diff --git a/blockchain/msgs.go b/blockchain/msgs.go
index cd722bc19..35868830b 100644
--- a/blockchain/msgs.go
+++ b/blockchain/msgs.go
@@ -102,15 +102,7 @@ func ValidateMsg(pb proto.Message) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("base %v cannot be greater than height %v", msg.Base, msg.Height)
 		}
 	case *bcproto.StatusRequest:
-		if msg.Base < 0 {
-			return errors.New("negative Base")
-		}
-		if msg.Height < 0 {
-			return errors.New("negative Height")
-		}
-		if msg.Base > msg.Height {
-			return fmt.Errorf("base %v cannot be greater than height %v", msg.Base, msg.Height)
-		}
+		return nil
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unknown message type %T", msg)
 	}
diff --git a/blockchain/msgs_test.go b/blockchain/msgs_test.go
index f3ea63f32..c8c8a77c9 100644
--- a/blockchain/msgs_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/msgs_test.go
@@ -52,23 +52,8 @@ func TestBcNoBlockResponseMessageValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBcStatusRequestMessageValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		testName      string
-		requestHeight int64
-		expectErr     bool
-	}{
-		{"Valid Request Message", 0, false},
-		{"Valid Request Message", 1, false},
-		{"Invalid Request Message", -1, true},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		tc := tc
-		t.Run(tc.testName, func(t *testing.T) {
-			request := bcproto.StatusRequest{Height: tc.requestHeight}
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectErr, ValidateMsg(&request) != nil, "Validate Basic had an unexpected result")
-		})
-	}
+	request := bcproto.StatusRequest{}
+	assert.NoError(t, ValidateMsg(&request))
 }
 
 func TestBcStatusResponseMessageValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
@@ -124,12 +109,8 @@ func TestBlockchainMessageVectors(t *testing.T) {
 			NoBlockResponse: &bcproto.NoBlockResponse{Height: math.MaxInt64}}},
 			[]byte{0x12, 0xa, 0x8, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x7f}},
 		{"StatusRequestMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_StatusRequest{
-			StatusRequest: &bcproto.StatusRequest{Height: 1, Base: 2}}},
-			[]byte{0x22, 0x4, 0x8, 0x1, 0x10, 0x2}},
-		{"StatusRequestMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_StatusRequest{
-			StatusRequest: &bcproto.StatusRequest{Height: math.MaxInt64, Base: math.MaxInt64}}},
-			[]byte{0x22, 0x14, 0x8, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x7f,
-				0x10, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x7f}},
+			StatusRequest: &bcproto.StatusRequest{}}},
+			[]byte{0x22, 0x0}},
 		{"StatusResponseMessage", &bcproto.Message{Sum: &bcproto.Message_StatusResponse{
 			StatusResponse: &bcproto.StatusResponse{Height: 1, Base: 2}}},
 			[]byte{0x2a, 0x4, 0x8, 0x1, 0x10, 0x2}},
diff --git a/blockchain/v0/reactor.go b/blockchain/v0/reactor.go
index dd753f1f2..047c5f72a 100644
--- a/blockchain/v0/reactor.go
+++ b/blockchain/v0/reactor.go
@@ -410,10 +410,7 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 
 // BroadcastStatusRequest broadcasts `BlockStore` base and height.
 func (bcR *BlockchainReactor) BroadcastStatusRequest() error {
-	bm, err := bc.EncodeMsg(&bcproto.StatusRequest{
-		Base:   bcR.store.Base(),
-		Height: bcR.store.Height(),
-	})
+	bm, err := bc.EncodeMsg(&bcproto.StatusRequest{})
 	if err != nil {
 		bcR.Logger.Error("could not convert msg to proto", "err", err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not convert msg to proto: %w", err)
diff --git a/blockchain/v1/reactor.go b/blockchain/v1/reactor.go
index a63974962..e527993d5 100644
--- a/blockchain/v1/reactor.go
+++ b/blockchain/v1/reactor.go
@@ -480,10 +480,7 @@ func (bcR *BlockchainReactor) processBlock() error {
 // Implements bcRNotifier
 // sendStatusRequest broadcasts `BlockStore` height.
 func (bcR *BlockchainReactor) sendStatusRequest() {
-	msgBytes, err := bc.EncodeMsg(&bcproto.StatusRequest{
-		Base:   bcR.store.Base(),
-		Height: bcR.store.Height(),
-	})
+	msgBytes, err := bc.EncodeMsg(&bcproto.StatusRequest{})
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/blockchain/v2/io.go b/blockchain/v2/io.go
index 78919af04..4951573ce 100644
--- a/blockchain/v2/io.go
+++ b/blockchain/v2/io.go
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ type iIO interface {
 	sendBlockRequest(peerID p2p.ID, height int64) error
 	sendBlockToPeer(block *types.Block, peerID p2p.ID) error
 	sendBlockNotFound(height int64, peerID p2p.ID) error
-	sendStatusResponse(base int64, height int64, peerID p2p.ID) error
+	sendStatusResponse(base, height int64, peerID p2p.ID) error
 
