diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/breaking-changes/580-remove-portreader.md b/.changelog/unreleased/breaking-changes/580-remove-portreader.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfd7d59b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/breaking-changes/580-remove-portreader.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Remove `ics05_port::context::PortReader` ([#580](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-rs/issues/580))
diff --git a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics05_port/context.rs b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics05_port/context.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a1bbfb02d..000000000
--- a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics05_port/context.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-use crate::core::ics05_port::error::PortError;
-use crate::core::ics24_host::identifier::PortId;
-use crate::core::ics26_routing::context::ModuleId;
-use crate::prelude::*;
-
-/// A context supplying all the necessary read-only dependencies for processing any information regarding a port.
-pub trait PortReader {
-    /// Return the module_id associated with a given port_id
-    fn lookup_module_by_port(&self, port_id: &PortId) -> Result<ModuleId, PortError>;
-}
diff --git a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics05_port/mod.rs b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics05_port/mod.rs
index 103464b7f..8f0bbadec 100644
--- a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics05_port/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics05_port/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //! ICS 05: Port implementation specifies the allocation scheme used by modules to
 //! bind to uniquely named ports.
 
-pub mod context;
 pub mod error;