diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile b/tools/build/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c2094427..000000000
--- a/tools/build/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,289 +0,0 @@
-##
-# Extra checks, because we do not use autoconf.
-##
-
-requirements_check = true
-gpg_check = false
-go_min_version = 1.13
-gpg_key = 2122CBE9
-
-ifeq ($(requirements_check),true)
-ifndef GOPATH
-$(error GOPATH not set)
-else
-go_version := $(shell go version | sed "s/^.* go\([0-9\.]*\) .*$$/\1/" )
-$(info Found go version $(go_version))
-go_version_check := $(shell echo -e "$(go_min_version)\n$(go_version)" | sort -V | head -1)
-ifneq ($(go_min_version),$(go_version_check))
-$(error go version go_min_version or above is required)
-endif
-endif
-ifeq ($(gpg_check),true)
-gpg_check := $(shell gpg -K | grep '/$(gpg_key) ' | sed 's,^.*/\($(gpg_key)\) .*$$,\1,')
-ifneq ($(gpg_check),$(gpg_key))
-$(error GPG key $(gpg_key) not found.)
-else
-$(info GPG key $(gpg_key) found)
-endif
-ifndef GPG_PASSPHRASE
-$(error GPG_PASSPHRASE not set)
-endif
-endif
-endif
-
-###
-# Here comes the real deal
-###
-
-binaries = tendermint basecoind ethermint gaia
-build-binaries = build-tendermint build-basecoind build-ethermint build-gaia
-package-rpm = package-rpm-tendermint package-rpm-basecoind package-rpm-ethermint package-rpm-gaia
-install-rpm = install-rpm-tendermint install-rpm-basecoind install-rpm-ethermint install-rpm-gaia
-package-deb = package-deb-tendermint package-deb-basecoind package-deb-ethermint package-deb-gaia
-install-deb = install-deb-tendermint install-deb-basecoind install-deb-ethermint install-deb-gaia
-
-all: $(binaries)
-build: $(build-binaries)
-package: $(package-rpm) $(package-deb)
-install: $(install-rpm) $(install-deb)
-$(binaries): %: build-% package-rpm-% package-deb-%
-
-###
-# Build the binaries
-###
-
-git-branch:
-	$(eval GIT_BRANCH=$(shell echo $${GIT_BRANCH:-master}))
-
-gopath-setup:
-	test -d $(GOPATH) || mkdir -p $(GOPATH)
-	test -d $(GOPATH)/bin || mkdir -p $(GOPATH)/bin
-	test -d $(GOPATH)/src || mkdir -p $(GOPATH)/src
-
-build-tendermint: git-branch gopath-setup
-	@echo "*** Building tendermint"
-	go get -d -u github.com/tendermint/tendermint/cmd/tendermint
-	cd $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint && git checkout "$(GIT_BRANCH)" && git pull
-	export PATH=$(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH) && $(MAKE) -C $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint tools build
-	cp $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/build/tendermint $(GOPATH)/bin
-	@echo "*** Built tendermint"
-
-build-ethermint: git-branch gopath-setup
-	@echo "*** Building ethermint"
-	go get -d -u github.com/tendermint/ethermint/cmd/ethermint
-	cd $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/ethermint && git checkout "$(GIT_BRANCH)" && git pull
-	export PATH=$(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH) && $(MAKE) -C $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/ethermint build
-	cp $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/ethermint/build/ethermint $(GOPATH)/bin
-	@echo "*** Built ethermint"
-
-build-gaia: git-branch gopath-setup
-	@echo "*** Building gaia"
-	go get -d -u go github.com/cosmos/gaia || echo "Workaround for go downloads."
