diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 079c58f90..5c8df95ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 GOTOOLS = \
+	github.com/mitchellh/gox \
 	github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep \
-	gopkg.in/alecthomas/gometalinter.v2
+	gopkg.in/alecthomas/gometalinter.v2 \
+	github.com/gogo/protobuf/protoc-gen-gogo \
+	github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto
 PACKAGES=$(shell go list ./... | grep -v '/vendor/')
+INCLUDE = -I=. -I=${GOPATH}/src -I=${GOPATH}/src/github.com/gogo/protobuf/protobuf
 BUILD_TAGS?=tendermint
 BUILD_FLAGS = -ldflags "-X github.com/tendermint/tendermint/version.GitCommit=`git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD`"
 
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@ check: check_tools ensure_deps
 
 
 ########################################
-### Build
+### Build Tendermint
 
 build:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -tags '$(BUILD_TAGS)' -o build/tendermint ./cmd/tendermint/
@@ -22,10 +26,29 @@ build_race:
 install:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 go install $(BUILD_FLAGS) -tags '$(BUILD_TAGS)' ./cmd/tendermint
 
+########################################
+### Build ABCI
+
+protoc:
+	## If you get the following error,
+	## "error while loading shared libraries: libprotobuf.so.14: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
+	## See https://stackoverflow.com/a/25518702
+	protoc $(INCLUDE) --gogo_out=plugins=grpc:. abci/types/*.proto
+	@echo "--> adding nolint declarations to protobuf generated files"
+	@awk '/package abci/types/ { print "//nolint: gas"; print; next }1' abci/types/types.pb.go > abci/types/types.pb.go.new
+	@mv abci/types/types.pb.go.new abci/types/types.pb.go
+
+build_abci:
+	@go build -i ./abci/cmd/...
+
+install_abci:
+	@go install ./abci/cmd/...
+
 ########################################
 ### Distribution
 
 # dist builds binaries for all platforms and packages them for distribution
+# TODO add abci to these scripts
 dist:
 	@BUILD_TAGS='$(BUILD_TAGS)' sh -c "'$(CURDIR)/scripts/dist.sh'"
 
@@ -59,6 +82,17 @@ ensure_deps:
 	@echo "--> Running dep"
 	@dep ensure
 
+#For ABCI
+get_protoc:
+	@# https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases
+	curl -L https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v3.4.1/protobuf-cpp-3.4.1.tar.gz | tar xvz && \
+		cd protobuf-3.4.1 && \
+		DIST_LANG=cpp ./configure && \
+		make && \
+		make install && \
+		cd .. && \
+		rm -rf protobuf-3.4.1
+
 draw_deps:
 	@# requires brew install graphviz or apt-get install graphviz
 	go get github.com/RobotsAndPencils/goviz
@@ -87,6 +121,15 @@ test_apps:
 	# requires `abci-cli` and `tendermint` binaries installed
 	bash test/app/test.sh
 
+test_abci_apps:
+	bash abci/tests/test_app/test.sh
+
+test_abci_cli:
+	# test the cli against the examples in the tutorial at:
+	# ./docs/abci-cli.md
+	# if test fails, update the docs ^
+	@ bash abci/tests/test_cli/test.sh
+
 test_persistence:
 	# run the persistence tests using bash
 	# requires `abci-cli` installed
@@ -105,17 +148,14 @@ test_p2p:
 	# requires 'tester' the image from above
 	bash test/p2p/test.sh tester
 
-need_abci:
-	bash scripts/install_abci_apps.sh
-
 test_integrations:
 	make build_docker_test_image
 	make get_tools
 	make get_vendor_deps
 	make install
-	make need_abci
 	make test_cover
 	make test_apps
+	make test_abci_cli
 	make test_persistence
 	make test_p2p
 
