diff --git a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/mod.rs b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/mod.rs
index d7a83bb3e0..3e440f4c2a 100644
--- a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/mod.rs
+++ b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/mod.rs
@@ -380,16 +380,6 @@ impl<C> NymdClient<C> {
     }
 
     pub async fn get_reward_pool(&self) -> Result<Uint128, NymdError>
-    where
-        C: CosmWasmClient + Sync,
-    {
-        let request = QueryMsg::GetRewardPool {};
-        self.client
-            .query_contract_smart(self.mixnet_contract_address()?, &request)
-            .await
-    }
-
-    pub async fn get_epochs_in_interval(&self) -> Result<u64, NymdError>
     where
         C: CosmWasmClient + Sync,
     {
@@ -439,6 +429,16 @@ impl<C> NymdClient<C> {
             .await
     }
 
+    pub async fn get_epochs_in_interval(&self) -> Result<u64, NymdError>
+    where
+        C: CosmWasmClient + Sync,
+    {
+        let request = QueryMsg::GetEpochsInInterval {};
+        self.client
+            .query_contract_smart(self.mixnet_contract_address()?, &request)
+            .await
+    }
+
     /// Checks whether there is a bonded mixnode associated with the provided client's address
     pub async fn owns_mixnode(&self, address: &AccountId) -> Result<Option<MixNodeBond>, NymdError>
     where
diff --git a/contracts/mixnet/src/contract.rs b/contracts/mixnet/src/contract.rs
index 28b97a1fd0..c39e49b80b 100644
--- a/contracts/mixnet/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contracts/mixnet/src/contract.rs
@@ -277,45 +277,6 @@ pub fn execute(
                 info,
             )
         }
-        ExecuteMsg::AdvanceCurrentEpoch {} => {
-            crate::interval::transactions::try_advance_epoch(env, deps.storage)
-        }
-        ExecuteMsg::CompoundDelegatorReward { mix_identity } => {
-            crate::rewards::transactions::try_compound_delegator_reward(
-                deps,
-                env,
-                info,
-                mix_identity,
-            )
-        }
-        ExecuteMsg::CompoundOperatorReward {} => {
-            crate::rewards::transactions::try_compound_operator_reward(deps, env, info)
-        }
-        ExecuteMsg::CompoundDelegatorRewardOnBehalf {
-            owner,
-            mix_identity,
-        } => crate::rewards::transactions::try_compound_delegator_reward_on_behalf(
-            deps,
-            env,
-            info,
-            owner,
-            mix_identity,
-        ),
-        ExecuteMsg::CompoundOperatorRewardOnBehalf { owner } => {
-            crate::rewards::transactions::try_compound_operator_reward_on_behalf(
-                deps, env, info, owner,
-            )
-        }
-        ExecuteMsg::ReconcileDelegations {} => {
-            crate::delegations::transactions::try_reconcile_all_delegation_events(deps, info)
-        }
-        ExecuteMsg::CheckpointMixnodes {} => {
-            crate::mixnodes::transactions::try_checkpoint_mixnodes(
-                deps.storage,
-                env.block.height,
-                info,
-            )
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/contracts/mixnet/src/delegations/storage.rs b/contracts/mixnet/src/delegations/storage.rs
index 28c7c9f766..976b6bd8ac 100644
--- a/contracts/mixnet/src/delegations/storage.rs
+++ b/contracts/mixnet/src/delegations/storage.rs
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ pub const PENDING_DELEGATION_EVENTS: Map<
     DelegationEvent,
 > = Map::new("pend");
 
-pub const PENDING_DELEGATION_EVENTS: Map<
-    (BlockHeight, IdentityKey, OwnerAddress),
-    DelegationEvent,
-> = Map::new("pend");
-
 // paged retrieval limits for all queries and transactions
 pub(crate) const DELEGATION_PAGE_MAX_LIMIT: u32 = 500;
 pub(crate) const DELEGATION_PAGE_DEFAULT_LIMIT: u32 = 250;
diff --git a/contracts/mixnet/src/interval/transactions.rs b/contracts/mixnet/src/interval/transactions.rs
index 26c2e8e287..8cb2f9f54f 100644
--- a/contracts/mixnet/src/interval/transactions.rs
+++ b/contracts/mixnet/src/interval/transactions.rs
@@ -96,35 +96,6 @@ pub fn try_advance_epoch(env: Env, storage: &mut dyn Storage) -> Result<Response
     })
 }
 
-pub fn try_advance_epoch(env: Env, storage: &mut dyn Storage) -> Result<Response, ContractError> {
-    // in theory, we could have just changed the state and relied on its reversal upon failed
-    // execution, but better safe than sorry and do not modify the state at all unless we know
-    // all checks have succeeded.
-    let current_epoch = storage::current_epoch(storage)?;
-    let next_epoch = current_epoch.next();
-
-    if next_epoch.start_unix_timestamp() > env.block.time.seconds() as i64 {
-        // the reason for this check is as follows:
-        // nobody, even trusted validators, should be able to continuously keep advancing epochs,
-        // because otherwise it would be possible for them to continuously keep rewarding nodes.
-        //
-        // Therefore, even if "trusted" validator, responsible for rewarding, is malicious,
-        // they can't send rewards more often than every `REWARDED_SET_REFRESH_BLOCKS`
-        // and changing this value requires going through governance and having agreement of
-        // the super-majority of the validators (by stake)
-        return Err(EpochNotInProgress {
-            current_block_time: env.block.time.seconds(),
-            epoch_start: next_epoch.start_unix_timestamp(),
-            epoch_end: next_epoch.end_unix_timestamp(),
-        });
-    }
-
-    storage::save_epoch(storage, &next_epoch)?;
-    storage::save_epoch_reward_params(next_epoch.id(), storage)?;
-
-    Ok(Response::new().add_event(new_advance_interval_event(next_epoch)))
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;