diff --git a/pkg/core/storage/boltdb_store.go b/pkg/core/storage/boltdb_store.go
index 41a8f8291..f98eaf78a 100644
--- a/pkg/core/storage/boltdb_store.go
+++ b/pkg/core/storage/boltdb_store.go
@@ -81,12 +81,6 @@ func (s *BoltDBStore) Delete(key []byte) error {
 	})
 }
 
-// PutBatch implements the Store interface.
-func (s *BoltDBStore) PutBatch(batch Batch) error {
-	memBatch := batch.(*MemoryBatch)
-	return s.PutChangeSet(memBatch.mem, memBatch.stor)
-}
-
 // PutChangeSet implements the Store interface.
 func (s *BoltDBStore) PutChangeSet(puts map[string][]byte, stores map[string][]byte) error {
 	var err error
@@ -168,12 +162,6 @@ func boltSeek(txopener func(func(*bbolt.Tx) error) error, rng SeekRange, f func(
 	})
 }
 
-// Batch implements the Batch interface and returns a boltdb
-// compatible Batch.
-func (s *BoltDBStore) Batch() Batch {
-	return newMemoryBatch()
-}
-
 // Close releases all db resources.
 func (s *BoltDBStore) Close() error {
 	return s.db.Close()
diff --git a/pkg/core/storage/leveldb_store.go b/pkg/core/storage/leveldb_store.go
index 578a0157c..2c35d3374 100644
--- a/pkg/core/storage/leveldb_store.go
+++ b/pkg/core/storage/leveldb_store.go
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ func (s *LevelDBStore) Delete(key []byte) error {
 	return s.db.Delete(key, nil)
 }
 
-// PutBatch implements the Store interface.
-func (s *LevelDBStore) PutBatch(batch Batch) error {
-	lvldbBatch := batch.(*leveldb.Batch)
-	return s.db.Write(lvldbBatch, nil)
-}
-
 // PutChangeSet implements the Store interface.
 func (s *LevelDBStore) PutChangeSet(puts map[string][]byte, stores map[string][]byte) error {
 	tx, err := s.db.OpenTransaction()
@@ -133,12 +127,6 @@ func (s *LevelDBStore) seek(iter iterator.Iterator, backwards bool, f func(k, v
 	iter.Release()
 }
 
-// Batch implements the Batch interface and returns a leveldb
-// compatible Batch.
-func (s *LevelDBStore) Batch() Batch {
-	return new(leveldb.Batch)
-}
-
 // Close implements the Store interface.
 func (s *LevelDBStore) Close() error {
 	return s.db.Close()
diff --git a/pkg/core/storage/store.go b/pkg/core/storage/store.go
index de76669f0..a99c5cc62 100644
--- a/pkg/core/storage/store.go
+++ b/pkg/core/storage/store.go
@@ -85,11 +85,9 @@ type (
 	// Store is anything that can persist and retrieve the blockchain.
 	// information.
 	Store interface {
-		Batch() Batch
 		Delete(k []byte) error
 		Get([]byte) ([]byte, error)
 		Put(k, v []byte) error
-		PutBatch(Batch) error
 		// PutChangeSet allows to push prepared changeset to the Store.
 		PutChangeSet(puts map[string][]byte, stor map[string][]byte) error
 		// Seek can guarantee that provided key (k) and value (v) are the only valid until the next call to f.
diff --git a/pkg/core/storage/storeandbatch_test.go b/pkg/core/storage/storeandbatch_test.go
index fbb5a5f35..67da01cf1 100644
--- a/pkg/core/storage/storeandbatch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/storage/storeandbatch_test.go
@@ -37,27 +37,6 @@ func testStoreGetNonExistent(t *testing.T, s Store) {
 	assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyNotFound)
 }
 
-func testStorePutBatch(t *testing.T, s Store) {
-	var (
-		key   = []byte("foo")
-		value = []byte("bar")
-		batch = s.Batch()
-	)
-	// Test that key and value are copied when batching.
-	keycopy := slice.Copy(key)
-	valuecopy := slice.Copy(value)
-
-	batch.Put(keycopy, valuecopy)
-	copy(valuecopy, key)
-	copy(keycopy, value)
-
-	require.NoError(t, s.PutBatch(batch))
-	newVal, err := s.Get(key)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, value, newVal)
-	assert.Equal(t, value, newVal)
-}
-
 func testStoreSeek(t *testing.T, s Store) {
 	// Use the same set of kvs to test Seek with different prefix/start values.
 	kvs := []KeyValue{
@@ -254,74 +233,6 @@ func testStorePutAndDelete(t *testing.T, s Store) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 }
 
-func testStorePutBatchWithDelete(t *testing.T, s Store) {
-	var (
-		toBeStored = map[string][]byte{
-			"foo": []byte("bar"),
-			"bar": []byte("baz"),
-		}
-		deletedInBatch = map[string][]byte{
-			"edc": []byte("rfv"),
-			"tgb": []byte("yhn"),
-		}
-		readdedToBatch = map[string][]byte{
-			"yhn": []byte("ujm"),
-		}
-		toBeDeleted = map[string][]byte{
-			"qaz": []byte("wsx"),
-			"qwe": []byte("123"),
-		}
-		toStay = map[string][]byte{
-			"key": []byte("val"),
-			"faa": []byte("bra"),
-		}
-	)
-	for k, v := range toBeDeleted {
-		require.NoError(t, s.Put([]byte(k), v))
-	}
-	for k, v := range toStay {
-		require.NoError(t, s.Put([]byte(k), v))
-	}
-	batch := s.Batch()
-	for k, v := range toBeStored {
-		batch.Put([]byte(k), v)
-	}
-	for k := range toBeDeleted {
-		batch.Delete([]byte(k))
-	}
-	for k, v := range readdedToBatch {
-		batch.Put([]byte(k), v)
-	}
-	for k, v := range deletedInBatch {
-		batch.Put([]byte(k), v)
-	}
-	for k := range deletedInBatch {
-		batch.Delete([]byte(k))
-	}
-	for k := range readdedToBatch {
-		batch.Delete([]byte(k))
-	}
-	for k, v := range readdedToBatch {
-		batch.Put([]byte(k), v)
-	}
-	require.NoError(t, s.PutBatch(batch))
-	toBe := []map[string][]byte{toStay, toBeStored, readdedToBatch}
-	notToBe := []map[string][]byte{deletedInBatch, toBeDeleted}
-	for _, kvs := range toBe {
-		for k, v := range kvs {
-			value, err := s.Get([]byte(k))
-			assert.Nil(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, value, v)
-		}
-	}
-	for _, kvs := range notToBe {
-		for k, v := range kvs {
-			_, err := s.Get([]byte(k))
-			assert.Equal(t, ErrKeyNotFound, err, "%s:%s", k, v)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func testStoreSeekGC(t *testing.T, s Store) {
 	kvs := []KeyValue{
 		{[]byte("10"), []byte("bar")},
@@ -365,9 +276,9 @@ func TestAllDBs(t *testing.T) {
 		{"Memory", newMemoryStoreForTesting},
 	}
 	var tests = []dbTestFunction{testStorePutAndGet,
-		testStoreGetNonExistent, testStorePutBatch, testStoreSeek,
+		testStoreGetNonExistent, testStoreSeek,
 		testStoreDeleteNonExistent, testStorePutAndDelete,
-		testStorePutBatchWithDelete, testStoreSeekGC}
+		testStoreSeekGC}
 	for _, db := range DBs {
 		for _, test := range tests {
 			s := db.create(t)