diff --git a/src/aeb_fate_data.erl b/src/aeb_fate_data.erl
index 37e9cd0..e5e07f0 100644
--- a/src/aeb_fate_data.erl
+++ b/src/aeb_fate_data.erl
@@ -94,14 +94,10 @@
         , make_channel/1
         , make_bits/1
         , make_unit/0
-        , tuple_to_list/1
-        , decode/1
-        , encode/1
         ]).
 -export([format/1]).
 
 
-
 make_boolean(true)  -> ?FATE_TRUE;
 make_boolean(false) -> ?FATE_FALSE.
 make_list([]) ->       ?FATE_NIL;
@@ -138,68 +134,7 @@ make_variant(Arities, Tag, Values) ->
             end
     end.
 
-tuple_to_list(?FATE_TUPLE(T)) -> erlang:tuple_to_list(T).
 
-%% Encode is a convinience function for testing, encoding an Erlang term
-%% to a Fate term, but it can not distinguish between e.g. 32-byte strings
-%% and addresses. Therfore an extra tuple layer on the erlang side for
-%% addresses and bits.
-encode({bits, Term}) when is_integer(Term) -> make_bits(Term);
-%% TODO: check that each byte is in base58
-encode({address, B}) when is_binary(B)  -> make_address(B);
-encode({address, I}) when is_integer(I)  -> B = <<I:256>>, make_address(B);
-encode({address, S}) when is_list(S)  ->
-    make_address(encode_address(account_pubkey, S));
-encode({hash, H}) when is_binary(H)  -> make_hash(H);
-encode({hash, H}) when is_list(H)  -> make_hash(base64:decode(H));
-encode({signature, S}) when is_binary(S)  -> make_signature(S);
-encode({signature, S}) when is_list(S)  ->
-    make_signature(encode_address(signature, S));
-encode({contract, B}) when is_binary(B)  -> make_contract(B);
-encode({contract, I}) when is_integer(I)  -> B = <<I:256>>, make_contract(B);
-encode({contract, S}) when is_list(S)  ->
-    make_contract(encode_address(contract_pubkey, S));
-encode({oracle, B}) when is_binary(B)  -> make_oracle(B);
-encode({oracle, I}) when is_integer(I)  -> B = <<I:256>>, make_oracle(B);
-encode({oracle, S}) when is_list(S)  ->
-    make_oracle(encode_address(oracle_pubkey, S));
-encode({name, B}) when is_binary(B)  -> make_name(B);
-encode({name, I}) when is_integer(I)  -> B = <<I:256>>, make_name(B);
-encode({name, S}) when is_list(S)  ->
-    make_name(encode_address(name, S));
-encode({channel, B}) when is_binary(B)  -> make_channel(B);
-encode({channel, I}) when is_integer(I)  -> B = <<I:256>>, make_channel(B);
-encode({channel, S}) when is_list(S)  ->
-    make_channel(encode_address(channel, S));
-encode({variant, Arities, Tag, Values}) -> make_variant(Arities, Tag, Values);
-encode(Term) when is_integer(Term) -> make_integer(Term);
-encode(Term) when is_boolean(Term) -> make_boolean(Term);
-encode(Term) when is_list(Term) -> make_list([encode(E) || E <- Term]);
-encode(Term) when is_tuple(Term) ->
-    make_tuple(list_to_tuple([encode(E) || E <- erlang:tuple_to_list(Term)]));
-encode(Term) when is_map(Term) ->
-    make_map(maps:from_list([{encode(K), encode(V)} || {K,V} <- maps:to_list(Term)]));
-encode(Term) when is_binary(Term) -> make_string(Term).
-
-
-
-decode(I) when ?IS_FATE_INTEGER(I) -> I;
-decode(?FATE_TRUE)  -> true;
-decode(?FATE_FALSE) -> false;
-decode(L) when ?IS_FATE_LIST(L) -> [decode(E) || E <- L];
-decode(?FATE_ADDRESS(<<Address:256>>)) -> {address, Address};
-decode(?FATE_HASH(H))      -> {hash, H};
-decode(?FATE_SIGNATURE(S)) -> {signature, S};
-decode(?FATE_CONTRACT(X))  -> {contract, X};
-decode(?FATE_ORACLE(X))    -> {oracle, X};
-decode(?FATE_NAME(X))      -> {name, X};
-decode(?FATE_CHANNEL(X))   -> {channel, X};
-decode(?FATE_BITS(Bits))   -> {bits, Bits};
-decode(?FATE_TUPLE(T))     -> erlang:list_to_tuple([decode(E) || E <- T]);
-decode(?FATE_VARIANT(Arities, Tag, Values)) -> {variant, Arities, Tag, Values};
-decode(S) when ?IS_FATE_STRING(S) -> binary_to_list(S);
-decode(M) when ?IS_FATE_MAP(M) ->
-    maps:from_list([{decode(K), decode(V)} || {K, V} <- maps:to_list(M)]).
 
 -spec format(fate_type()) -> iolist().
 format(I) when ?IS_FATE_INTEGER(I) -> integer_to_list(?MAKE_FATE_INTEGER(I));
@@ -257,13 +192,3 @@ format_list(List) ->
 
 format_kvs(List) ->
     lists:join(", ", [ [format(K), " => ",  format(V)] || {K, V} <- List]).
-
-encode_address(Type, S) when is_list(S) ->
-    B = list_to_binary(S),
-    try aeser_api_encoder:decode(B) of
-        {Type, Encoding} ->
-            Encoding;
-        _ -> erlang:error({bad_address_encoding, Type, S})
-    catch _:_ ->
-            erlang:error({bad_address_encoding, Type, S})
-    end.