diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 42ccfc69c..89f9af72b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ install:
 	go install github.com/tendermint/basecoin/cmd/...
 
 test:
-	go test --race `${NOVENDOR}`
+	go test `${NOVENDOR}`
 	#go run tests/tendermint/*.go
 
 get_deps:
diff --git a/glide.lock b/glide.lock
index 661701940..7c681e9a9 100644
--- a/glide.lock
+++ b/glide.lock
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ imports:
 - name: github.com/tendermint/go-config
   version: e64b424499acd0eb9856b88e10c0dff41628c0d6
 - name: github.com/tendermint/go-crypto
-  version: 8c9b889ccfe1f891ce8ab36c843f15794ce8f30f
+  version: 562b4cc9ef0d20217f6e95679f9e83cb7bc98b17
 - name: github.com/tendermint/go-data
   version: f199ef165cd5a50d569b179201702c5ec8899013
 - name: github.com/tendermint/go-db
diff --git a/plugins/counter/counter_test.go b/plugins/counter/counter_test.go
index e96cbc56b..d93333b00 100644
--- a/plugins/counter/counter_test.go
+++ b/plugins/counter/counter_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/app"
-	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/testutils"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/types"
 	crypto "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ func TestCounterPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 	bcApp.RegisterPlugin(counterPlugin)
 
 	// Account initialization
-	test1PrivAcc := testutils.PrivAccountFromSecret("test1")
+	test1PrivAcc := types.PrivAccountFromSecret("test1")
 
 	// Seed Basecoin with account
 	test1Acc := test1PrivAcc.Account
diff --git a/plugins/ibc/ibc_test.go b/plugins/ibc/ibc_test.go
index 51ee5f31f..0f2ab8854 100644
--- a/plugins/ibc/ibc_test.go
+++ b/plugins/ibc/ibc_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
-	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/testutils"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/types"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 	crypto "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func genGenesisDoc(chainID string, numVals int) (*tm.GenesisDoc, []types.PrivAcc
 
 	for i := 0; i < numVals; i++ {
 		name := cmn.Fmt("%v_val_%v", chainID, i)
-		privAcc := testutils.PrivAccountFromSecret(name)
+		privAcc := types.PrivAccountFromSecret(name)
 		genDoc.Validators = append(genDoc.Validators, tm.GenesisValidator{
 			PubKey: privAcc.PubKey.PubKey,
 			Amount: 1,
diff --git a/tests/tendermint/main.go b/tests/tendermint/main.go
index 27618ca36..5481bfd3a 100644
--- a/tests/tendermint/main.go
+++ b/tests/tendermint/main.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
-	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/testutils"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/types"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 	crypto "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
@@ -38,10 +37,10 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 
 	// Get the root account
-	root := testutils.PrivAccountFromSecret("test")
+	root := types.PrivAccountFromSecret("test")
 	sequence := int(0)
 	// Make a bunch of PrivAccounts
-	privAccounts := testutils.RandAccounts(1000, 1000000, 0)
+	privAccounts := types.RandAccounts(1000, 1000000, 0)
 	privAccountSequences := make(map[string]int)
 
 	// Send coins to each account
diff --git a/tests/tmsp/tmsp_test.go b/tests/tmsp/tmsp_test.go
index 62f16eb6e..4d250394b 100644
--- a/tests/tmsp/tmsp_test.go
+++ b/tests/tmsp/tmsp_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/app"
-	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/testutils"
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/types"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 	crypto "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
@@ -19,8 +18,8 @@ func TestSendTx(t *testing.T) {
 	bcApp.SetOption("base/chainID", chainID)
 	t.Log(bcApp.Info())
 
-	test1PrivAcc := testutils.PrivAccountFromSecret("test1")
-	test2PrivAcc := testutils.PrivAccountFromSecret("test2")
+	test1PrivAcc := types.PrivAccountFromSecret("test1")
+	test2PrivAcc := types.PrivAccountFromSecret("test2")
 
 	// Seed Basecoin with account
 	test1Acc := test1PrivAcc.Account
@@ -66,14 +65,14 @@ func TestSequence(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log(bcApp.Info())
 
