diff --git a/squeaknode/server/squeak_validator.py b/squeaknode/server/squeak_validator.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cb2873c3..00000000
--- a/squeaknode/server/squeak_validator.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-
-from squeak.core import CheckSqueak
-from squeak.core import CheckSqueakError
-from squeak.core import CSqueak
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class SqueakValidator(object):
-    """Validates incoming squeaks"""
-
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
-        pass
-
-    def validate(self, squeak: CSqueak) -> bool:
-        if not squeak:
-            return False
-
-        try:
-            CheckSqueak(squeak)
-            return True
-        except CheckSqueakError as e:
-            logger.info("Got invalid squeak with error: {}".format(e))
-            return False
diff --git a/tests/server/conftest.py b/tests/server/conftest.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e9dc39da..00000000
--- a/tests/server/conftest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-import time
-
-import pytest
-from bitcoin.core import lx
-from squeak.core import HASH_LENGTH
-from squeak.core import MakeSqueakFromStr
-from squeak.core.signing import CSigningKey
-
-from squeaknode.server.squeak_validator import SqueakValidator
-
-# # read in SQL for populating test data
-# with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "data.sql"), "rb") as f:
-#     _data_sql = f.read().decode("utf8")
-
-
-def make_squeak(
-    signing_key: CSigningKey, content: str, reply_to: bytes = b"\x00" * HASH_LENGTH
-):
-    block_height = 0
-    block_hash = lx(
-        "4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b")
-    timestamp = int(time.time())
-    return MakeSqueakFromStr(
-        signing_key,
-        content,
-        block_height,
-        block_hash,
-        timestamp,
-    )
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def signing_key():
-    return CSigningKey.generate()
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def validator():
-    return SqueakValidator()
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def example_squeak(signing_key):
-    return make_squeak(
-        signing_key,
-        "hello!",
-    )
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def bad_squeak(signing_key):
-    squeak = make_squeak(
-        signing_key,
-        "hello!",
-    )
-    squeak.ClearDecryptionKey()
-    return squeak
diff --git a/tests/server/data.sql b/tests/server/data.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 028de5d7..00000000
--- a/tests/server/data.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-INSERT INTO post (title, body, created)
-VALUES
-  ('test title', 'test' || x'0a' || 'body', '2018-01-01 00:00:00');
diff --git a/tests/server/test_squeak_validator.py b/tests/server/test_squeak_validator.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c5c69b16..00000000
--- a/tests/server/test_squeak_validator.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-def test_validate(validator, example_squeak):
-    assert validator.validate(example_squeak)
-
-
-def test_validate_bad_squeak(validator, bad_squeak):
-    assert not validator.validate(bad_squeak)