diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index cb257790..8dac95a8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -130,19 +130,6 @@ jobs:
           paths:
             - "profiles/*"
 
-  test_libs:
-    <<: *defaults
-    steps:
-      - attach_workspace:
-          at: /tmp/workspace
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v1-pkg-cache
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v1-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
-      - run:
-          name: Run tests
-          command: bash test/test_libs.sh
-
   test_persistence:
     <<: *defaults
     steps:
@@ -205,14 +192,6 @@ workflows:
       - test_cover:
           requires:
             - setup_dependencies
-      - test_libs:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - develop
-                - master
-          requires:
-            - setup_dependencies
       - test_persistence:
           requires:
             - setup_abci
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c19ce11a..3e51c834 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@ test_integrations:
 	make test_persistence
 	make test_p2p
 
-test_libs:
-	# checkout every github.com/tendermint dir and run its tests
-	# NOTE: on release-* or master branches only (set by Jenkins)
-	docker run --name run_libs -t tester bash test/test_libs.sh
-
 test_release:
 	@go test -tags release $(PACKAGES)
 
@@ -186,4 +181,4 @@ metalinter_all:
 # To avoid unintended conflicts with file names, always add to .PHONY
 # unless there is a reason not to.
 # https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Phony-Targets.html
-.PHONY: check build build_race dist install check_tools get_tools update_tools get_vendor_deps draw_deps test_cover test_apps test_persistence test_p2p test test_race test_libs test_integrations test_release test100 vagrant_test fmt
+.PHONY: check build build_race dist install check_tools get_tools update_tools get_vendor_deps draw_deps test_cover test_apps test_persistence test_p2p test test_race test_integrations test_release test100 vagrant_test fmt
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 6db0f15d..b190853d 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ comment:
   require_changes: no
   require_base: no
   require_head: yes
+
+ignore:
+  - "docs"
+  - "DOCKER"
+  - "scripts"
diff --git a/scripts/dep_utils/checkout.sh b/scripts/dep_utils/checkout.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d35e97a..00000000
--- a/scripts/dep_utils/checkout.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-
-set -ex
-
-set +u
-if [[ "$DEP" == "" ]]; then
-	DEP=$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/Gopkg.lock
-fi
-set -u
-
-
-set -u
-
-function getVendoredVersion() {
-	grep -A100 "$LIB" "$DEP" | grep revision | head -n1 | grep -o '"[^"]\+"' | cut -d '"' -f 2
-}
-
-
-# fetch and checkout vendored dep
-
-lib=$1
-
-echo "----------------------------------"
-echo "Getting $lib ..."
-go get -t "github.com/tendermint/$lib/..."
-
-VENDORED=$(getVendoredVersion "$lib")
-cd "$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/$lib" || exit
-MASTER=$(git rev-parse origin/master)
-
-if [[ "$VENDORED" != "$MASTER" ]]; then
-	echo "... VENDORED != MASTER ($VENDORED != $MASTER)"
-	echo "... Checking out commit $VENDORED"
-	git checkout "$VENDORED" &> /dev/null
-fi
diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
index d9f09fef..ee53905b 100644
--- a/test/README.md
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,3 @@ and run the following tests in docker containers:
 	- send a tx on each node and ensure the state root is updated on all of them
 	- crash and restart nodes one at a time and ensure they can sync back up (via fastsync)
 	- crash and restart all nodes at once and ensure they can sync back up
-
-If on a `release-x.x.x` branch, we also run
-
-- `go test` for all our dependency libs (test/test_libs.sh)
diff --git a/test/test_libs.sh b/test/test_libs.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 893bf35d..00000000
--- a/test/test_libs.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-set -ex
-
-export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
-
-# Get the parent directory of where this script is.
-SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
-while [ -h "$SOURCE" ] ; do SOURCE="$(readlink "$SOURCE")"; done
-DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )/.." && pwd )"
-
-####################
-# libs we depend on
-####################
-
-# All libs should define `make test` and `make get_vendor_deps`
-LIBS=(tmlibs go-wire go-crypto abci)
-for lib in "${LIBS[@]}"; do
-	# checkout vendored version of lib
-	bash scripts/dep_utils/checkout.sh "$lib"
-
-	echo "Testing $lib ..."
-	cd "$GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/$lib"
-	make get_tools
-	make get_vendor_deps
-	make test
-	if [[ "$?" != 0 ]]; then
-		echo "FAIL"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-	cd "$DIR"
-done
-
-echo ""
-echo "PASS"