diff --git a/client/cmd/transaction.go b/client/cmd/transaction.go
index e020c0ac12cbee9d99d63c7e314b295fe91c2980..a527577481c7fec56dc87ac25383cbfef6b7f3f7 100644
--- a/client/cmd/transaction.go
+++ b/client/cmd/transaction.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/client/methods"
 	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/util"
-
-	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/client/transaction"
 )
 
 func buildTransactionCommand() *cobra.Command {
diff --git a/client/transaction/transaction.go b/client/transaction/transaction.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a004d5de327934dfa03eca93a9bcbcdf58c21c8a..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/client/transaction/transaction.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2015, 2016 Eris Industries (UK) Ltd.
-// This file is part of Eris-RT
-
-// Eris-RT is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-
-// Eris-RT is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with Eris-RT.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package transaction
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-cli/log"
-
-	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/client"
-	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/client/core"
-	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/definitions"
-	"github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/keys"
-)
-
-func Send(do *definitions.ClientDo) {
-	// construct two clients to call out to keys server and
-	// blockchain node.
-	erisKeyClient := keys.NewErisKeyClient(do.SignAddrFlag)
-	erisNodeClient := client.NewErisNodeClient(do.NodeAddrFlag)
-	// form the send transaction
-	sendTransaction, err := core.Send(erisNodeClient, erisKeyClient,
-		do.PubkeyFlag, do.AddrFlag, do.ToFlag, do.AmtFlag, do.NonceFlag)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed on forming Send Transaction: %s", err)
-		return
-	}
-	// TODO: [ben] we carry over the sign bool, but always set it to true,
-	// as we move away from and deprecate the api that allows sending unsigned
-	// transactions and relying on (our) receiving node to sign it.
-	unpackSignAndBroadcast(
-		core.SignAndBroadcast(do.ChainidFlag, erisNodeClient,
-			erisKeyClient, sendTransaction, true, do.BroadcastFlag, do.WaitFlag))
-}
-
-func Call(do *definitions.ClientDo) {
-	// construct two clients to call out to keys server and
-	// blockchain node.
-	erisKeyClient := keys.NewErisKeyClient(do.SignAddrFlag)
-	erisNodeClient := client.NewErisNodeClient(do.NodeAddrFlag)
-	// form the call transaction
-	callTransaction, err := core.Call(erisNodeClient, erisKeyClient,
-		do.PubkeyFlag, do.AddrFlag, do.ToFlag, do.AmtFlag, do.NonceFlag,
-		do.GasFlag, do.FeeFlag, do.DataFlag)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed on forming Call Transaction: %s", err)
-		return
-	}
-	// TODO: [ben] we carry over the sign bool, but always set it to true,
-	// as we move away from and deprecate the api that allows sending unsigned
-	// transactions and relying on (our) receiving node to sign it.
-	unpackSignAndBroadcast(
-		core.SignAndBroadcast(do.ChainidFlag, erisNodeClient,
-			erisKeyClient, callTransaction, true, do.BroadcastFlag, do.WaitFlag))
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Helper functions
-
-func unpackSignAndBroadcast(result *core.TxResult, err error) {
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed on signing (and broadcasting) transaction: %s", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	if result == nil {
-		// if we don't provide --sign or --broadcast
-		return
-	}
-	printResult := log.Fields{
-		"transaction hash": fmt.Sprintf("%X", result.Hash),
-	}
-	if result.Address != nil {
-		printResult["Contract Address"] = fmt.Sprintf("%X", result.Address)
-	}
-	if result.Return != nil {
-		printResult["Block Hash"] = fmt.Sprintf("%X", result.BlockHash)
-		printResult["Return Value"] = fmt.Sprintf("%X", result.Return)
-		printResult["Exception"] = fmt.Sprintf("%s", result.Exception)
-	}
-	log.WithFields(printResult).Warn("Result")
-}