diff --git a/blockchain/v0/reactor_test.go b/blockchain/v0/reactor_test.go
index a31c9a141..bddbb3f3b 100644
--- a/blockchain/v0/reactor_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/v0/reactor_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
+	evmock "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/evidence/mock"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/mock"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/p2p"
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func newBlockchainReactor(
 	fastSync := true
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(db, log.TestingLogger(), proxyApp.Consensus(),
-		mock.Mempool{}, sm.MockEvidencePool{})
+		mock.Mempool{}, evmock.NewDefaultEvidencePool())
 	sm.SaveState(db, state)
 
 	// let's add some blocks in
diff --git a/blockchain/v1/reactor_test.go b/blockchain/v1/reactor_test.go
index e0b3472bf..762e72db9 100644
--- a/blockchain/v1/reactor_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/v1/reactor_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
+	evmock "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/evidence/mock"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/mock"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/p2p"
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ func newBlockchainReactor(
 	fastSync := true
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(db, log.TestingLogger(), proxyApp.Consensus(),
-		mock.Mempool{}, sm.MockEvidencePool{})
+		mock.Mempool{}, evmock.NewDefaultEvidencePool())
 	sm.SaveState(db, state)
 
 	// let's add some blocks in
diff --git a/blockchain/v2/reactor_test.go b/blockchain/v2/reactor_test.go
index 10b1d23df..4b3013a2d 100644
--- a/blockchain/v2/reactor_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/v2/reactor_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/behaviour"
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
+	evmock "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/evidence/mock"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/service"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/mock"
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ func newTestReactor(p testReactorParams) *BlockchainReactor {
 			panic(errors.Wrap(err, "error start app"))
 		}
 		db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-		appl = sm.NewBlockExecutor(db, p.logger, proxyApp.Consensus(), mock.Mempool{}, sm.MockEvidencePool{})
+		appl = sm.NewBlockExecutor(db, p.logger, proxyApp.Consensus(), mock.Mempool{}, evmock.NewDefaultEvidencePool())
 		sm.SaveState(db, state)
 	}
 
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ func newReactorStore(
 
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(db, log.TestingLogger(), proxyApp.Consensus(),
-		mock.Mempool{}, sm.MockEvidencePool{})
+		mock.Mempool{}, evmock.NewDefaultEvidencePool())
 	sm.SaveState(db, state)
 
 	// add blocks in
diff --git a/consensus/common_test.go b/consensus/common_test.go
index f8055f01c..e98c66837 100644
--- a/consensus/common_test.go
+++ b/consensus/common_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	cstypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/consensus/types"
+	evmock "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/evidence/mock"
 	tmbytes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/bytes"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	tmos "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/os"
@@ -373,7 +374,7 @@ func newStateWithConfigAndBlockStore(
 	}
 
 	// mock the evidence pool
-	evpool := sm.MockEvidencePool{}
+	evpool := evmock.NewDefaultEvidencePool()
 
 	// Make State
 	stateDB := blockDB
diff --git a/consensus/replay.go b/consensus/replay.go
index 3d9d6614b..0245a5341 100644
--- a/consensus/replay.go
+++ b/consensus/replay.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	//auto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/autofile"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 
+	evmock "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/evidence/mock"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/mock"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ func (h *Handshaker) replayBlock(state sm.State, height int64, proxyApp proxy.Ap
 	block := h.store.LoadBlock(height)
 	meta := h.store.LoadBlockMeta(height)
 
-	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(h.stateDB, h.logger, proxyApp, mock.Mempool{}, sm.MockEvidencePool{})
+	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(h.stateDB, h.logger, proxyApp, mock.Mempool{}, evmock.NewDefaultEvidencePool())
 	blockExec.SetEventBus(h.eventBus)
 
 	var err error
diff --git a/consensus/replay_file.go b/consensus/replay_file.go
index b8b8c51da..e27584ba0 100644
--- a/consensus/replay_file.go
+++ b/consensus/replay_file.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
+	evmock "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/evidence/mock"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	tmos "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/os"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/mock"
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ func newConsensusStateForReplay(config cfg.BaseConfig, csConfig *cfg.ConsensusCo
 		tmos.Exit(fmt.Sprintf("Error on handshake: %v", err))
 	}
 
-	mempool, evpool := mock.Mempool{}, sm.MockEvidencePool{}
+	mempool, evpool := mock.Mempool{}, evmock.NewDefaultEvidencePool()
 	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(stateDB, log.TestingLogger(), proxyApp.Consensus(), mempool, evpool)
 
 	consensusState := NewState(csConfig, state.Copy(), blockExec,
diff --git a/consensus/replay_test.go b/consensus/replay_test.go
index f886cdeeb..7fd4f9e6d 100644
--- a/consensus/replay_test.go
+++ b/consensus/replay_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
+	evmock "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/evidence/mock"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	tmrand "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/rand"
 	mempl "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/mempool"
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	mempool = mock.Mempool{}
-	evpool  = sm.MockEvidencePool{}
+	evpool  = evmock.NewDefaultEvidencePool()
 
 	sim testSim
 )
diff --git a/consensus/wal_generator.go b/consensus/wal_generator.go
index 422c3f73b..f14d11db3 100644
--- a/consensus/wal_generator.go
+++ b/consensus/wal_generator.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/example/kvstore"
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
+	evmock "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/evidence/mock"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	tmrand "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/rand"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/mock"
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func WALGenerateNBlocks(t *testing.T, wr io.Writer, numBlocks int) (err error) {
 	}
 	defer eventBus.Stop()
 	mempool := mock.Mempool{}
-	evpool := sm.MockEvidencePool{}
+	evpool := evmock.NewDefaultEvidencePool()
 	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(stateDB, log.TestingLogger(), proxyApp.Consensus(), mempool, evpool)
 	consensusState := NewState(config.Consensus, state.Copy(), blockExec, blockStore, mempool, evpool)
 	consensusState.SetLogger(logger)
diff --git a/types/evidence.go b/types/evidence.go
index fef9977c0..9dd7c9823 100644
--- a/types/evidence.go
+++ b/types/evidence.go
@@ -975,13 +975,7 @@ func (e MockEvidence) Bytes() []byte {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d-%x-%s",
 		e.EvidenceHeight, e.EvidenceAddress, e.EvidenceTime))
 }
-func (e MockEvidence) Verify(chainID string, pubKey crypto.PubKey) error {
-	if !bytes.Equal(pubKey.Address(), e.Address()) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("address (%X) doesn't match pubkey (%v - %X)",
-			e.Address(), pubKey, pubKey.Address())
-	}
-	return nil
-}
+func (e MockEvidence) Verify(chainID string, pubKey crypto.PubKey) error { return nil }
 func (e MockEvidence) Equal(ev Evidence) bool {
 	e2 := ev.(MockEvidence)
 	return e.EvidenceHeight == e2.EvidenceHeight &&