diff --git a/abci/Makefile b/abci/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d1c4b2e5..000000000
--- a/abci/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,174 +0,0 @@
-GOTOOLS = \
-	github.com/mitchellh/gox \
-	github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep \
-	gopkg.in/alecthomas/gometalinter.v2 \
-	github.com/gogo/protobuf/protoc-gen-gogo \
-	github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto
-GOTOOLS_CHECK = gox dep gometalinter.v2 protoc protoc-gen-gogo
-PACKAGES=$(shell go list ./... | grep -v '/vendor/')
-INCLUDE = -I=. -I=${GOPATH}/src -I=${GOPATH}/src/github.com/gogo/protobuf/protobuf
-
-all: check get_vendor_deps protoc build test install metalinter
-
-check: check_tools
-
-
-########################################
-###  Build
-
-protoc:
-	## If you get the following error,
-	## "error while loading shared libraries: libprotobuf.so.14: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
-	## See https://stackoverflow.com/a/25518702
-	protoc $(INCLUDE) --gogo_out=plugins=grpc:. types/*.proto
-	@echo "--> adding nolint declarations to protobuf generated files"
-	@awk '/package types/ { print "//nolint: gas"; print; next }1' types/types.pb.go > types/types.pb.go.new
-	@mv types/types.pb.go.new types/types.pb.go
-
-build:
-	@go build -i ./cmd/...
-
-dist:
-	@bash scripts/dist.sh
-	@bash scripts/publish.sh
-
-install:
-	@go install ./cmd/...
-
-
-########################################
-### Tools & dependencies
-
-check_tools:
-	@# https://stackoverflow.com/a/25668869
-	@echo "Found tools: $(foreach tool,$(GOTOOLS_CHECK),\
-        $(if $(shell which $(tool)),$(tool),$(error "No $(tool) in PATH")))"
-
-get_tools:
-	@echo "--> Installing tools"
-	go get -u -v $(GOTOOLS)
-	@gometalinter.v2 --install
-
-get_protoc:
-	@# https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases
-	curl -L https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v3.4.1/protobuf-cpp-3.4.1.tar.gz | tar xvz && \
-		cd protobuf-3.4.1 && \
-		DIST_LANG=cpp ./configure && \
-		make && \
-		make install && \
-		cd .. && \
-		rm -rf protobuf-3.4.1
-
-update_tools:
-	@echo "--> Updating tools"
-	@go get -u $(GOTOOLS)
-
-get_vendor_deps:
-	@rm -rf vendor/
-	@echo "--> Running dep ensure"
-	@dep ensure
-
-
-########################################
-### Testing
-
-test:
-	@find . -path ./vendor -prune -o -name "*.sock" -exec rm {} \;
-	@echo "==> Running go test"
-	@go test $(PACKAGES)
-
-test_race:
-	@find . -path ./vendor -prune -o -name "*.sock" -exec rm {} \;
-	@echo "==> Running go test --race"
-	@go test -v -race $(PACKAGES)
-
-### three tests tested by Jenkins
-test_cover:
-	@ bash tests/test_cover.sh
-
-test_apps:
-	# test the counter using a go test script
-	@ bash tests/test_app/test.sh
-
-test_cli:
-	# test the cli against the examples in the tutorial at:
-	# http://tendermint.readthedocs.io/projects/tools/en/master/abci-cli.html
-	#
-	# XXX: if this test fails, fix it and update the docs at:
-	# https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/develop/docs/abci-cli.rst
-	@ bash tests/test_cli/test.sh
-
-########################################
-### Formatting, linting, and vetting
-
-fmt:
-	@go fmt ./...
-
-metalinter:
-	@echo "==> Running linter"
-	gometalinter.v2 --vendor --deadline=600s --disable-all  \
-		--enable=maligned \
-		--enable=deadcode \
-		--enable=goconst \
-		--enable=goimports \
-		--enable=gosimple \
-		--enable=ineffassign \
-		--enable=megacheck \
-		--enable=misspell \
-		--enable=staticcheck \
-		--enable=safesql \
-		--enable=structcheck \
-		--enable=unconvert \
-		--enable=unused \
-		--enable=varcheck \
-		--enable=vetshadow \
-		./...
-		#--enable=gas \
-		#--enable=dupl \
-		#--enable=errcheck \
-		#--enable=gocyclo \
-		#--enable=golint \ <== comments on anything exported
-		#--enable=gotype \
-		#--enable=interfacer \
-		#--enable=unparam \
-		#--enable=vet \
-
-metalinter_all:
-	protoc $(INCLUDE) --lint_out=. types/*.proto
-	gometalinter.v2 --vendor --deadline=600s --enable-all --disable=lll ./...
-
-
-########################################
-### Docker
-
-DEVDOC_SAVE = docker commit `docker ps -a -n 1 -q` devdoc:local
-
-docker_build:
-	docker build -t "tendermint/abci-dev" -f Dockerfile.develop .
-
-docker_run:
-	docker run -it -v "$(CURDIR):/go/src/github.com/tendermint/abci" -w "/go/src/github.com/tendermint/abci" "tendermint/abci-dev" /bin/bash
-
-docker_run_rm:
-	docker run -it --rm -v "$(CURDIR):/go/src/github.com/tendermint/abci" -w "/go/src/github.com/tendermint/abci" "tendermint/abci-dev" /bin/bash
-
-devdoc_init:
-	docker run -it -v "$(CURDIR):/go/src/github.com/tendermint/abci" -w "/go/src/github.com/tendermint/abci" tendermint/devdoc echo
-	# TODO make this safer
-	$(call DEVDOC_SAVE)
-
-devdoc:
-	docker run -it -v "$(CURDIR):/go/src/github.com/tendermint/abci" -w "/go/src/github.com/tendermint/abci" devdoc:local bash
-
-devdoc_save:
-	# TODO make this safer
-	$(call DEVDOC_SAVE)
-
-devdoc_clean:
-	docker rmi $$(docker images -f "dangling=true" -q)
-
-
-# To avoid unintended conflicts with file names, always add to .PHONY
-# unless there is a reason not to.
-# https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Phony-Targets.html
-.PHONY: check protoc build dist install check_tools get_tools get_protoc update_tools get_vendor_deps test test_race fmt metalinter metalinter_all docker_build docker_run docker_run_rm devdoc_init devdoc devdoc_save devdoc_clean
diff --git a/abci/tests/test_cover.sh b/abci/tests/test_cover.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index abbbbe563..000000000
--- a/abci/tests/test_cover.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -e
-echo "" > coverage.txt
-
-echo "==> Running unit tests"
-for d in $(go list ./... | grep -v vendor); do
-    go test -race -coverprofile=profile.out -covermode=atomic "$d"
-    if [ -f profile.out ]; then
-        cat profile.out >> coverage.txt
-        rm profile.out
-    fi
-done