-	broadcastStatusRequest(base int64, height int64) error
+	broadcastStatusRequest() error
 
 	trySwitchToConsensus(state state.State, skipWAL bool) bool
 }
@@ -127,12 +127,8 @@ func (sio *switchIO) trySwitchToConsensus(state state.State, skipWAL bool) bool
 	return ok
 }
 
-func (sio *switchIO) broadcastStatusRequest(base, height int64) error {
-	if height == 0 && base > 0 {
-		base = 0
-	}
-
-	msgBytes, err := bc.EncodeMsg(&bcproto.StatusRequest{Base: base, Height: height})
+func (sio *switchIO) broadcastStatusRequest() error {
+	msgBytes, err := bc.EncodeMsg(&bcproto.StatusRequest{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/blockchain/v2/reactor.go b/blockchain/v2/reactor.go
index f3f0bee4c..f5da4e5ff 100644
--- a/blockchain/v2/reactor.go
+++ b/blockchain/v2/reactor.go
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func (r *BlockchainReactor) demux(events <-chan Event) {
 		case <-doProcessBlockCh:
 			r.processor.send(rProcessBlock{})
 		case <-doStatusCh:
-			r.io.broadcastStatusRequest(r.store.Base(), r.SyncHeight())
+			r.io.broadcastStatusRequest()
 
 		// Events from peers. Closing the channel signals event loop termination.
 		case event, ok := <-events:
diff --git a/blockchain/v2/reactor_test.go b/blockchain/v2/reactor_test.go
index dbc15aa8e..03691ac37 100644
--- a/blockchain/v2/reactor_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/v2/reactor_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (sio *mockSwitchIo) sendBlockRequest(peerID p2p.ID, height int64) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (sio *mockSwitchIo) sendStatusResponse(base int64, height int64, peerID p2p.ID) error {
+func (sio *mockSwitchIo) sendStatusResponse(base, height int64, peerID p2p.ID) error {
 	sio.mtx.Lock()
 	defer sio.mtx.Unlock()
 	sio.numStatusResponse++
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (sio *mockSwitchIo) trySwitchToConsensus(state sm.State, skipWAL bool) bool
 	return true
 }
 
-func (sio *mockSwitchIo) broadcastStatusRequest(base int64, height int64) error {
+func (sio *mockSwitchIo) broadcastStatusRequest() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/p2p/conn/connection.go b/p2p/conn/connection.go
index c415a0ff6..4920ac0f2 100644
--- a/p2p/conn/connection.go
+++ b/p2p/conn/connection.go
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ func (c *MConnection) stopPongTimer() {
 func (c *MConnection) maxPacketMsgSize() int {
 	bz, err := proto.Marshal(mustWrapPacket(&tmp2p.PacketMsg{
 		ChannelID: 0x01,
-		EOF:       1,
+		EOF:       true,
 		Data:      make([]byte, c.config.MaxPacketMsgPayloadSize),
 	}))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -826,11 +826,11 @@ func (ch *Channel) nextPacketMsg() tmp2p.PacketMsg {
 	maxSize := ch.maxPacketMsgPayloadSize
 	packet.Data = ch.sending[:tmmath.MinInt(maxSize, len(ch.sending))]
 	if len(ch.sending) <= maxSize {
-		packet.EOF = 0x01
+		packet.EOF = true
 		ch.sending = nil
 		atomic.AddInt32(&ch.sendQueueSize, -1) // decrement sendQueueSize
 	} else {
-		packet.EOF = 0x00
+		packet.EOF = false
 		ch.sending = ch.sending[tmmath.MinInt(maxSize, len(ch.sending)):]
 	}
 	return packet
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ func (ch *Channel) recvPacketMsg(packet tmp2p.PacketMsg) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("received message exceeds available capacity: %v < %v", recvCap, recvReceived)
 	}
 	ch.recving = append(ch.recving, packet.Data...)
-	if packet.EOF == 0x01 {
+	if packet.EOF {
 		msgBytes := ch.recving
 
