diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0134e9b..d8bf757a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ and this project adheres to
   and key/value pairs are now supported. ([#1411])
 - @cosmjs/stargate: Let `searchTx` return non-readonly array. The caller owns
   this array and can mutate it as they want. ([#1411])
+- @cosmjs/stargate: Remove `QueryClient.queryUnverified` and
+  `QueryClient.queryVerified`. Please use `QueryClient.queryAbci` and
+  `QueryClient.queryStoreVerified` instead.
 
 [#1409]: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/issues/1409
 [#1411]: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/pull/1411
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.spec.ts
index 5a825b36..f179c096 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.spec.ts
@@ -92,83 +92,6 @@ describe("QueryClient", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe("queryUnverified", () => {
-    it("works via WebSockets", async () => {
-      pendingWithoutSimapp();
-      const [client, tmClient] = await makeClient(simapp.tendermintUrlWs);
-
-      const requestData = Uint8Array.from(
-        QueryAllBalancesRequest.encode({ address: unused.address }).finish(),
-      );
-      const data = await client.queryUnverified(`/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.Query/AllBalances`, requestData);
-      const response = QueryAllBalancesResponse.decode(data);
-      expect(response.balances.length).toEqual(2);
-
-      tmClient.disconnect();
-    });
-
-    it("works via http", async () => {
-      pendingWithoutSimapp();
-      const [client, tmClient] = await makeClient(simapp.tendermintUrlHttp);
-
-      const requestData = Uint8Array.from(
-        QueryAllBalancesRequest.encode({ address: unused.address }).finish(),
-      );
-      const data = await client.queryUnverified(`/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.Query/AllBalances`, requestData);
-      const response = QueryAllBalancesResponse.decode(data);
-      expect(response.balances.length).toEqual(2);
-
-      tmClient.disconnect();
-    });
-
-    it("works for height", async () => {
-      pendingWithoutSimapp();
-      const [queryClient, tmClient] = await makeClient(simapp.tendermintUrlHttp);
-
-      const joe = makeRandomAddress();
-      const h1 = (await tmClient.status()).syncInfo.latestBlockHeight;
-
-      // Send tokens to `recipient`
-      const wallet = await DirectSecp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(faucet.mnemonic);
-      const client = await SigningStargateClient.connectWithSigner(
-        simapp.tendermintUrlHttp,
-        wallet,
-        defaultSigningClientOptions,
-      );
-      const amount = coin(332211, simapp.denomFee);
-      await client.sendTokens(faucet.address0, joe, [amount], "auto");
-
-      const h2 = (await tmClient.status()).syncInfo.latestBlockHeight;
-      assert(h1 < h2);
-
-      // Query with no height
-      {
-        const requestData = QueryBalanceRequest.encode({ address: joe, denom: simapp.denomFee }).finish();
-        const data = await queryClient.queryUnverified(`/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.Query/Balance`, requestData);
-        const response = QueryBalanceResponse.decode(data);
-        expect(response.balance).toEqual(amount);
-      }
-
-      // Query at h2 (after send)
-      {
-        const requestData = QueryBalanceRequest.encode({ address: joe, denom: simapp.denomFee }).finish();
-        const data = await queryClient.queryUnverified(`/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.Query/Balance`, requestData, h2);
-        const response = QueryBalanceResponse.decode(data);
-        expect(response.balance).toEqual(amount);
-      }
-
-      // Query at h1 (before send)
-      {
-        const requestData = QueryBalanceRequest.encode({ address: joe, denom: simapp.denomFee }).finish();
-        const data = await queryClient.queryUnverified(`/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.Query/Balance`, requestData, h1);
-        const response = QueryBalanceResponse.decode(data);
-        expect(response.balance).toEqual({ amount: "0", denom: simapp.denomFee });
-      }
-
-      tmClient.disconnect();
-    });
-  });
-
   describe("queryAbci", () => {
     it("works via WebSockets", async () => {
       pendingWithoutSimapp();
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.ts
index aaa000a9..fed504ec 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.ts
@@ -512,18 +512,6 @@ export class QueryClient {
     this.tmClient = tmClient;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @deprecated use queryStoreVerified instead
-   */
-  public async queryVerified(
-    store: string,
-    queryKey: Uint8Array,
-    desiredHeight?: number,
-  ): Promise<Uint8Array> {
-    const { value } = await this.queryStoreVerified(store, queryKey, desiredHeight);
-    return value;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Queries the database store with a proof, which is then verified.
    *
@@ -608,20 +596,6 @@ export class QueryClient {
     };
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Performs an ABCI query to Tendermint without requesting a proof.
-   *
-   * @deprecated use queryAbci instead
-   */
-  public async queryUnverified(
-    path: string,
-    request: Uint8Array,
-    desiredHeight?: number,
-  ): Promise<Uint8Array> {
-    const response = await this.queryAbci(path, request, desiredHeight);
-    return response.value;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Performs an ABCI query to Tendermint without requesting a proof.
    *