diff --git a/x/qgb/handler.go b/x/qgb/handler.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ea398b4fd..0000000000
--- a/x/qgb/handler.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package qgb
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"cosmossdk.io/errors"
-	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/x/qgb/keeper"
-	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/x/qgb/types"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
-)
-
-// Can be deleted after implementing the Orchestrator and Relayer as per QGB
-// ADR-005. NewHandler uses the provided qgb keeper to create an sdk.Handler.
-func NewHandler(_ keeper.Keeper) sdk.Handler {
-	return func(ctx sdk.Context, msg sdk.Msg) (*sdk.Result, error) {
-		_ = ctx.WithEventManager(sdk.NewEventManager())
-		switch msg := msg.(type) {
-		default:
-			errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("unrecognized %s message type: %T", types.ModuleName, msg)
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, errMsg)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/x/qgb/module.go b/x/qgb/module.go
index 877d12af9b..8d2035d13e 100644
--- a/x/qgb/module.go
+++ b/x/qgb/module.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (am AppModule) Name() string {
 
 // Route returns the capability module's message routing key.
 func (am AppModule) Route() sdk.Route {
-	return sdk.NewRoute(types.RouterKey, NewHandler(am.keeper))
+	return sdk.Route{}
 }
 
 // QuerierRoute returns the capability module's query routing key.