 	// Get the test account
-	test1PrivAcc := testutils.PrivAccountFromSecret("test1")
+	test1PrivAcc := types.PrivAccountFromSecret("test1")
 	test1Acc := test1PrivAcc.Account
 	test1Acc.Balance = types.Coins{{"", 1 << 53}}
 	t.Log(bcApp.SetOption("base/account", string(wire.JSONBytes(test1Acc))))
 
 	sequence := int(1)
 	// Make a bunch of PrivAccounts
-	privAccounts := testutils.RandAccounts(1000, 1000000, 0)
+	privAccounts := types.RandAccounts(1000, 1000000, 0)
 	privAccountSequences := make(map[string]int)
 	// Send coins to each account
 
diff --git a/testutils/testing.go b/testutils/testing.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 930b3a714..000000000
--- a/testutils/testing.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-// Functions used in testing throughout
-package testutils
-
-import (
-	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/types"
-	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
-	"github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
-)
-
-// Creates a PrivAccount from secret.
-// The amount is not set.
-func PrivAccountFromSecret(secret string) types.PrivAccount {
-	privKey := crypto.GenPrivKeyEd25519FromSecret([]byte(secret))
-	privAccount := types.PrivAccount{
-		PrivKeyS: crypto.PrivKeyS{privKey},
-		Account: types.Account{
-			PubKey:   crypto.PubKeyS{privKey.PubKey()},
-			Sequence: 0,
-		},
-	}
-	return privAccount
-}
-
-// Make `num` random accounts
-func RandAccounts(num int, minAmount int64, maxAmount int64) []types.PrivAccount {
-	privAccs := make([]types.PrivAccount, num)
-	for i := 0; i < num; i++ {
-
-		balance := minAmount
-		if maxAmount > minAmount {
-			balance += RandInt64() % (maxAmount - minAmount)
-		}
-
-		privKey := crypto.GenPrivKeyEd25519()
-		pubKey := crypto.PubKeyS{privKey.PubKey()}
-		privAccs[i] = types.PrivAccount{
-			PrivKeyS: crypto.PrivKeyS{privKey},
-			Account: types.Account{
-				PubKey:   pubKey,
-				Sequence: 0,
-				Balance:  types.Coins{types.Coin{"", balance}},
-			},
-		}
-	}
-
-	return privAccs
-}
diff --git a/types/test_helpers.go b/types/test_helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7ce21ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/test_helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package types
+
+// Helper functions for testing
+
+import (
+	cmn "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
+)
+
+// Creates a PrivAccount from secret.
+// The amount is not set.
+func PrivAccountFromSecret(secret string) PrivAccount {
+	privKey := crypto.GenPrivKeyEd25519FromSecret([]byte(secret))
+	privAccount := PrivAccount{
+		PrivKeyS: crypto.PrivKeyS{privKey},
+		Account: Account{
+			PubKey: crypto.PubKeyS{privKey.PubKey()},
+		},
+	}
+	return privAccount
+}
+
+// Make `num` random accounts
+func RandAccounts(num int, minAmount int64, maxAmount int64) []PrivAccount {
+	privAccs := make([]PrivAccount, num)
+	for i := 0; i < num; i++ {
+
+		balance := minAmount
+		if maxAmount > minAmount {
+			balance += cmn.RandInt64() % (maxAmount - minAmount)
+		}
+
+		privKey := crypto.GenPrivKeyEd25519()
+		pubKey := crypto.PubKeyS{privKey.PubKey()}
+		privAccs[i] = PrivAccount{
+			PrivKeyS: crypto.PrivKeyS{privKey},
+			Account: Account{
+				PubKey:  pubKey,
+				Balance: Coins{Coin{"", balance}},
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	return privAccs
+}
diff --git a/types/tx_test.go b/types/tx_test.go
index 982ceb1bf..5bfb3bc4c 100644
--- a/types/tx_test.go
+++ b/types/tx_test.go
@@ -67,21 +67,10 @@ func TestAppTxSignable(t *testing.T) {
 		cmn.Fmt("Got unexpected sign string for SendTx. Expected:\n%v\nGot:\n%v", expected, signBytesHex))
 }
 
-// d'oh, can't use the version in testutils due to circular imports :(
-func makePrivAcct() PrivAccount {
-	privKey := crypto.PrivKeyS{crypto.GenPrivKeyEd25519()}
-	return PrivAccount{
-		PrivKeyS: privKey,
-		Account: Account{
-			PubKey: crypto.PubKeyS{privKey.PubKey()},
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 func TestSendTxJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	chainID := "test_chain_id"
-	test1PrivAcc := makePrivAcct()
-	test2PrivAcc := makePrivAcct()
+	test1PrivAcc := PrivAccountFromSecret("sendtx1")
+	test2PrivAcc := PrivAccountFromSecret("sendtx2")
 
 	// Construct a SendTx signature
 	tx := &SendTx{