diff --git a/crypto/doc.go b/crypto/doc.go
index 41b3f3021..95ae0af18 100644
--- a/crypto/doc.go
+++ b/crypto/doc.go
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 //     sum := crypto.Sha256([]byte("This is Tendermint"))
 //     fmt.Printf("%x\n", sum)
 
-// Ripemd160
-//     sum := crypto.Ripemd160([]byte("This is consensus"))
-//     fmt.Printf("%x\n", sum)
 package crypto
 
 // TODO: Add more docs in here
diff --git a/crypto/example_test.go b/crypto/example_test.go
index 904e1c610..f1d0013d4 100644
--- a/crypto/example_test.go
+++ b/crypto/example_test.go
@@ -26,10 +26,3 @@ func ExampleSha256() {
 	// Output:
 	// f91afb642f3d1c87c17eb01aae5cb65c242dfdbe7cf1066cc260f4ce5d33b94e
 }
-
-func ExampleRipemd160() {
-	sum := crypto.Ripemd160([]byte("This is Tendermint"))
-	fmt.Printf("%x\n", sum)
-	// Output:
-	// 051e22663e8f0fd2f2302f1210f954adff009005
-}
diff --git a/crypto/hash.go b/crypto/hash.go
index c1fb41f7a..e1d22523f 100644
--- a/crypto/hash.go
+++ b/crypto/hash.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package crypto
 
 import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
-
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ripemd160"
 )
 
 func Sha256(bytes []byte) []byte {
@@ -11,9 +9,3 @@ func Sha256(bytes []byte) []byte {
 	hasher.Write(bytes)
 	return hasher.Sum(nil)
 }
-
-func Ripemd160(bytes []byte) []byte {
-	hasher := ripemd160.New()
-	hasher.Write(bytes)
-	return hasher.Sum(nil)
-}