diff --git a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
index af278d3fb..1c8c2b81e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Friendly reminder: We have a [bug bounty program](https://hackerone.com/tendermi
 
 - Go API
 
+  - [crypto/armor]: \#6963 remove package which is unused, and based on
+    deprecated fundamentals. Downstream users should maintain this
+    library. (@tychoish)
+
 - Blockchain Protocol
 
 ### FEATURES
diff --git a/crypto/armor/armor.go b/crypto/armor/armor.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c15d070e6..000000000
--- a/crypto/armor/armor.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-package armor
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp/armor"
-)
-
-func EncodeArmor(blockType string, headers map[string]string, data []byte) string {
-	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	w, err := armor.Encode(buf, blockType, headers)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("could not encode ascii armor: %s", err))
-	}
-	_, err = w.Write(data)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("could not encode ascii armor: %s", err))
-	}
-	err = w.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("could not encode ascii armor: %s", err))
-	}
-	return buf.String()
-}
-
-func DecodeArmor(armorStr string) (blockType string, headers map[string]string, data []byte, err error) {
-	buf := bytes.NewBufferString(armorStr)
-	block, err := armor.Decode(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, nil, err
-	}
-	data, err = ioutil.ReadAll(block.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, nil, err
-	}
-	return block.Type, block.Header, data, nil
-}
diff --git a/crypto/armor/armor_test.go b/crypto/armor/armor_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ecfaa0e1..000000000
--- a/crypto/armor/armor_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package armor
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func TestArmor(t *testing.T) {
-	blockType := "MINT TEST"
-	data := []byte("somedata")
-	armorStr := EncodeArmor(blockType, nil, data)
-
-	// Decode armorStr and test for equivalence.
-	blockType2, _, data2, err := DecodeArmor(armorStr)
-	require.Nil(t, err, "%+v", err)
-	assert.Equal(t, blockType, blockType2)
-	assert.Equal(t, data, data2)
-}