diff --git a/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/handler.rs b/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/handler.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/methods.rs b/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/methods.rs
index d299e9bb7..b6563ba64 100644
--- a/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/methods.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/methods.rs
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ impl From<u16> for RPCMethod {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum RPCRequest {
-    HelloRequest,
+    Hello(HelloBody),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum RPCResponse {
-    HelloResponse(HelloResponse),
+    Hello(HelloBody),
 }
 
 // request/response structs for RPC methods
 #[derive(Encode, Decode, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct HelloResponse {
+pub struct HelloBody {
     pub network_id: u8,
     pub latest_finalized_root: Hash256,
     pub latest_finalized_epoch: Epoch,
diff --git a/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/mod.rs b/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/mod.rs
index f66f531eb..4cebb1e39 100644
--- a/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 ///
 /// This is purpose built for Ethereum 2.0 serenity and the protocol listens on
 /// `/eth/serenity/rpc/1.0.0`
-mod handler;
 mod methods;
 mod protocol;
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/protocol.rs b/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/protocol.rs
index 2c6b3caa0..4b462bb77 100644
--- a/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/protocol.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/libp2p/src/rpc/protocol.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-use super::methods::HelloResponse;
-use super::methods::{RPCMethod, RPCRequest, RPCResponse};
-//use crate::rpc_proto;
-//use byteorder::{BigEndian, ByteOrder};
-//use bytes::BytesMut;
-use futures::{future, stream, Future, Stream};
-use libp2p::core::{upgrade, InboundUpgrade, OutboundUpgrade, PeerId, UpgradeInfo};
-//use std::{io, iter};
+use super::methods::{HelloBody, RPCMethod, RPCRequest, RPCResponse};
+use libp2p::core::{upgrade, InboundUpgrade, OutboundUpgrade, UpgradeInfo};
 use ssz::{ssz_encode, Decodable, Encodable, SszStream};
 use std::io;
 use std::iter;
@@ -83,7 +77,10 @@ fn decode(packet: Vec<u8>) -> Result<RpcEvent, DecodeError> {
 
     if request {
         let body = match RPCMethod::from(method_id) {
-            RPCMethod::Hello => RPCRequest::HelloRequest,
+            RPCMethod::Hello => {
+                let (hello_body, _index) = HelloBody::ssz_decode(&packet, index)?;
+                RPCRequest::Hello(hello_body)
+            }
             RPCMethod::Unknown => return Err(DecodeError::UnknownRPCMethod),
         };
 
@@ -97,8 +94,8 @@ fn decode(packet: Vec<u8>) -> Result<RpcEvent, DecodeError> {
     else {
         let result = match RPCMethod::from(method_id) {
             RPCMethod::Hello => {
-                let (hello_response, _index) = HelloResponse::ssz_decode(&packet, index)?;
-                RPCResponse::HelloResponse(hello_response)
+                let (body, _index) = HelloBody::ssz_decode(&packet, index)?;
+                RPCResponse::Hello(body)
             }
             RPCMethod::Unknown => return Err(DecodeError::UnknownRPCMethod),
         };
@@ -137,8 +134,8 @@ impl Encodable for RpcEvent {
                 s.append(id);
                 s.append(method_id);
                 match body {
-                    RPCRequest::HelloRequest => {}
-                }
+                    RPCRequest::Hello(body) => s.append(body),
+                };
             }
             RpcEvent::Response {
                 id,
@@ -149,7 +146,7 @@ impl Encodable for RpcEvent {
                 s.append(id);
                 s.append(method_id);
                 match result {
-                    RPCResponse::HelloResponse(response) => {
+                    RPCResponse::Hello(response) => {
                         s.append(response);
                     }
                 }