-	cd $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cosmos/gaia && git checkout "$(GIT_BRANCH)" && git pull
-	export PATH=$(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH) && $(MAKE) -C $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cosmos/gaia install
-	@echo "*** Built gaia"
-
-build-basecoind: git-branch gopath-setup
-	@echo "*** Building basecoind from cosmos-sdk"
-	go get -d -u github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecoind
-	cd $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk && git checkout "$(GIT_BRANCH)" && git pull
-	export PATH=$(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH) && $(MAKE) -C $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk tools build
-	cp $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/build/basecoind $(GOPATH)/bin/basecoind
-	@echo "*** Built basecoind from cosmos-sdk"
-
-###
-# Prepare package files
-###
-
-# set app_version
-version-%:
-	@echo "Checking if binary exists"
-	test -f $(GOPATH)/bin/$*
-	@echo "BUILD_NUMBER is $(BUILD_NUMBER)"
-	test -n "$(BUILD_NUMBER)"
-	$(eval $*_version=$(shell $(GOPATH)/bin/$* version | head -1 | cut -d- -f1 | sed 's/^\(ethermint:\s*\|\)\(v\|\)//' | tr -d '\t ' ))
-
-# set build_folder
-folder-%: version-%
-	$(eval build_folder=BUILD/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER))
-
-# clean up folder structure for package files
-prepare-files = rm -rf $(build_folder) && mkdir -p $(build_folder) && cp -r ./$(1)/* $(build_folder) && mkdir -p $(build_folder)/usr/bin && cp $(GOPATH)/bin/$(1) $(build_folder)/usr/bin
-
-##
-## Package customizations for the different applications
-##
-
-prepare-tendermint =
-prepare-ethermint = mkdir -p $(build_folder)/etc/ethermint && \
-	cp $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/ethermint/setup/genesis.json $(build_folder)/etc/ethermint/genesis.json && \
-	cp -r $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/ethermint/setup/keystore $(build_folder)/etc/ethermint
-prepare-gaia =
-prepare-basecoind = cp $(GOPATH)/bin/basecoind $(build_folder)/usr/bin
-
-###
-# Package the binary for CentOS/RedHat (RPM) and Debian/Ubuntu (DEB)
-###
-
-# Depends on rpmbuild, sorry, this can only be built on CentOS/RedHat machines.
-package-rpm-%: folder-%
-	@echo "*** Packaging RPM $* version $($*_version)"
-
-	$(call prepare-files,$*)
-	$(call prepare-$*)
-
-	rm -rf $(build_folder)/DEBIAN
-	mkdir -p $(build_folder)/usr/share/licenses/$*
-	cp ./LICENSE $(build_folder)/usr/share/licenses/$*/LICENSE
-	chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w $(build_folder)
-
-	mkdir -p {SPECS,tmp}
-
-	./generate-spec $* spectemplates SPECS
-	sed -i "s/@VERSION@/$($*_version)/" SPECS/$*.spec
-	sed -i "s/@BUILD_NUMBER@/$(BUILD_NUMBER)/" SPECS/$*.spec
-	sed -i "s/@PACKAGE_NAME@/$*/" SPECS/$*.spec
-
-	rpmbuild -bb SPECS/$*.spec --define "_topdir `pwd`" --define "_tmppath `pwd`/tmp"
-	./sign RPMS/x86_64/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER).x86_64.rpm "$(gpg_key)" "`which gpg`"
-	rpm -Kv RPMS/x86_64/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER).x86_64.rpm || echo "rpm returns non-zero exist for some reason. ($?)"
-	@echo "*** Packaged RPM $* version $($*_version)"
-
-package-deb-%: folder-%
-	@echo "*** Packaging DEB $* version $($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)"
-
-	$(call prepare-files,$*)
-	$(call prepare-$*)
-
-	mkdir -p $(build_folder)/usr/share/doc/$*
-	cp $(build_folder)/DEBIAN/copyright $(build_folder)/usr/share/doc/$*
-	chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w $(build_folder)
-
-	sed -i "s/@VERSION@/$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)/" $(build_folder)/DEBIAN/changelog
-	sed -i "s/@STABILITY@/stable/" $(build_folder)/DEBIAN/changelog
-	sed -i "s/@DATETIMESTAMP@/`date +%a,\ %d\ %b\ %Y\ %T\ %z`/" $(build_folder)/DEBIAN/changelog
-	sed -i "s/@VERSION@/$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)/" $(build_folder)/DEBIAN/control
-
-	gzip -c $(build_folder)/DEBIAN/changelog > $(build_folder)/usr/share/doc/$*/changelog.Debian.gz
-	gzip -c $(build_folder)/DEBIAN/changelog > $(build_folder)/usr/share/doc/$*/changelog.Debian.amd64.gz
-	sed -i "s/@INSTALLEDSIZE@/`du -ks $(build_folder) | cut -f 1`/" $(build_folder)/DEBIAN/control
-
-	cd $(build_folder) && tar --owner=root --group=root -cvJf ../../tmp/data.tar.xz --exclude DEBIAN *
-	cd $(build_folder)/DEBIAN && tar --owner=root --group=root -cvzf ../../../tmp/control.tar.gz *
-	echo "2.0" > tmp/debian-binary