 		// clear the slice without re-allocating.
diff --git a/p2p/conn/connection_test.go b/p2p/conn/connection_test.go
index 78b73441d..6f771a2be 100644
--- a/p2p/conn/connection_test.go
+++ b/p2p/conn/connection_test.go
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func TestMConnectionReadErrorLongMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	// send msg thats just right
 	var packet = tmp2p.PacketMsg{
 		ChannelID: 0x01,
-		EOF:       1,
+		EOF:       true,
 		Data:      make([]byte, mconnClient.config.MaxPacketMsgPayloadSize),
 	}
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ func TestMConnectionReadErrorLongMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	// send msg thats too long
 	packet = tmp2p.PacketMsg{
 		ChannelID: 0x01,
-		EOF:       1,
+		EOF:       true,
 		Data:      make([]byte, mconnClient.config.MaxPacketMsgPayloadSize+100),
 	}
 
diff --git a/proto/tendermint/blockchain/types.pb.go b/proto/tendermint/blockchain/types.pb.go
index d00c06a17..cc6481a5e 100644
--- a/proto/tendermint/blockchain/types.pb.go
+++ b/proto/tendermint/blockchain/types.pb.go
@@ -158,10 +158,8 @@ func (m *BlockResponse) GetBlock() *types.Block {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// StatusRequest requests the status of a node (Height & Base)
+// StatusRequest requests the status of a peer.
 type StatusRequest struct {
-	Height int64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=height,proto3" json:"height,omitempty"`
-	Base   int64 `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=base,proto3" json:"base,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *StatusRequest) Reset()         { *m = StatusRequest{} }
@@ -197,21 +195,7 @@ func (m *StatusRequest) XXX_DiscardUnknown() {
 
 var xxx_messageInfo_StatusRequest proto.InternalMessageInfo
 
-func (m *StatusRequest) GetHeight() int64 {
-	if m != nil {
-		return m.Height
-	}
-	return 0
-}
-
-func (m *StatusRequest) GetBase() int64 {
-	if m != nil {
-		return m.Base
-	}
-	return 0
-}
-
-// StatusResponse is a peer response to inform their status
+// StatusResponse is a peer response to inform their status.
 type StatusResponse struct {
 	Height int64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=height,proto3" json:"height,omitempty"`
 	Base   int64 `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=base,proto3" json:"base,omitempty"`
@@ -400,31 +384,31 @@ func init() {
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("tendermint/blockchain/types.proto", fileDescriptor_2927480384e78499) }
 
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 }
 
 func (m *BlockRequest) Marshal() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
@@ -538,16 +522,6 @@ func (m *StatusRequest) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 	_ = i
 	var l int
 	_ = l
-	if m.Base != 0 {
-		i = encodeVarintTypes(dAtA, i, uint64(m.Base))
-		i--
-		dAtA[i] = 0x10
-	}
-	if m.Height != 0 {
-		i = encodeVarintTypes(dAtA, i, uint64(m.Height))
-		i--
-		dAtA[i] = 0x8
-	}
 	return len(dAtA) - i, nil
 }
 
@@ -775,12 +749,6 @@ func (m *StatusRequest) Size() (n int) {
 	}
 	var l int
 	_ = l
-	if m.Height != 0 {
-		n += 1 + sovTypes(uint64(m.Height))
-	}
-	if m.Base != 0 {
-		n += 1 + sovTypes(uint64(m.Base))
-	}
 	return n
 }
 
@@ -1140,44 +1108,6 @@ func (m *StatusRequest) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("proto: StatusRequest: illegal tag %d (wire type %d)", fieldNum, wire)
 		}
 		switch fieldNum {
-		case 1:
-			if wireType != 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Height", wireType)
-			}
-			m.Height = 0
-			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
-				if shift >= 64 {
-					return ErrIntOverflowTypes
-				}
-				if iNdEx >= l {
-					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
-				}
-				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
-				iNdEx++
-				m.Height |= int64(b&0x7F) << shift
-				if b < 0x80 {
-					break
-				}
-			}
-		case 2:
-			if wireType != 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Base", wireType)
-			}
-			m.Base = 0
-			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
-				if shift >= 64 {
-					return ErrIntOverflowTypes
-				}
-				if iNdEx >= l {
-					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
-				}
-				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
-				iNdEx++
-				m.Base |= int64(b&0x7F) << shift
-				if b < 0x80 {
-					break
-				}
-			}
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := skipTypes(dAtA[iNdEx:])
diff --git a/proto/tendermint/blockchain/types.proto b/proto/tendermint/blockchain/types.proto
index 9b0e98d36..f5c143cf5 100644
--- a/proto/tendermint/blockchain/types.proto
+++ b/proto/tendermint/blockchain/types.proto
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ message BlockResponse {
   tendermint.types.Block block = 1;
 }
 
