diff --git a/book/art/consensus.msc b/book/art/consensus.msc
deleted file mode 100644
index 341548fdd..000000000
--- a/book/art/consensus.msc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-msc {
-  client,leader,verifier_a,verifier_b,verifier_c;
-
-  client=>leader [ label = "SUBMIT" ] ;
-  leader=>client [ label = "CONFIRMED" ] ;
-  leader=>verifier_a [ label = "CONFIRMED" ] ;
-  leader=>verifier_b [ label = "CONFIRMED" ] ;
-  leader=>verifier_c [ label = "CONFIRMED" ] ;
-  verifier_a=>leader [ label = "VERIFIED" ] ;
-  verifier_b=>leader [ label = "VERIFIED" ] ;
-  leader=>client [ label = "FINALIZED" ] ;
-  leader=>verifier_a [ label = "FINALIZED" ] ;
-  leader=>verifier_b [ label = "FINALIZED" ] ;
-  leader=>verifier_c [ label = "FINALIZED" ] ;
-}