diff --git a/rpc/client/httpclient.go b/rpc/client/httpclient.go
index ea81199fc..6245333c5 100644
--- a/rpc/client/httpclient.go
+++ b/rpc/client/httpclient.go
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ func (c *HTTP) _assertIsClient() Client {
 	return c
 }
 
+func (c *HTTP) _assertIsNetworkClient() NetworkClient {
+	return c
+}
+
 func (c *HTTP) Status() (*ctypes.ResultStatus, error) {
 	tmResult := new(ctypes.TMResult)
 	_, err := c.rpc.Call("status", []interface{}{}, tmResult)
@@ -102,14 +106,13 @@ func (c *HTTP) NetInfo() (*ctypes.ResultNetInfo, error) {
 	return (*tmResult).(*ctypes.ResultNetInfo), nil
 }
 
-func (c *HTTP) DialSeeds(seeds []string) (*ctypes.ResultDialSeeds, error) {
+func (c *HTTP) DumpConsensusState() (*ctypes.ResultDumpConsensusState, error) {
 	tmResult := new(ctypes.TMResult)
-	// TODO: is this the correct way to marshall seeds?
-	_, err := c.rpc.Call("dial_seeds", []interface{}{seeds}, tmResult)
+	_, err := c.rpc.Call("dump_consensus_state", nil, tmResult)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "DialSeeds")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "DumpConsensusState")
 	}
-	return (*tmResult).(*ctypes.ResultDialSeeds), nil
+	return (*tmResult).(*ctypes.ResultDumpConsensusState), nil
 }
 
 func (c *HTTP) BlockchainInfo(minHeight, maxHeight int) (*ctypes.ResultBlockchainInfo, error) {
diff --git a/rpc/client/interface.go b/rpc/client/interface.go
index b50950e45..5dffe30bc 100644
--- a/rpc/client/interface.go
+++ b/rpc/client/interface.go
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ type SignClient interface {
 // by concrete implementations.
 type NetworkClient interface {
 	NetInfo() (*ctypes.ResultNetInfo, error)
-	// remove this???
-	DialSeeds(seeds []string) (*ctypes.ResultDialSeeds, error)
+	DumpConsensusState() (*ctypes.ResultDumpConsensusState, error)
 }
 
 // HistoryClient shows us data from genesis to now in large chunks.
diff --git a/rpc/client/localclient.go b/rpc/client/localclient.go
index eb180a6e2..fc533f15f 100644
--- a/rpc/client/localclient.go
+++ b/rpc/client/localclient.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ func (c Local) _assertIsClient() Client {
 	return c
 }
 
+func (c Local) _assertIsNetworkClient() NetworkClient {
+	return c
+}
+
 func (c Local) Status() (*ctypes.ResultStatus, error) {
 	return core.Status()
 }
@@ -70,6 +74,10 @@ func (c Local) NetInfo() (*ctypes.ResultNetInfo, error) {
 	return core.NetInfo()
 }
 
+func (c Local) DumpConsensusState() (*ctypes.ResultDumpConsensusState, error) {
+	return core.DumpConsensusState()
+}
+
 func (c Local) DialSeeds(seeds []string) (*ctypes.ResultDialSeeds, error) {
 	return core.UnsafeDialSeeds(seeds)
 }
@@ -93,46 +101,3 @@ func (c Local) Commit(height int) (*ctypes.ResultCommit, error) {
 func (c Local) Validators() (*ctypes.ResultValidators, error) {
 	return core.Validators()
 }
-
-/** websocket event stuff here... **/
-
-/*
-// StartWebsocket starts up a websocket and a listener goroutine
-// if already started, do nothing
-func (c Client) StartWebsocket() error {
-	var err error
-	if c.ws == nil {
-		ws := rpcclient.NewWSClient(c.remote, c.endpoint)
-		_, err = ws.Start()
-		if err == nil {
-			c.ws = ws
-		}
-	}
-	return errors.Wrap(err, "StartWebsocket")
-}
-
-// StopWebsocket stops the websocket connection
-func (c Client) StopWebsocket() {
-	if c.ws != nil {
-		c.ws.Stop()
-		c.ws = nil
-	}
-}
-
-// GetEventChannels returns the results and error channel from the websocket
-func (c Client) GetEventChannels() (chan json.RawMessage, chan error) {
-	if c.ws == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	return c.ws.ResultsCh, c.ws.ErrorsCh
-}
-
-func (c Client) Subscribe(event string) error {
-	return errors.Wrap(c.ws.Subscribe(event), "Subscribe")
-}
-
-func (c Client) Unsubscribe(event string) error {
-	return errors.Wrap(c.ws.Unsubscribe(event), "Unsubscribe")
-}
-
-*/
diff --git a/rpc/client/mock/client.go b/rpc/client/mock/client.go
index ddeb1219f..0dcba718c 100644
--- a/rpc/client/mock/client.go
+++ b/rpc/client/mock/client.go
@@ -124,46 +124,3 @@ func (c Client) Commit(height int) (*ctypes.ResultCommit, error) {
 func (c Client) Validators() (*ctypes.ResultValidators, error) {
 	return core.Validators()
 }
-
-/** websocket event stuff here... **/
-
-/*
-// StartWebsocket starts up a websocket and a listener goroutine
-// if already started, do nothing
-func (c Client) StartWebsocket() error {
-	var err error
-	if c.ws == nil {
-		ws := rpcclient.NewWSClient(c.remote, c.endpoint)
-		_, err = ws.Start()
-		if err == nil {
-			c.ws = ws
-		}
-	}
-	return errors.Wrap(err, "StartWebsocket")
-}
-
-// StopWebsocket stops the websocket connection
-func (c Client) StopWebsocket() {
-	if c.ws != nil {
-		c.ws.Stop()
-		c.ws = nil
-	}
-}
-
-// GetEventChannels returns the results and error channel from the websocket
-func (c Client) GetEventChannels() (chan json.RawMessage, chan error) {
-	if c.ws == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	return c.ws.ResultsCh, c.ws.ErrorsCh
-}
-
-func (c Client) Subscribe(event string) error {
-	return errors.Wrap(c.ws.Subscribe(event), "Subscribe")
-}
-
-func (c Client) Unsubscribe(event string) error {
-	return errors.Wrap(c.ws.Unsubscribe(event), "Unsubscribe")
-}
-
-*/
diff --git a/rpc/client/rpc_test.go b/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
index f37386c37..d96708142 100644
--- a/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
+++ b/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
@@ -67,13 +67,15 @@ func TestNetInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestDialSeeds(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDumpConsensusState(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, c := range GetClients() {
 		// FIXME: fix server so it doesn't panic on invalid input
 		nc, ok := c.(client.NetworkClient)
 		require.True(t, ok, "%d", i)
-		_, err := nc.DialSeeds([]string{"12.34.56.78:12345"})
+		cons, err := nc.DumpConsensusState()
 		require.Nil(t, err, "%d: %+v", i, err)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, cons.RoundState)
+		assert.Empty(t, cons.PeerRoundStates)
 	}
 }