diff --git a/utils/ip.go b/utils/ip.go
index 8a8985d..1b35fa7 100644
--- a/utils/ip.go
+++ b/utils/ip.go
@@ -55,9 +55,3 @@ func ToIPDesc(str string) (IPDesc, error) {
 		Port: uint16(port),
 	}, nil
 }
-
-// MyIP ...
-func MyIP() net.IP {
-	// TODO: Change this to consult a json-returning external service
-	return net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")
-}
diff --git a/vms/components/codec/codec.go b/vms/components/codec/codec.go
index efbc5a0..8005f34 100644
--- a/vms/components/codec/codec.go
+++ b/vms/components/codec/codec.go
@@ -12,18 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/gecko/utils/wrappers"
 )
 
-// Type is an identifier for a codec
-type Type uint32
-
-// Codec types
-const (
-	NoType Type = iota
-	GenericType
-	CustomType
-	// TODO: Utilize a standard serialization library. Must have a canonical
-	// serialization format.
-)
-
 const (
 	defaultMaxSize        = 1 << 18 // default max size, in bytes, of something being marshalled by Marshal()
 	defaultMaxSliceLength = 1 << 18 // default max length of a slice being marshalled by Marshal()
@@ -45,30 +33,6 @@ var (
 	errSliceTooLarge             = errors.New("slice too large")
 )
 
-// Verify that the codec is a known codec value. Returns nil if the codec is
-// valid.
-func (c Type) Verify() error {
-	switch c {
-	case NoType, GenericType, CustomType:
-		return nil
-	default:
-		return errBadCodec
-	}
-}
-
-func (c Type) String() string {
-	switch c {
-	case NoType:
-		return "No Codec"
-	case GenericType:
-		return "Generic Codec"
-	case CustomType:
-		return "Custom Codec"
-	default:
-		return "Unknown Codec"
-	}
-}
-
 // Codec handles marshaling and unmarshaling of structs
 type codec struct {
 	maxSize     int