-
-	cp ./_gpg tmp/
-	cd tmp && sed -i "s/@DATETIMESTAMP@/`date +%a\ %b\ %d\ %T\ %Y`/" _gpg
-	cd tmp && sed -i "s/@BINMD5@/`md5sum debian-binary | cut -d\  -f1`/" _gpg
-	cd tmp && sed -i "s/@BINSHA1@/`sha1sum debian-binary | cut -d\  -f1`/" _gpg
-	cd tmp && sed -i "s/@BINSIZE@/`stat -c %s debian-binary | cut -d\  -f1`/" _gpg
-	cd tmp && sed -i "s/@CONMD5@/`md5sum control.tar.gz | cut -d\  -f1`/" _gpg
-	cd tmp && sed -i "s/@CONSHA1@/`sha1sum control.tar.gz | cut -d\  -f1`/" _gpg
-	cd tmp && sed -i "s/@CONSIZE@/`stat -c %s control.tar.gz | cut -d\  -f1`/" _gpg
-	cd tmp && sed -i "s/@DATMD5@/`md5sum data.tar.xz | cut -d\  -f1`/" _gpg
-	cd tmp && sed -i "s/@DATSHA1@/`sha1sum data.tar.xz | cut -d\  -f1`/" _gpg
-	cd tmp && sed -i "s/@DATSIZE@/`stat -c %s data.tar.xz | cut -d\  -f1`/" _gpg
-	gpg --batch --passphrase "$(GPG_PASSPHRASE)" --clearsign tmp/_gpg
-	mv tmp/_gpg.asc tmp/_gpgbuilder
-	ar r tmp/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb tmp/debian-binary tmp/control.tar.gz tmp/data.tar.xz tmp/_gpgbuilder
-	mv tmp/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb RPMS/
-	rm tmp/debian-binary tmp/control.tar.gz tmp/data.tar.xz tmp/_gpgbuilder tmp/_gpg
-	@echo "*** Packaged DEB $* version $($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)"
-
-install-rpm-%: version-%
-#Make sure your host has the IAM role to read/write the S3 bucket OR that you set up ~/.boto
-	@echo "*** Uploading $*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER).x86_64.rpm to AWS $(DEVOPS_PATH)CentOS repository"
-	aws s3 sync s3://tendermint-packages/$(DEVOPS_PATH)centos/ tmp/s3/ --delete
-	mkdir -p tmp/s3/7/os/x86_64/Packages
-	cp RPMS/x86_64/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER).x86_64.rpm tmp/s3/7/os/x86_64/Packages
-	cp ./RPM-GPG-KEY-Tendermint tmp/s3/7/os/x86_64/
-	cp ./tendermint.repo tmp/s3/7/os/x86_64/
-	rm -f tmp/s3/7/os/x86_64/repodata/*.bz2 tmp/s3/7/os/x86_64/repodata/*.gz tmp/s3/7/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml.asc
-	createrepo tmp/s3/7/os/x86_64/Packages -u https://tendermint-packages.interblock.io/$(DEVOPS_PATH)centos/7/os/x86_64/Packages -o tmp/s3/7/os/x86_64 --update -S --repo Tendermint --content tendermint --content basecoind --content ethermint
-	gpg --batch --passphrase "$(GPG_PASSPHRASE)" --detach-sign -a tmp/s3/7/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml
-	aws s3 sync tmp/s3/ s3://tendermint-packages/$(DEVOPS_PATH)centos/ --delete --acl public-read
-	@echo "*** Uploaded $* to AWS $(DEVOPS_PATH)CentOS repository"
-
-install-deb-%: version-%
-	@echo "*** Uploading $*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb to AWS $(DEVOPS_PATH)Debian repository"
-	@echo "Testing if $*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb is already uploaded"
-	test ! -f tmp/debian-s3/pool/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb
-	aws s3 sync s3://tendermint-packages/$(DEVOPS_PATH)debian/ tmp/debian-s3/ --delete
-	@echo "Testing if $*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb is already uploaded"
-	test ! -f tmp/debian-s3/pool/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb
-	cp ./tendermint.list tmp/debian-s3/
-	mkdir -p tmp/debian-s3/pool tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64
-	cp RPMS/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb tmp/debian-s3/pool
-	cp ./Release_amd64 tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Release
-
-	#Packages / Packages.gz	
-
-	echo > tmp/Package
-	echo "Filename: pool/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb" >> tmp/Package
-	echo "MD5sum: `md5sum RPMS/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb | cut -d\  -f 1`" >> tmp/Package
-	echo "SHA1: `sha1sum RPMS/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb | cut -d\  -f 1`" >> tmp/Package
-	echo "SHA256: `sha256sum RPMS/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb | cut -d\  -f 1`" >> tmp/Package
-	echo "Size: `stat -c %s RPMS/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb | cut -d\  -f 1`" >> tmp/Package
-	cat BUILD/$*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)/DEBIAN/control >> tmp/Package
-
-	cat tmp/Package >> tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages
-	rm -f tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
-	gzip -c tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages > tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
-	rm -f tmp/Package
-
-	#main / Release / InRelease / Release.gpg
-
