diff --git a/mobile/api.go b/mobile/api.go
index c94712b9..23bf733c 100644
--- a/mobile/api.go
+++ b/mobile/api.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/node"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/payload"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/pb"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/utils"
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ func unmarshalPubkey(pub []byte) (ecdsa.PublicKey, error) {
 	return ecdsa.PublicKey{Curve: secp256k1.S256(), X: x, Y: y}, nil
 }
 
-func extractPubKeyAndSignature(payload *node.DecodedPayload) (pubkey string, signature string) {
+func extractPubKeyAndSignature(payload *payload.DecodedPayload) (pubkey string, signature string) {
 	pkBytes := crypto.FromECDSAPub(payload.PubKey)
 	if len(pkBytes) != 0 {
 		pubkey = hexutil.Encode(pkBytes)
@@ -376,8 +377,8 @@ func DecodeSymmetric(messageJSON string, symmetricKey string) string {
 		return MakeJSONResponse(errors.New("unsupported wakumessage version"))
 	}
 
-	keyInfo := &node.KeyInfo{
-		Kind: node.Symmetric,
+	keyInfo := &payload.KeyInfo{
+		Kind: payload.Symmetric,
 	}
 
 	keyInfo.SymKey, err = utils.DecodeHexString(symmetricKey)
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ func DecodeSymmetric(messageJSON string, symmetricKey string) string {
 		return MakeJSONResponse(err)
 	}
 
-	payload, err := node.DecodePayload(&msg, keyInfo)
+	payload, err := payload.DecodePayload(&msg, keyInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return MakeJSONResponse(err)
 	}
@@ -420,8 +421,8 @@ func DecodeAsymmetric(messageJSON string, privateKey string) string {
 		return MakeJSONResponse(errors.New("unsupported wakumessage version"))
 	}
 
-	keyInfo := &node.KeyInfo{
-		Kind: node.Asymmetric,
+	keyInfo := &payload.KeyInfo{
+		Kind: payload.Asymmetric,
 	}
 
 	keyBytes, err := utils.DecodeHexString(privateKey)
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ func DecodeAsymmetric(messageJSON string, privateKey string) string {
 		return MakeJSONResponse(err)
 	}
 
-	payload, err := node.DecodePayload(&msg, keyInfo)
+	payload, err := payload.DecodePayload(&msg, keyInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return MakeJSONResponse(err)
 	}
diff --git a/mobile/encoding.go b/mobile/encoding.go
index e38a34e0..79a5b97d 100644
--- a/mobile/encoding.go
+++ b/mobile/encoding.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/node"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/payload"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/pb"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/utils"
 )
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ func wakuMessageSymmetricEncoding(messageJSON string, symmetricKey string, optio
 		return msg, err
 	}
 
-	payload := node.Payload{
+	payload := payload.Payload{
 		Data: msg.Payload,
-		Key: &node.KeyInfo{
-			Kind: node.Symmetric,
+		Key: &payload.KeyInfo{
+			Kind: payload.Symmetric,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ func wakuMessageAsymmetricEncoding(messageJSON string, publicKey string, optiona
 		return msg, err
 	}
 
-	payload := node.Payload{
+	payload := payload.Payload{
 		Data: msg.Payload,
-		Key: &node.KeyInfo{
-			Kind: node.Asymmetric,
+		Key: &payload.KeyInfo{
+			Kind: payload.Asymmetric,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/connection_test.go b/tests/connection_test.go
index c1aaa90d..5e202792 100644
--- a/tests/connection_test.go
+++ b/tests/connection_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/node"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/payload"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/pb"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/utils"
 )
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func TestBasicSendingReceiving(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	value := <-sub.C
-	payload, err := node.DecodePayload(value.Message(), &node.KeyInfo{Kind: node.None})
+	payload, err := payload.DecodePayload(value.Message(), &payload.KeyInfo{Kind: payload.None})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.Contains(t, string(payload.Data), "test")
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ func write(ctx context.Context, wakuNode *node.WakuNode, msgContent string) erro
 	var version uint32 = 0
 	var timestamp int64 = utils.GetUnixEpoch()
 
-	p := new(node.Payload)
+	p := new(payload.Payload)
 	p.Data = []byte(wakuNode.ID() + ": " + msgContent)
-	p.Key = &node.KeyInfo{Kind: node.None}
+	p.Key = &payload.KeyInfo{Kind: payload.None}
 
 	payload, err := p.Encode(version)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/wakunode2_test.go b/waku/v2/node/wakunode2_test.go
index adeb7b60..a3436b10 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/wakunode2_test.go
+++ b/waku/v2/node/wakunode2_test.go
@@ -15,11 +15,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/persistence"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/persistence/sqlite"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/filter"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/pb"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/relay"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/store"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/utils"
 )
 
