diff --git a/rpc/client/rpc_test.go b/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
index 2f449cf9..63a742ab 100644
--- a/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
+++ b/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestABCIQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		k, v, tx := MakeTxKV()
 		bres, err := c.BroadcastTxCommit(tx)
 		require.Nil(t, err, "%d: %+v", i, err)
-		apph := int(bres.Height) + 1 // this is where the tx will be applied to the state
+		apph := bres.Height + 1 // this is where the tx will be applied to the state
 
 		// wait before querying
 		client.WaitForHeight(c, apph, nil)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestAppCalls(t *testing.T) {
 		bres, err := c.BroadcastTxCommit(tx)
 		require.Nil(err, "%d: %+v", i, err)
 		require.True(bres.DeliverTx.Code.IsOK())
-		txh := int(bres.Height)
+		txh := bres.Height
 		apph := txh + 1 // this is where the tx will be applied to the state
 
 		// wait before querying
diff --git a/rpc/core/tx.go b/rpc/core/tx.go
index 3ebb0d11..0aa9f214 100644
--- a/rpc/core/tx.go
+++ b/rpc/core/tx.go
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ func Tx(hash []byte, prove bool) (*ctypes.ResultTx, error) {
 	var proof types.TxProof
 	if prove {
 		// TODO: handle overflow
-		block := blockStore.LoadBlock(int(height))
-		proof = block.Data.Txs.Proof(int(index))
+		block := blockStore.LoadBlock(height)
+		proof = block.Data.Txs.Proof(index)
 	}
 
 	return &ctypes.ResultTx{
 		Height:   height,
-		Index:    index,
+		Index:    uint32(index),
 		TxResult: r.Result,
 		Tx:       r.Tx,
 		Proof:    proof,
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TxSearch(query string, prove bool) ([]*ctypes.ResultTx, error) {
 
 		if prove {
 			// TODO: handle overflow
-			block := blockStore.LoadBlock(int(height))
+			block := blockStore.LoadBlock(height)
 			proof = block.Data.Txs.Proof(int(index))
 		}
 
diff --git a/state/execution.go b/state/execution.go
index 42d940db..3622a663 100644
--- a/state/execution.go
+++ b/state/execution.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
 	crypto "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state/txindex"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/log"
@@ -271,26 +270,6 @@ func (s *State) CommitStateUpdateMempool(proxyAppConn proxy.AppConnConsensus, bl
 	return mempool.Update(block.Height, block.Txs)
 }
 
-func (s *State) indexTxs(abciResponses *ABCIResponses) {
-	// save the tx results using the TxIndexer
-	// NOTE: these may be overwriting, but the values should be the same.
-	batch := txindex.NewBatch(len(abciResponses.DeliverTx))
-	for i, d := range abciResponses.DeliverTx {
-		tx := abciResponses.txs[i]
-		if err := batch.Add(types.TxResult{
-			Height: abciResponses.Height,
-			Index:  uint32(i),
-			Tx:     tx,
-			Result: *d,
-		}); err != nil {
-			s.logger.Error("Error with batch.Add", "err", err)
-		}
-	}
-	if err := s.TxIndexer.AddBatch(batch); err != nil {
-		s.logger.Error("Error adding batch", "err", err)
-	}
-}
-
 // ExecCommitBlock executes and commits a block on the proxyApp without validating or mutating the state.
 // It returns the application root hash (result of abci.Commit).
 func ExecCommitBlock(appConnConsensus proxy.AppConnConsensus, block *types.Block, logger log.Logger) ([]byte, error) {