diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js b/app/scripts/lib/tx-gas-utils.js
similarity index 96%
rename from app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
rename to app/scripts/lib/tx-gas-utils.js
index 618f69e1c..246c94ccd 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/tx-gas-utils.js
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ module.exports = class txProvideUtil {
     return bnToHex(upperGasLimitBn)
   }
 
-  async publishTransaction (rawTx) {
-    return await this.query.sendRawTransaction(rawTx)
-  }
-
   async validateTxParams (txParams) {
     if (('value' in txParams) && txParams.value.indexOf('-') === 0) {
       throw new Error(`Invalid transaction value of ${txParams.value} not a positive number.`)
diff --git a/test/unit/tx-utils-test.js b/test/unit/tx-utils-test.js
index dcfb9fb3d..8ca13412e 100644
--- a/test/unit/tx-utils-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/tx-utils-test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const BN = require('bn.js')
 
 
 const { hexToBn, bnToHex } = require('../../app/scripts/lib/util')
-const TxUtils = require('../../app/scripts/lib/tx-utils')
+const TxUtils = require('../../app/scripts/lib/tx-gas-utils')
 
 
 describe('txUtils', function () {