diff --git a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/client.go b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/client.go
index 682a571e6..484ac73f7 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/client.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/client.go
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ func GetCommands(cmds ...*cobra.Command) []*cobra.Command {
 func PostCommands(cmds ...*cobra.Command) []*cobra.Command {
 	for _, c := range cmds {
 		c.Flags().String(flagName, "", "Name of private key with which to sign")
-		c.Flags().String(flagPassword, "", "Password to use the named private key")
 	}
 	return cmds
 }
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/key.go b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/key.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b3ffa323a..000000000
--- a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/key.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-const (
-	flagPassword    = "password"
-	flagNewPassword = "new-password"
-	flagType        = "type"
-	flagSeed        = "seed"
-	flagDryRun      = "dry-run"
-)
-
-var (
-	listKeysCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "list",
-		Short: "List all locally availably keys",
-		RunE:  todoNotImplemented,
-	}
-
-	showKeysCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "show <name>",
-		Short: "Show key info for the given name",
-		RunE:  todoNotImplemented,
-	}
-)
-
-// KeyCommands registers a sub-tree of commands to interact with
-// local private key storage.
-func KeyCommands() *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "keys",
-		Short: "Add or view local private keys",
-	}
-	cmd.AddCommand(
-		addKeyCommand(),
-		listKeysCmd,
-		showKeysCmd,
-		lineBreak,
-		deleteKeyCommand(),
-		updateKeyCommand(),
-	)
-	return cmd
-}
-
-func addKeyCommand() *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "add <name>",
-		Short: "Create a new key, or import from seed",
-		RunE:  todoNotImplemented,
-	}
-	cmd.Flags().StringP(flagPassword, "p", "", "Password to encrypt private key")
-	cmd.Flags().StringP(flagType, "t", "ed25519", "Type of private key (ed25519|secp256k1|ledger)")
-	cmd.Flags().StringP(flagSeed, "s", "", "Provide seed phrase to recover existing key instead of creating")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool(flagDryRun, false, "Perform action, but don't add key to local keystore")
-	return cmd
-}
-
-func updateKeyCommand() *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "update <name>",
-		Short: "Change the password used to protect private key",
-		RunE:  todoNotImplemented,
-	}
-	cmd.Flags().StringP(flagPassword, "p", "", "Current password to decrypt key")
-	cmd.Flags().String(flagNewPassword, "", "New password to use to protect key")
-	return cmd
-}
-
-func deleteKeyCommand() *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "delete <name>",
-		Short: "Delete the given key",
-		RunE:  todoNotImplemented,
-	}
-	cmd.Flags().StringP(flagPassword, "p", "", "Password of existing key to delete")
-	return cmd
-}