diff --git a/x/ibc/02-client/tendermint/tests/types.go b/x/ibc/02-client/tendermint/tests/types.go
index 860cb424e11d..a601479dbec8 100644
--- a/x/ibc/02-client/tendermint/tests/types.go
+++ b/x/ibc/02-client/tendermint/tests/types.go
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/ibc/23-commitment/merkle"
 )
 
-// nolint: unused
-func newRoot() merkle.Root {
-	return merkle.NewRoot(nil, [][]byte{[]byte("test")}, []byte{0x12, 0x34})
-}
-
 const chainid = "testchain"
 
 func NewRoot(keyPrefix []byte) merkle.Root {
diff --git a/x/ibc/03-connection/manager.go b/x/ibc/03-connection/manager.go
index 7d472dfc7e08..7e7f85c48975 100644
--- a/x/ibc/03-connection/manager.go
+++ b/x/ibc/03-connection/manager.go
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ type CounterObject struct {
 
 	kind commitment.String
 
-	client client.CounterObject
+	// TODO: prove counterparty client in v1
+	client client.CounterObject // nolint: unused
 }
 
 func (man CounterpartyManager) object(id string) CounterObject {