diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 17fa601f64c5..aafbcbaee4e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build with rocksdb backend
         if: matrix.go-arch == 'amd64'
         run: GOARCH=${{ matrix.go-arch }} COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS="rocksdb" make build
+      - name: Build with BLS12381
+        if: matrix.go-arch == 'amd64'
+        run: GOARCH=${{ matrix.go-arch }} COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS="bls12381" make build
+      - name: Build with Secp_cgo
+        if: matrix.go-arch == 'amd64'
+        run: GOARCH=${{ matrix.go-arch }} COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS="secp" make build
         ###################
         ## Build Tooling ##
         ###################
diff --git a/crypto/keys/bls12_381/key_cgo.go b/crypto/keys/bls12_381/key_cgo.go
index 2470e2c6ab6b..86c6a6644690 100644
--- a/crypto/keys/bls12_381/key_cgo.go
+++ b/crypto/keys/bls12_381/key_cgo.go
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ package bls12_381
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"crypto/sha256"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/crypto"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/crypto/tmhash"
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/crypto/bls12381"
+	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/crypto/tmhash"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
@@ -84,11 +83,6 @@ func (privKey PrivKey) Sign(msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if len(msg) > bls12381.MaxMsgLen {
-		hash := sha256.Sum256(msg)
-		return secretKey.Sign(hash[:])
-	}
-
 	return secretKey.Sign(msg)
 }
 
@@ -151,11 +145,6 @@ func (pubKey PubKey) VerifySignature(msg, sig []byte) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if len(msg) > bls12381.MaxMsgLen {
-		hash := sha256.Sum256(msg)
-		msg = hash[:]
-	}
-
 	return pubK.VerifySignature(msg, sig)
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/build/build.mk b/scripts/build/build.mk
index 34e76795046f..c39301f370c6 100644
--- a/scripts/build/build.mk
+++ b/scripts/build/build.mk
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ ifeq (v2,$(findstring v2,$(COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 endif
 
 # DB backend selection
-ifeq (cleveldb,$(findstring cleveldb,$(COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
-  build_tags += gcc
-endif
-ifeq (badgerdb,$(findstring badgerdb,$(COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
-  build_tags += badgerdb
-endif
 # handle rocksdb
 ifeq (rocksdb,$(findstring rocksdb,$(COSMOS_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
   CGO_ENABLED=1