diff --git a/modules/core/23-commitment/types/codec.go b/modules/core/23-commitment/types/codec.go
index c08d7519389..a73b6407202 100644
--- a/modules/core/23-commitment/types/codec.go
+++ b/modules/core/23-commitment/types/codec.go
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ func RegisterInterfaces(registry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
 		"ibc.core.commitment.v1.Path",
 		(*exported.Path)(nil),
 	)
-	registry.RegisterInterface(
-		"ibc.core.commitment.v1.Proof",
-		(*exported.Proof)(nil),
-	)
 
 	registry.RegisterImplementations(
 		(*exported.Root)(nil),
@@ -37,8 +33,4 @@ func RegisterInterfaces(registry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
 		(*exported.Path)(nil),
 		&MerklePath{},
 	)
-	registry.RegisterImplementations(
-		(*exported.Proof)(nil),
-		&MerkleProof{},
-	)
 }
diff --git a/modules/core/23-commitment/types/codec_test.go b/modules/core/23-commitment/types/codec_test.go
index 88dc430b997..accf20b5ee2 100644
--- a/modules/core/23-commitment/types/codec_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/23-commitment/types/codec_test.go
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ func (suite *MerkleTestSuite) TestCodecTypeRegistration() {
 			sdk.MsgTypeURL(&types.MerklePath{}),
 			true,
 		},
-		{
-			"success: MerkleProof",
-			sdk.MsgTypeURL(&types.MerkleProof{}),
-			true,
-		},
 		{
 			"type not registered on codec",
 			"ibc.invalid.MsgTypeURL",
diff --git a/modules/core/23-commitment/types/merkle.go b/modules/core/23-commitment/types/merkle.go
index 668311f8271..0242f74e012 100644
--- a/modules/core/23-commitment/types/merkle.go
+++ b/modules/core/23-commitment/types/merkle.go
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ func ApplyPrefix(prefix exported.Prefix, path MerklePath) (MerklePath, error) {
 	return NewMerklePath(append([]string{string(prefix.Bytes())}, path.KeyPath...)...), nil
 }
 
-var _ exported.Proof = (*MerkleProof)(nil)
-
 // VerifyMembership verifies the membership of a merkle proof against the given root, path, and value.
 // Note that the path is expected as []string{<store key of module>, <key corresponding to requested value>}.
 func (proof MerkleProof) VerifyMembership(specs []*ics23.ProofSpec, root exported.Root, path exported.Path, value []byte) error {
diff --git a/modules/core/exported/commitment.go b/modules/core/exported/commitment.go
index 7886b4d323a..4a8cb5083ae 100644
--- a/modules/core/exported/commitment.go
+++ b/modules/core/exported/commitment.go
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package exported
 
-import ics23 "github.com/cosmos/ics23/go"
-
 // ICS 023 Types Implementation
 //
 // This file includes types defined under
@@ -30,15 +28,3 @@ type Prefix interface {
 type Path interface {
 	Empty() bool
 }
-
-// Proof implements spec:CommitmentProof.
-// Proof can prove whether the key-value pair is a part of the Root or not.
-// Each proof has designated key-value pair it is able to prove.
-// Proofs include key but value is provided dynamically at the verification time.
-type Proof interface {
-	VerifyMembership([]*ics23.ProofSpec, Root, Path, []byte) error
-	VerifyNonMembership([]*ics23.ProofSpec, Root, Path) error
-	Empty() bool
-
-	ValidateBasic() error
-}