0a00",
-		},
-		{
-			"SnapshotsResponse",
-			&ssproto.SnapshotsResponse{
-				Height:   1,
-				Format:   2,
-				Chunks:   3,
-				Hash:     []byte("chuck hash"),
-				Metadata: []byte("snapshot metadata"),
-			},
-			"1225080110021803220a636875636b20686173682a11736e617073686f74206d65746164617461",
-		},
-		{
-			"ChunkRequest",
-			&ssproto.ChunkRequest{
-				Height: 1,
-				Format: 2,
-				Index:  3,
-			},
-			"1a06080110021803",
-		},
-		{
-			"ChunkResponse",
-			&ssproto.ChunkResponse{
-				Height: 1,
-				Format: 2,
-				Index:  3,
-				Chunk:  []byte("it's a chunk"),
-			},
-			"2214080110021803220c697427732061206368756e6b",
-		},
-		{
-			"LightBlockRequest",
-			&ssproto.LightBlockRequest{
-				Height: 100,
-			},
-			"2a020864",
-		},
-		{
-			"LightBlockResponse",
-			&ssproto.LightBlockResponse{
-				LightBlock: nil,
-			},
-			"3200",
-		},
-		{
-			"ParamsRequest",
-			&ssproto.ParamsRequest{
-				Height: 9001,
-			},
-			"3a0308a946",
-		},
-		{
-			"ParamsResponse",
-			&ssproto.ParamsResponse{
-				Height:          9001,
-				ConsensusParams: types.DefaultConsensusParams().ToProto(),
-			},
-			"423408a946122f0a10088080c00a10ffffffffffffffffff01120e08a08d0612040880c60a188080401a090a07656432353531392200",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		tc := tc
-
-		msg := new(ssproto.Message)
-		require.NoError(t, msg.Wrap(tc.msg))
-
-		bz, err := msg.Marshal()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, tc.expBytes, hex.EncodeToString(bz), tc.testName)
-	}
-}