diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b8953e7..7110efb9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -107,10 +107,7 @@ ifeq (,$(findstring nostrip,$(COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
   BUILD_FLAGS += -trimpath
 endif
 
-# The below include contains the tools and runsim targets.
-include contrib/devtools/Makefile
-
-all: tools install lint test
+all: install lint test
 
 build: go.sum
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
diff --git a/contrib/devtools/Makefile b/contrib/devtools/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 1416939b..00000000
--- a/contrib/devtools/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-###
-# Find OS and Go environment
-# GO contains the Go binary
-# FS contains the OS file separator
-###
-ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
-  GO := $(shell where go.exe 2> NUL)
-  FS := "\\"
-else
-  GO := $(shell command -v go 2> /dev/null)
-  FS := "/"
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(GO),)
-  $(error could not find go. Is it in PATH? $(GO))
-endif
-
-###############################################################################
-###                                Functions                                ###
-###############################################################################
-
-go_get = $(if $(findstring Windows_NT,$(OS)),\
-IF NOT EXIST $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1)$(FS) ( mkdir $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1) ) else (cd .) &\
-IF NOT EXIST $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1)$(FS)$(2)$(FS) ( cd $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1) && git clone https://github.com/$(1)/$(2) ) else (cd .) &\
-,\
-mkdir -p $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1) &&\
-(test ! -d $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1)$(FS)$(2) && cd $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1) && git clone https://github.com/$(1)/$(2)) || true &&\
-)\
-cd $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1)$(FS)$(2) && git fetch origin && git checkout -q $(3)
-
-mkfile_path := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
-mkfile_dir := $(shell cd $(shell dirname $(mkfile_path)); pwd)
-
-###############################################################################
-###                                 Tools                                   ###
-###############################################################################
-
-PREFIX ?= /usr/local
-BIN ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
-UNAME_S ?= $(shell uname -s)
-UNAME_M ?= $(shell uname -m)
-
-GOPATH ?= $(shell $(GO) env GOPATH)
-GITHUBDIR := $(GOPATH)$(FS)src$(FS)github.com
-
-BUF_VERSION ?= 0.11.0
-
-TOOLS_DESTDIR  ?= $(GOPATH)/bin
-STATIK         = $(TOOLS_DESTDIR)/statik
-RUNSIM         = $(TOOLS_DESTDIR)/runsim
-
-tools: tools-stamp
-tools-stamp: statik runsim
-	# Create dummy file to satisfy dependency and avoid
-	# rebuilding when this Makefile target is hit twice
-	# in a row.
-	touch $@
-
-# Install the runsim binary with a temporary workaround of entering an outside
-# directory as the "go get" command ignores the -mod option and will polute the
-# go.{mod, sum} files.
-#
-# ref: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/30515
-statik: $(STATIK)
-$(STATIK):
-	@echo "Installing statik..."
-	@(cd /tmp && go install github.com/rakyll/statik@v0.1.6)
-
-# Install the runsim binary with a temporary workaround of entering an outside
-# directory as the "go get" command ignores the -mod option and will polute the
-# go.{mod, sum} files.
-#
-# ref: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/30515
-runsim: $(RUNSIM)
-$(RUNSIM):
-	@echo "Installing runsim..."
-	@(cd /tmp && go get github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0)
-
-tools-clean:
-	rm -f $(STATIK) $(RUNSIM)
-	rm -f tools-stamp
-
-.PHONY: tools-clean statik runsim
diff --git a/contrib/devtools/dockerfile b/contrib/devtools/dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 565e66ea..00000000
--- a/contrib/devtools/dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-FROM bufbuild/buf:latest as BUILDER
-
-FROM golang:alpine
-
-ENV GOLANG_PROTOBUF_VERSION=1.3.5 \
-  GOGO_PROTOBUF_VERSION=1.3.2 \
-  GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION=1.14.7 
-
-
-RUN GO111MODULE=on go get \
-  github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go@v${GOLANG_PROTOBUF_VERSION} \
-  github.com/gogo/protobuf/protoc-gen-gogo@v${GOGO_PROTOBUF_VERSION} \
-  github.com/gogo/protobuf/protoc-gen-gogofast@v${GOGO_PROTOBUF_VERSION} \
-  github.com/gogo/protobuf/protoc-gen-gogofaster@v${GOGO_PROTOBUF_VERSION} \
-  github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway@v${GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION} \
-  github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-swagger@v${GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION} \
-  github.com/regen-network/cosmos-proto/protoc-gen-gocosmos@latest
-
-RUN GO111MODULE=on go get -u github.com/pseudomuto/protoc-gen-doc/cmd/protoc-gen-doc
-
-COPY --from=BUILDER /usr/local/bin /usr/local/bin