diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index d36bf9de2cbc..9197cd1b0765 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/grpc/tmservice"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/rpc"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/api"
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/ante"
-	authrest "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/client/rest"
 	authkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	authsims "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/simulation"
 	authtx "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
@@ -513,9 +511,6 @@ func (app *SimApp) SimulationManager() *module.SimulationManager {
 // API server.
 func (app *SimApp) RegisterAPIRoutes(apiSvr *api.Server, apiConfig config.APIConfig) {
 	clientCtx := apiSvr.ClientCtx
-	rpc.RegisterRoutes(clientCtx, apiSvr.Router)
-	// Register legacy tx routes.
-	authrest.RegisterTxRoutes(clientCtx, apiSvr.Router)
 	// Register new tx routes from grpc-gateway.
 	authtx.RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(clientCtx, apiSvr.GRPCGatewayRouter)
 	// Register new tendermint queries routes from grpc-gateway.