diff --git a/api/auth.go b/api/auth.go
index 50ac3131b93a6da5feba080fbbdc24846fe78a72..dfd97b120139aa6c9719f950560e2f273e9a29b4 100644
--- a/api/auth.go
+++ b/api/auth.go
@@ -8,18 +8,12 @@
 package api
 
 import (
-	"encoding/binary"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/e2e/ratchet/partner"
-	"math/rand"
 
-	"github.com/cloudflare/circl/dh/sidh"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/auth"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/e2e/ratchet/partner/session"
-	util "gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/utility"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
 )
 
@@ -106,66 +100,6 @@ func (c *Client) HasAuthenticatedChannel(partner *id.ID) bool {
 	return m != nil && err == nil
 }
 
-// Create an insecure e2e relationship with a precanned user
-func (c *Client) MakePrecannedAuthenticatedChannel(precannedID uint) (
-	contact.Contact, error) {
-
-	precan := c.MakePrecannedContact(precannedID)
-
-	myID := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(c.GetUser().GetContact().ID[:])
-	// Pick a variant based on if their ID is bigger than mine.
-	myVariant := sidh.KeyVariantSidhA
-	theirVariant := sidh.KeyVariant(sidh.KeyVariantSidhB)
-	if myID > uint64(precannedID) {
-		myVariant = sidh.KeyVariantSidhB
-		theirVariant = sidh.KeyVariantSidhA
-	}
-	prng1 := rand.New(rand.NewSource(int64(precannedID)))
-	theirSIDHPrivKey := util.NewSIDHPrivateKey(theirVariant)
-	theirSIDHPubKey := util.NewSIDHPublicKey(theirVariant)
-	theirSIDHPrivKey.Generate(prng1)
-	theirSIDHPrivKey.GeneratePublicKey(theirSIDHPubKey)
-
-	prng2 := rand.New(rand.NewSource(int64(myID)))
-	mySIDHPrivKey := util.NewSIDHPrivateKey(myVariant)
-	mySIDHPubKey := util.NewSIDHPublicKey(myVariant)
-	mySIDHPrivKey.Generate(prng2)
-	mySIDHPrivKey.GeneratePublicKey(mySIDHPubKey)
-
-	// add the precanned user as a e2e contact
-	// FIXME: these params need to be threaded through...
-	sesParam := session.GetDefaultParams()
-	_, err := c.e2e.AddPartner(precan.ID, precan.DhPubKey,
-		c.e2e.GetHistoricalDHPrivkey(), theirSIDHPubKey,
-		mySIDHPrivKey, sesParam, sesParam)
-
-	// check garbled messages in case any messages arrived before creating
-	// the channel
-	c.network.CheckInProgressMessages()
-
-	return precan, err
-}
-
-// Create an insecure e2e contact object for a precanned user
-func (c *Client) MakePrecannedContact(precannedID uint) contact.Contact {
-
-	e2eGrp := c.storage.GetE2EGroup()
-
-	precanned := createPrecannedUser(precannedID, c.rng.GetStream(),
-		c.storage.GetCmixGroup(), e2eGrp)
-
-	// compute their public e2e key
-	partnerPubKey := e2eGrp.ExpG(precanned.E2eDhPrivateKey,
-		e2eGrp.NewInt(1))
-
-	return contact.Contact{
-		ID:             precanned.ReceptionID,
-		DhPubKey:       partnerPubKey,
-		OwnershipProof: nil,
-		Facts:          make([]fact.Fact, 0),
-	}
-}
-
 // GetRelationshipFingerprint returns a unique 15 character fingerprint for an
 // E2E relationship. An error is returned if no relationship with the partner
 // is found.