-// StatusRequest requests the status of a node (Height & Base)
+// StatusRequest requests the status of a peer.
 message StatusRequest {
-  int64 height = 1;
-  int64 base   = 2;
 }
 
-// StatusResponse is a peer response to inform their status
+// StatusResponse is a peer response to inform their status.
 message StatusResponse {
   int64 height = 1;
   int64 base   = 2;
diff --git a/proto/tendermint/p2p/conn.pb.go b/proto/tendermint/p2p/conn.pb.go
index a04436761..7c26d3fcd 100644
--- a/proto/tendermint/p2p/conn.pb.go
+++ b/proto/tendermint/p2p/conn.pb.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ var xxx_messageInfo_PacketPong proto.InternalMessageInfo
 
 type PacketMsg struct {
 	ChannelID int32  `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=channel_id,json=channelId,proto3" json:"channel_id,omitempty"`
-	EOF       int32  `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=eof,proto3" json:"eof,omitempty"`
+	EOF       bool   `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=eof,proto3" json:"eof,omitempty"`
 	Data      []byte `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=data,proto3" json:"data,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ func (m *PacketMsg) GetChannelID() int32 {
 	return 0
 }
 
-func (m *PacketMsg) GetEOF() int32 {
+func (m *PacketMsg) GetEOF() bool {
 	if m != nil {
 		return m.EOF
 	}
-	return 0
+	return false
 }
 
 func (m *PacketMsg) GetData() []byte {
@@ -317,32 +317,32 @@ func init() {
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("tendermint/p2p/conn.proto", fileDescriptor_22474b5527c8fa9f) }
 
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 }
 
 func (m *PacketPing) Marshal() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
@@ -418,8 +418,13 @@ func (m *PacketMsg) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 		i--
 		dAtA[i] = 0x1a
 	}
-	if m.EOF != 0 {
-		i = encodeVarintConn(dAtA, i, uint64(m.EOF))
+	if m.EOF {
+		i--
+		if m.EOF {
+			dAtA[i] = 1
+		} else {
+			dAtA[i] = 0
+		}
 		i--
 		dAtA[i] = 0x10
 	}
@@ -604,8 +609,8 @@ func (m *PacketMsg) Size() (n int) {
 	if m.ChannelID != 0 {
 		n += 1 + sovConn(uint64(m.ChannelID))
 	}
-	if m.EOF != 0 {
-		n += 1 + sovConn(uint64(m.EOF))
+	if m.EOF {
+		n += 2
 	}
 	l = len(m.Data)
 	if l > 0 {
@@ -841,7 +846,7 @@ func (m *PacketMsg) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			if wireType != 0 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field EOF", wireType)
 			}
-			m.EOF = 0
+			var v int
 			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
 				if shift >= 64 {
 					return ErrIntOverflowConn
@@ -851,11 +856,12 @@ func (m *PacketMsg) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 				}
 				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
 				iNdEx++
-				m.EOF |= int32(b&0x7F) << shift
+				v |= int(b&0x7F) << shift
 				if b < 0x80 {
 					break
 				}
 			}
+			m.EOF = bool(v != 0)
 		case 3:
 			if wireType != 2 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Data", wireType)
diff --git a/proto/tendermint/p2p/conn.proto b/proto/tendermint/p2p/conn.proto
index a9112df2e..b12de6c82 100644
--- a/proto/tendermint/p2p/conn.proto
+++ b/proto/tendermint/p2p/conn.proto
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ message PacketPong {}
 
 message PacketMsg {
   int32 channel_id = 1 [(gogoproto.customname) = "ChannelID"];
-  int32 eof        = 2 [(gogoproto.customname) = "EOF"];
+  bool  eof        = 2 [(gogoproto.customname) = "EOF"];
   bytes data       = 3;
 }