diff --git a/_pkg.dev/wire/payload/blockbase.go b/_pkg.dev/wire/payload/blockbase.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d8e55828..000000000
--- a/_pkg.dev/wire/payload/blockbase.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-package payload
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"errors"
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/wire/payload/transaction"
-	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/wire/util"
-)
-
-var (
-	errPadding = errors.New("There is a padding mismatch")
-)
-
-//BlockBase represents the base of the block
-// This is different than the block header. See HeadersMessage
-type BlockBase struct {
-	// Version of the block.
-	Version uint32 `json:"version"`
-
-	// hash of the previous block.
-	PrevHash util.Uint256 `json:"previousblockhash"`
-
-	// Root hash of a transaction list.
-	MerkleRoot util.Uint256 `json:"merkleroot"`
-
-	// The time stamp of each block must be later than previous block's time stamp.
-	// Generally the difference of two block's time stamp is about 15 seconds and imprecision is allowed.
-	// The height of the block must be exactly equal to the height of the previous block plus 1.
-	Timestamp uint32 `json:"time"`
-
-	// index/height of the block
-	Index uint32 `json:"height"`
-
-	// Random number also called nonce
-	ConsensusData uint64 `json:"nonce"`
-
-	// Contract addresss of the next miner
-	NextConsensus util.Uint160 `json:"next_consensus"`
-
-	// Padding that is fixed to 1
-	_ uint8
-
-	// Script used to validate the block
-	Witness transaction.Witness `json:"script"`
-
-	// hash of this block, created when binary encoded.
-	Hash util.Uint256
-}
-
-// EncodePayload implements the Messager interface
-func (b *BlockBase) EncodePayload(bw *util.BinWriter) error {
-
-	b.encodeHashableFields(bw)
-
-	bw.Write(uint8(1))
-	b.Witness.Encode(bw)
-
-	return bw.Err
-}
-
-// Decode decodes an io.Reader into a Blockbase
-func (b *BlockBase) Decode(r io.Reader) error {
-	br := &util.BinReader{R: r}
-	b.DecodePayload(br)
-	return br.Err
-}
-
-// Encode encodes a blockbase into an io.Writer
-func (b *BlockBase) Encode(w io.Writer) error {
-	bw := &util.BinWriter{W: w}
-	b.EncodePayload(bw)
-	return bw.Err
-}
-
-func (b *BlockBase) encodeHashableFields(bw *util.BinWriter) {
-	bw.Write(b.Version)
-	bw.Write(b.PrevHash)
-	bw.Write(b.MerkleRoot)
-	bw.Write(b.Timestamp)
-	bw.Write(b.Index)
-	bw.Write(b.ConsensusData)
-	bw.Write(b.NextConsensus)
-}
-
-// DecodePayload implements the messager interface
-func (b *BlockBase) DecodePayload(br *util.BinReader) error {
-
-	b.decodeHashableFields(br)
-
-	var padding uint8
-	br.Read(&padding)
-	if padding != 1 {
-		return errPadding
-	}
-
-	b.Witness = transaction.Witness{}
-	b.Witness.Decode(br)
-
-	err := b.createHash()
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return br.Err
-}
-
-func (b *BlockBase) decodeHashableFields(br *util.BinReader) {
-	br.Read(&b.Version)
-	br.Read(&b.PrevHash)
-	br.Read(&b.MerkleRoot)
-	br.Read(&b.Timestamp)
-	br.Read(&b.Index)
-	br.Read(&b.ConsensusData)
-	br.Read(&b.NextConsensus)
-}
-
-func (b *BlockBase) createHash() error {
-
-	hash, err := util.CalculateHash(b.encodeHashableFields)
-	b.Hash = hash
-	return err
-}
-
-// Bytes returns the byte representation of Blockbase
-func (b *BlockBase) Bytes() ([]byte, error) {
-	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	err := b.Encode(buf)
-	return buf.Bytes(), err
-}
diff --git a/_pkg.dev/wire/payload/blockbase_test.go b/_pkg.dev/wire/payload/blockbase_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 09241399f..000000000
--- a/_pkg.dev/wire/payload/blockbase_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package payload
-
-import "testing"
-
-func Test(t *testing.T) {
-	//tests for this have been included in the mheaders_test file
-
-}