diff --git a/client/grpc/cmtservice/block.go b/client/grpc/cmtservice/block.go
index 930b1ce9cbb0..f86704ad360f 100644
--- a/client/grpc/cmtservice/block.go
+++ b/client/grpc/cmtservice/block.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func getBlockHeight(ctx context.Context, rpc CometRPC) (int64, error) {
-	status, err := GetNodeStatus(ctx, rpc)
+	status, err := rpc.Status(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
diff --git a/client/grpc/cmtservice/service.go b/client/grpc/cmtservice/service.go
index c936727da2b3..85b758db59de 100644
--- a/client/grpc/cmtservice/service.go
+++ b/client/grpc/cmtservice/service.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cmtservice
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/address"
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api/cometbft/abci/v1"
 	gogogrpc "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/grpc"
 	gogoprotoany "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/types/any"
@@ -11,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/address"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func NewQueryServer(
 
 // GetSyncing implements ServiceServer.GetSyncing
 func (s queryServer) GetSyncing(ctx context.Context, _ *GetSyncingRequest) (*GetSyncingResponse, error) {
-	status, err := GetNodeStatus(ctx, s.rpc)
+	status, err := s.rpc.Status(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ func (s queryServer) GetValidatorSetByHeight(ctx context.Context, req *GetValida
 }
 
 func ValidatorsOutput(ctx context.Context, rpc CometRPC, consCodec address.Codec, height *int64, page, limit int) (*GetLatestValidatorSetResponse, error) {
-	vs, err := getValidators(ctx, rpc, height, page, limit)
+	vs, err := rpc.Validators(ctx, height, &page, &limit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ func ValidatorsOutput(ctx context.Context, rpc CometRPC, consCodec address.Codec
 
 // GetNodeInfo implements ServiceServer.GetNodeInfo
 func (s queryServer) GetNodeInfo(ctx context.Context, _ *GetNodeInfoRequest) (*GetNodeInfoResponse, error) {
-	status, err := GetNodeStatus(ctx, s.rpc)
+	status, err := s.rpc.Status(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/client/grpc/cmtservice/status.go b/client/grpc/cmtservice/status.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a3ba784a30de..000000000000
--- a/client/grpc/cmtservice/status.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package cmtservice
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	coretypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/rpc/core/types"
-)
-
-// GetNodeStatus returns the status of the node.
-func GetNodeStatus(ctx context.Context, rpc CometRPC) (*coretypes.ResultStatus, error) {
-
-	return rpc.Status(ctx)
-}
diff --git a/client/grpc/cmtservice/validator.go b/client/grpc/cmtservice/validator.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f3f08bc27b0..000000000000
--- a/client/grpc/cmtservice/validator.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package cmtservice
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	coretypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/rpc/core/types"
-)
-
-func getValidators(ctx context.Context, rpc CometRPC, height *int64, page, limit int) (*coretypes.ResultValidators, error) {
-	return rpc.Validators(ctx, height, &page, &limit)
-}