diff --git a/cmd/ingest/main.go b/cmd/ingest/main.go
index af41611..1f49a92 100644
--- a/cmd/ingest/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ingest/main.go
@@ -265,28 +265,4 @@ func handleBlock(db *sql.DB, block *parser.Block) {
 		entry.Info("new block")
 	}
 
-	for index, tx := range block.Transactions() {
-		txHash := hex.EncodeToString(tx.GetEncodableHash())
-		err = storage.StoreTransaction(
-			db,
-			block.GetHeight(),
-			blockHash,
-			index,
-			txHash,
-			tx.Bytes(),
-		)
-		entry = log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-			"block_height": block.GetHeight(),
-			"block_hash":   hex.EncodeToString(block.GetDisplayHash()),
-			"tx_index":     index,
-			"tx_size":      len(tx.Bytes()),
-			"sapling":      tx.HasSaplingTransactions(),
-			"error":        err,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			entry.Error("storing tx")
-		} else {
-			entry.Debug("storing tx")
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/storage/sqlite3.go b/storage/sqlite3.go
index 1be57c8..cfc2811 100644
--- a/storage/sqlite3.go
+++ b/storage/sqlite3.go
@@ -35,22 +35,6 @@ func CreateTables(conn *sql.DB) error {
 		);
 	`
 	_, err = conn.Exec(blockTable)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	txTable := `
-		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS transactions (
-			block_height INTEGER,
-			block_hash TEXT,
-			tx_index INTEGER,
-			tx_hash TEXT,
-			tx_bytes BLOB,
-			FOREIGN KEY (block_height) REFERENCES blocks (block_height),
-			FOREIGN KEY (block_hash) REFERENCES blocks (block_hash)
-		);
-	`
-	_, err = conn.Exec(txTable)
 
 	return err
 }
@@ -178,51 +162,3 @@ func setCurrentHeight(tx *sql.Tx, height int) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func StoreTransaction(db *sql.DB, blockHeight int, blockHash string, txIndex int, txHash string, txBytes []byte) error {
-	insertTx := "INSERT INTO transactions (block_height, block_hash, tx_index, tx_hash, tx_bytes) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?)"
-	_, err := db.Exec(insertTx, blockHeight, blockHash, txIndex, txHash, txBytes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("storing tx %x", txHash))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// GetTxByHash retrieves a full transaction by its little-endian hash.
-func GetTxByHash(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, txHash string) ([]byte, int, error) {
-	var txBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
-	var height int
-
-	query := "SELECT tx_bytes, block_height from transactions WHERE tx_hash = ?"
-	err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, txHash).Scan(&txBytes, &height)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("getting tx with hash %s", txHash))
-	}
-	return txBytes, height, nil
-}
-
-// GetTxByHeightAndIndex retrieves a full transaction by its parent block height and index
-func GetTxByHeightAndIndex(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, blockHeight, txIndex int) ([]byte, int, error) {
-	var txBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
-	var height int
-
-	query := "SELECT tx_bytes, block_height from transactions WHERE (block_height = ? AND tx_index = ?)"
-	err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, blockHeight, txIndex).Scan(&txBytes, &height)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("getting tx (%d, %d)", blockHeight, txIndex))
-	}
-	return txBytes, height, nil
-}
-
-// GetTxByHashAndIndex retrieves a full transaction by its parent block hash and index
-func GetTxByHashAndIndex(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, blockHash string, txIndex int) ([]byte, int, error) {
-	var txBytes []byte // avoid a copy with *RawBytes
-	var height int
-
-	query := "SELECT tx_bytes, block_height from transactions WHERE (block_hash = ? AND tx_index = ?)"
-	err := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, blockHash, txIndex).Scan(&txBytes, &height)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("getting tx (%x, %d)", blockHash, txIndex))
-	}
-	return txBytes, height, nil
-}