diff --git a/module/x/gravity/types/ethereum_signer.go b/module/x/gravity/types/ethereum_signer.go
index 75f226b3b..efe7b905d 100644
--- a/module/x/gravity/types/ethereum_signer.go
+++ b/module/x/gravity/types/ethereum_signer.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
-	"fmt"
-	"math/big"
 
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -23,21 +21,6 @@ func NewEthereumSignature(hash []byte, privateKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey) ([]byte, er
 	return crypto.Sign(protectedHash.Bytes(), privateKey)
 }
 
-// decodeSignature was duplicated from go-ethereum with slight modifications
-func decodeSignature(sig []byte) (r, s *big.Int, v byte) {
-	if len(sig) != crypto.SignatureLength {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("wrong size for signature: got %d, want %d", len(sig), crypto.SignatureLength))
-	}
-	r = new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[:32])
-	s = new(big.Int).SetBytes(sig[32:64])
-	if sig[64] == 27 || sig[64] == 28 {
-		v = sig[64] - 27
-	} else {
-		v = sig[64]
-	}
-	return r, s, v
-}
-
 // ValidateEthereumSignature takes a message, an associated signature and public key and
 // returns an error if the signature isn't valid
 func ValidateEthereumSignature(hash []byte, signature []byte, ethAddress common.Address) error {
@@ -52,11 +35,6 @@ func ValidateEthereumSignature(hash []byte, signature []byte, ethAddress common.
 	var sigCopy = make([]byte, len(signature))
 	copy(sigCopy, signature)
 
-	r, s, v := decodeSignature(sigCopy)
-	if !crypto.ValidateSignatureValues(v, r, s, true) {
-		return sdkerrors.Wrap(ErrInvalid, "Signature values failed validation")
-	}
-
 	// To verify signature
 	// - use crypto.SigToPub to get the public key
 	// - use crypto.PubkeyToAddress to get the address