diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5a7351f17..63d9ceec82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ In order to be considered "valid", an IPFS core implementation must expose the A
   - [key](/SPEC/KEY.md)
   - [stats](/SPEC/STATS.md)
   - [repo](/SPEC/REPO.md)
-- [**Types**](/SPEC/TYPES.md)
-- [**Util**](/SPEC/UTIL.md)
 
 ## Contribute
 
diff --git a/SPEC/TYPES.md b/SPEC/TYPES.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c5871546c..0000000000
--- a/SPEC/TYPES.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# Types API
-
-A set of data types are exposed directly from the IPFS instance under `ipfs.types`. That way you're not required to import/require the following.
-
-- [`ipfs.types.Buffer`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/buffer)
-- [`ipfs.types.PeerId`](https://github.com/libp2p/js-peer-id)
-- [`ipfs.types.PeerInfo`](https://github.com/libp2p/js-peer-info)
-- [`ipfs.types.multiaddr`](https://github.com/multiformats/js-multiaddr)
-- [`ipfs.types.multibase`](https://github.com/multiformats/multibase)
-- [`ipfs.types.multihash`](https://github.com/multiformats/js-multihash)
-- [`ipfs.types.CID`](https://github.com/multiformats/js-cid)
diff --git a/SPEC/UTIL.md b/SPEC/UTIL.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d3d5724a5..0000000000
--- a/SPEC/UTIL.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Util API
-
-A set of utils are exposed directly from the IPFS instance under `ipfs.util`. That way you're not required to import/require the following:
-
-- [`ipfs.util.crypto`](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-crypto)
-- [`ipfs.util.isIPFS`](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/is-ipfs)
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 244e11d92d..2c353faec7 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -23,5 +23,3 @@ exports.key = require('./key')
 exports.miscellaneous = require('./miscellaneous')
 exports.repo = require('./repo')
 exports.stats = require('./stats')
-exports.types = require('./types')
-exports.util = require('./util')
diff --git a/src/types.js b/src/types.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 134e3e33f6..0000000000
--- a/src/types.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-env mocha */
-'use strict'
-
-const PeerId = require('peer-id')
-const PeerInfo = require('peer-info')
-const multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
-const multibase = require('multibase')
-const multihash = require('multihashes')
-const CID = require('cids')
-const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('./utils/mocha')
-
-module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
-  const describe = getDescribe(options)
-  const it = getIt(options)
-  const common = createCommon()
-
-  describe('.types', function () {
-    let ipfs
-
-    before(function (done) {
-      // CI takes longer to instantiate the daemon, so we need to increase the
-      // timeout for the before step
-      this.timeout(60 * 1000)
-
-      common.setup((err, factory) => {
-        expect(err).to.not.exist()
-        factory.spawnNode((err, node) => {
-          expect(err).to.not.exist()
-          ipfs = node
-          done()
-        })
-      })
-    })
-
-    after((done) => common.teardown(done))
-
-    it('should have a types object with the required values', () => {
-      expect(ipfs.types).to.be.deep.equal({
-        Buffer: Buffer,
-        PeerId: PeerId,
-        PeerInfo: PeerInfo,
-        multiaddr: multiaddr,
-        multibase: multibase,
-        multihash: multihash,
-        CID: CID
-      })
-    })
-  })
-}
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a0f32c05c..0000000000
--- a/src/util.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-env mocha */
-'use strict'
-
-const crypto = require('libp2p-crypto')
-const isIPFS = require('is-ipfs')
-const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('./utils/mocha')
-
-module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
-  const describe = getDescribe(options)
-  const it = getIt(options)
-  const common = createCommon()
-
-  describe('.util', function () {
-    let ipfs
-
-    before(function (done) {
-      // CI takes longer to instantiate the daemon, so we need to increase the
-      // timeout for the before step
-      this.timeout(60 * 1000)
-
-      common.setup((err, factory) => {
-        expect(err).to.not.exist()
-        factory.spawnNode((err, node) => {
-          expect(err).to.not.exist()
-          ipfs = node
-          done()
-        })
-      })
-    })
-
-    after((done) => common.teardown(done))
-
-    it('should have a util object with the required values', () => {
-      expect(ipfs.util).to.be.deep.equal({
-        crypto: crypto,
-        isIPFS: isIPFS
-      })
-    })
-  })
-}