diff --git a/firewood/src/api.rs b/firewood/src/api.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dad80b05..000000000
--- a/firewood/src/api.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2023, Ava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE.md for licensing terms.
-
-use std::io::Write;
-
-use crate::db::DbError;
-use crate::merkle::MerkleError;
-use crate::merkle::TrieHash;
-use crate::v2::api::Proof;
-
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-
-pub type Nonce = u64;
-
-#[async_trait]
-pub trait Db<R: Revision<N>, N: Send> {
-    async fn get_revision(&self, root_hash: TrieHash) -> Option<R>;
-}
-
-#[async_trait]
-pub trait Revision<N>
-where
-    Self: Sized,
-{
-    async fn kv_root_hash(&self) -> Result<TrieHash, DbError>;
-    async fn kv_get<K: AsRef<[u8]> + Send + Sync>(&self, key: K) -> Result<Vec<u8>, DbError>;
-
-    async fn kv_dump<W: Write + Send + Sync>(&self, writer: W) -> Result<(), DbError>;
-    async fn root_hash(&self) -> Result<TrieHash, DbError>;
-    async fn dump<W: Write + Send + Sync>(&self, writer: W) -> Result<(), DbError>;
-
-    async fn prove<K: AsRef<[u8]> + Send + Sync>(&self, key: K) -> Result<Proof<N>, MerkleError>;
-    async fn verify_range_proof<K: AsRef<[u8]> + Send + Sync>(
-        &self,
-        proof: Proof<N>,
-        first_key: K,
-        last_key: K,
-        keys: Vec<K>,
-        values: Vec<K>,
-    );
-}
diff --git a/firewood/src/lib.rs b/firewood/src/lib.rs
index 24682eda7..9c7b09548 100644
--- a/firewood/src/lib.rs
+++ b/firewood/src/lib.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ pub mod merkle_util;
 pub mod proof;
 pub mod storage;
 
-pub mod api;
 pub(crate) mod config;
 pub mod nibbles;