diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 1230681d4..2e8c2709f 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/axelarnetwork/axelar-core/x/vote"
 	voteKeeper "github.com/axelarnetwork/axelar-core/x/vote/keeper"
 	voteTypes "github.com/axelarnetwork/axelar-core/x/vote/types"
-	"github.com/axelarnetwork/utils/funcs"
 
 	// Override with generated statik docs
 	_ "github.com/axelarnetwork/axelar-core/client/docs/statik"
@@ -267,11 +266,6 @@ func NewAxelarApp(
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to resolve absolute path for new wasm dir %s: %v", wasmDir, err))
 		}
 
-		// Migrate wasm dir from old path to new path
-		// TODO: Remove this once nodes have migrated
-		oldWasmDir := filepath.Join(homePath, "wasm")
-		funcs.MustNoErr(migrateWasmDir(oldWasmDir, wasmPath))
-
 		SetKeeper(keepers, initWasmKeeper(encodingConfig, keys, keepers, bApp, appOpts, wasmOpts, wasmPath))
 		SetKeeper(keepers, initWasmContractKeeper(keepers))
 
@@ -465,25 +459,6 @@ func initMessageRouter(keepers *KeeperCache) nexusTypes.MessageRouter {
 	return messageRouter
 }
 
-func migrateWasmDir(oldWasmDir, newWasmDir string) error {
-	// If the new wasm dir exists, there's nothing to do
-	if _, err := os.Stat(newWasmDir); err == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// If the old wasm dir doesn't exist, there's nothing to do
-	if _, err := os.Stat(oldWasmDir); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Move the wasm dir from old path to new path
-	if err := os.Rename(oldWasmDir, newWasmDir); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to move wasm directory from %s to %s: %v", oldWasmDir, newWasmDir, err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (app *AxelarApp) registerWasmSnapshotExtension(keepers *KeeperCache) {
 	// Register wasm snapshot extension to enable state-sync compatibility for wasm.
 	// MUST be done before loading the version