-	cp ./Release tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/Release
-	rm -f tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/InRelease
-	rm -f tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/Release.gpg
-
-	echo "MD5Sum:" >> tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/Release
-	cd tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main && for f in `find . -type f | sed 's/^.\///'` ; do test "$$f" == "Release" && continue ; echo -n " " ; md5sum $$f | sed "s/  / `stat -c %s $$f` /" ; done >> Release
-	echo "SHA1:" >> tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/Release
-	cd tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main && for f in `find . -type f | sed 's/^.\///'` ; do test "$$f" == "Release" && continue ; echo -n " " ; sha1sum $$f | sed "s/  / `stat -c %s $$f` /" ; done >> Release
-	echo "SHA256:" >> tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/Release
-	cd tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main && for f in `find . -type f | sed 's/^.\///'` ; do test "$$f" == "Release" && continue ; echo -n " " ; sha256sum $$f | sed "s/  / `stat -c %s $$f` /" ; done >> Release
-
-	gpg --batch --passphrase "$(GPG_PASSPHRASE)" --digest-algo SHA256 -b -a tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/Release
-	mv tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/Release.asc tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/Release.gpg
-	gpg --batch --passphrase "$(GPG_PASSPHRASE)" --digest-algo SHA512 --clearsign tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/Release
-	mv tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/Release.asc tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/main/InRelease
-
-	#stable / Release / InRelease / Release.gpg
-
-	cp ./Release tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/Release
-	rm -f tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/InRelease
-	rm -f tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/Release.gpg
-
-	echo "MD5Sum:" >> tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/Release
-	cd tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable && for f in `find . -type f | sed 's/^.\///'` ; do test "$$f" == "Release" && continue ; echo -n " " ; md5sum $$f | sed "s/  / `stat -c %s $$f` /" ; done >> Release
-	echo "SHA1:" >> tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/Release
-	cd tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable && for f in `find . -type f | sed 's/^.\///'` ; do test "$$f" == "Release" && continue ; echo -n " " ; sha1sum $$f | sed "s/  / `stat -c %s $$f` /" ; done >> Release
-	echo "SHA256:" >> tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/Release
-	cd tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable && for f in `find . -type f | sed 's/^.\///'` ; do test "$$f" == "Release" && continue ; echo -n " " ; sha256sum $$f | sed "s/  / `stat -c %s $$f` /" ; done >> Release
-
-	gpg --batch --passphrase "$(GPG_PASSPHRASE)" --digest-algo SHA256 -b -a tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/Release
-	mv tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/Release.asc tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/Release.gpg
-	gpg --batch --passphrase "$(GPG_PASSPHRASE)" --digest-algo SHA512 --clearsign tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/Release
-	mv tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/Release.asc tmp/debian-s3/dists/stable/InRelease
-
-	aws s3 sync tmp/debian-s3/ s3://tendermint-packages/$(DEVOPS_PATH)debian/ --delete --acl public-read
-	@echo "*** Uploaded $*-$($*_version)-$(BUILD_NUMBER)_amd64.deb to AWS $(DEVOPS_PATH)Debian repository"
-
-mostlyclean:
-	rm -rf {BUILDROOT,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS,tmp}
-
-clean: mostlyclean
-	rm -rf {BUILD,RPMS}
-
-distclean: clean
-	rm -rf $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
-	rm -rf $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
-	rm -rf $(GOPATH)/src/github.com/tendermint/ethermint 
-	rm -rf $(GOPATH)/bin/tendermint
-	rm -rf $(GOPATH)/bin/basecoind
-	rm -rf $(GOPATH)/bin/ethermint
-	rm -rf $(GOPATH)/bin/gaia
-
-.PHONY : clean
-
diff --git a/tools/build/tendermint.list b/tools/build/tendermint.list
deleted file mode 100644
index bba521af5..000000000
--- a/tools/build/tendermint.list
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-deb http://tendermint-packages.s3-website-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/debian stable main