diff --git a/packages/bcp/src/cosmwasmconnection.ts b/packages/bcp/src/cosmwasmconnection.ts
index 4bacadb1..afd6ea70 100644
--- a/packages/bcp/src/cosmwasmconnection.ts
+++ b/packages/bcp/src/cosmwasmconnection.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
   CosmosAddressBech32Prefix,
   CosmWasmClient,
   findSequenceForSignedTx,
-  RestClient,
   TxsResponse,
   types,
 } from "@cosmwasm/sdk";
@@ -74,10 +73,9 @@ export class CosmWasmConnection implements BlockchainConnection {
     addressPrefix: CosmosAddressBech32Prefix,
     tokens: TokenConfiguration,
   ): Promise<CosmWasmConnection> {
-    const restClient = new RestClient(url);
     const cosmWasmClient = CosmWasmClient.makeReadOnly(url);
     const chainData = await this.initialize(cosmWasmClient);
-    return new CosmWasmConnection(restClient, cosmWasmClient, chainData, addressPrefix, tokens);
+    return new CosmWasmConnection(cosmWasmClient, chainData, addressPrefix, tokens);
   }
 
   private static async initialize(cosmWasmClient: CosmWasmClient): Promise<ChainId> {
@@ -88,8 +86,6 @@ export class CosmWasmConnection implements BlockchainConnection {
   public readonly chainId: ChainId;
   public readonly codec: TxCodec;
 
-  /** @deprecated everything we use from RestClient should be available in CosmWasmClient */
-  private readonly restClient: RestClient;
   private readonly cosmWasmClient: CosmWasmClient;
   private readonly addressPrefix: CosmosAddressBech32Prefix;
   private readonly bankTokens: readonly BankToken[];
@@ -100,14 +96,11 @@ export class CosmWasmConnection implements BlockchainConnection {
   private readonly supportedTokens: readonly Token[];
 
   private constructor(
-    restClient: RestClient,
     cosmWasmClient: CosmWasmClient,
     chainId: ChainId,
     addressPrefix: CosmosAddressBech32Prefix,
     tokens: TokenConfiguration,
   ) {
-    // tslint:disable-next-line: deprecation
-    this.restClient = restClient;
     this.cosmWasmClient = cosmWasmClient;
     this.chainId = chainId;
     this.codec = new CosmWasmCodec(addressPrefix, tokens.bankTokens, tokens.erc20Tokens);
diff --git a/packages/bcp/types/cosmwasmconnection.d.ts b/packages/bcp/types/cosmwasmconnection.d.ts
index 0274f4c8..dff506c5 100644
--- a/packages/bcp/types/cosmwasmconnection.d.ts
+++ b/packages/bcp/types/cosmwasmconnection.d.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ export declare class CosmWasmConnection implements BlockchainConnection {
   private static initialize;
   readonly chainId: ChainId;
   readonly codec: TxCodec;
-  /** @deprecated everything we use from RestClient should be available in CosmWasmClient */
-  private readonly restClient;
   private readonly cosmWasmClient;
   private readonly addressPrefix;
   private readonly bankTokens;