diff --git a/app/test/upgrade_test.go b/app/test/upgrade_test.go
index 6b46ed5766..0209af027d 100644
--- a/app/test/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/app/test/upgrade_test.go
@@ -140,4 +140,4 @@ func SetupTestAppWithUpgradeHeight(t *testing.T, upgradeHeight int64) (*app.App,
 
 	_ = testApp.Commit()
 	return testApp, kr
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/util/testapp_upgrade.go b/test/util/testapp_upgrade.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c7f2d8919e..0000000000
--- a/test/util/testapp_upgrade.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-package util
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/v2/app"
-	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/v2/app/encoding"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
-	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
-)
-
-func SetupTestApp(t *testing.T, upgradeHeight int64) (*app.App, keyring.Keyring) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	chainID := "test_chain"
-	encCfg := encoding.MakeConfig(app.ModuleEncodingRegisters...)
-	testApp := app.New(log.NewNopLogger(), db, nil, true, 0, encCfg, upgradeHeight, EmptyAppOptions{})
-	genesisState, _, kr := GenesisStateWithSingleValidator(testApp, "account")
-	stateBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(genesisState, "", " ")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	infoResp := testApp.Info(abci.RequestInfo{})
-	require.EqualValues(t, 0, infoResp.AppVersion)
-	cp := app.DefaultInitialConsensusParams()
-	abciParams := &abci.ConsensusParams{
-		Block: &abci.BlockParams{
-			MaxBytes: cp.Block.MaxBytes,
-			MaxGas:   cp.Block.MaxGas,
-		},
-		Evidence:  &cp.Evidence,
-		Validator: &cp.Validator,
-		Version:   &cp.Version,
-	}
-
-	_ = testApp.InitChain(
-		abci.RequestInitChain{
-			Time:            time.Now(),
-			Validators:      []abci.ValidatorUpdate{},
-			ConsensusParams: abciParams,
-			AppStateBytes:   stateBytes,
-			ChainId:         chainID,
-		},
-	)
-
-	// assert that the chain starts with version provided in genesis
-	infoResp = testApp.Info(abci.RequestInfo{})
-	require.EqualValues(t, app.DefaultInitialConsensusParams().Version.AppVersion, infoResp.AppVersion)
-
-	_ = testApp.Commit()
-	return testApp, kr
-}