diff --git a/.github/workflows/proto.yml b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5188b46da..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/proto.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Protobuf
-# Protobuf runs buf (https://buf.build/) lint and check-breakage
-# This workflow is only run when a .proto file has been modified
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch: # allow running workflow manually
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "**.proto"
-jobs:
-  proto-lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 4
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
-      - name: lint
-        run: make proto-lint
-  proto-breakage:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 4
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
-      - name: check-breakage
-        run: make proto-check-breaking-ci
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 353b8a5d2..043b2031d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ endif
 
 LD_FLAGS = -X github.com/tendermint/tendermint/version.TMVersion=$(VERSION)
 BUILD_FLAGS = -mod=readonly -ldflags "$(LD_FLAGS)"
-HTTPS_GIT := https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint.git
 DOCKER_PROTO_BUILDER := docker run -v $(shell pwd):/workspace --workdir /workspace tendermintdev/docker-build-proto
 CGO_ENABLED ?= 0
 
@@ -79,32 +78,17 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/:
 ###                                Protobuf                                 ###
 ###############################################################################
 
-proto-all: proto-gen proto-lint proto-check-breaking
-.PHONY: proto-all
-
 proto-gen:
 	@docker pull -q tendermintdev/docker-build-proto
 	@echo "Generating Protobuf files"
 	@$(DOCKER_PROTO_BUILDER) sh ./scripts/protocgen.sh
 .PHONY: proto-gen
 
-proto-lint:
-	@$(DOCKER_PROTO_BUILDER) buf lint --error-format=json
-.PHONY: proto-lint
-
 proto-format:
 	@echo "Formatting Protobuf files"
 	@$(DOCKER_PROTO_BUILDER) find ./ -not -path "./third_party/*" -name *.proto -exec clang-format -i {} \;
 .PHONY: proto-format
 
-proto-check-breaking:
-	@$(DOCKER_PROTO_BUILDER) buf breaking --against .git#branch=master
-.PHONY: proto-check-breaking
-
-proto-check-breaking-ci:
-	@$(DOCKER_PROTO_BUILDER) buf breaking --against $(HTTPS_GIT)#branch=master
-.PHONY: proto-check-breaking-ci
-
 ###############################################################################
 ###                              Build ABCI                                 ###
 ###############################################################################