+func createTestMsg(version uint32) *pb.WakuMessage {
+	message := new(pb.WakuMessage)
+	message.Payload = []byte{0, 1, 2}
+	message.Version = version
+	message.Timestamp = 123456
+	return message
+}
+
 func TestWakuNode2(t *testing.T) {
 	hostAddr, _ := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", "0.0.0.0:0")
 
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/waku_payload.go b/waku/v2/payload/waku_payload.go
similarity index 93%
rename from waku/v2/node/waku_payload.go
rename to waku/v2/payload/waku_payload.go
index 4f955927..66a870c8 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/waku_payload.go
+++ b/waku/v2/payload/waku_payload.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package node
+package payload
 
 import (
 	"crypto/aes"
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/ecies"
-	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/noise"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/pb"
 )
 
@@ -450,26 +449,3 @@ func bytesToUintLittleEndian(b []byte) (res uint64) {
 	}
 	return res
 }
-
-// Decodes a WakuMessage to a PayloadV2
-// Currently, this is just a wrapper over deserializePayloadV2 and encryption/decryption is done on top (no KeyInfo)
-func DecodePayloadV2(message *pb.WakuMessage) (*noise.PayloadV2, error) {
-	if message.Version != 2 {
-		return nil, errors.New("wrong message version while decoding payload")
-	}
-	return noise.DeserializePayloadV2(message.Payload)
-}
-
-// Encodes a PayloadV2 to a WakuMessage
-// Currently, this is just a wrapper over serializePayloadV2 and encryption/decryption is done on top (no KeyInfo)
-func EncodePayloadV2(payload2 *noise.PayloadV2) (*pb.WakuMessage, error) {
-	serializedPayload2, err := payload2.Serialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &pb.WakuMessage{
-		Payload: serializedPayload2,
-		Version: 2,
-	}, nil
-}
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/waku_payload_crypto_test.go b/waku/v2/payload/waku_payload_crypto_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from waku/v2/node/waku_payload_crypto_test.go
rename to waku/v2/payload/waku_payload_crypto_test.go
index de048158..b27310d3 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/waku_payload_crypto_test.go
+++ b/waku/v2/payload/waku_payload_crypto_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package node
+package payload
 
 import (
 	"crypto/aes"
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/waku_payload_encoding_test.go b/waku/v2/payload/waku_payload_encoding_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from waku/v2/node/waku_payload_encoding_test.go
rename to waku/v2/payload/waku_payload_encoding_test.go
index 5a8c4e32..7ec1c1f0 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/waku_payload_encoding_test.go
+++ b/waku/v2/payload/waku_payload_encoding_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package node
+package payload
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/waku/v2/rpc/private.go b/waku/v2/rpc/private.go
index ef638b5c..5bf0de7c 100644
--- a/waku/v2/rpc/private.go
+++ b/waku/v2/rpc/private.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/node"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/payload"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/pb"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/relay"
@@ -120,14 +121,14 @@ func (p *PrivateService) PostV1SymmetricMessage(req *http.Request, args *Symmetr
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid symmetric key: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	keyInfo := new(node.KeyInfo)
-	keyInfo.Kind = node.Symmetric
+	keyInfo := new(payload.KeyInfo)
+	keyInfo.Kind = payload.Symmetric
 	keyInfo.SymKey = symKeyBytes
 
 	msg := args.Message.toProto()
 	msg.Version = 1
 
-	err = node.EncodeWakuMessage(msg, keyInfo)
+	err = payload.EncodeWakuMessage(msg, keyInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -147,8 +148,8 @@ func (p *PrivateService) PostV1SymmetricMessage(req *http.Request, args *Symmetr
 }
 
 func (p *PrivateService) PostV1AsymmetricMessage(req *http.Request, args *AsymmetricMessageArgs, reply *bool) error {
-	keyInfo := new(node.KeyInfo)
-	keyInfo.Kind = node.Asymmetric
+	keyInfo := new(payload.KeyInfo)
+	keyInfo.Kind = payload.Asymmetric
 
 	pubKeyBytes, err := utils.DecodeHexString(args.PublicKey)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ func (p *PrivateService) PostV1AsymmetricMessage(req *http.Request, args *Asymme
 	msg := args.Message.toProto()
 	msg.Version = 1
 
-	err = node.EncodeWakuMessage(msg, keyInfo)
+	err = payload.EncodeWakuMessage(msg, keyInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -203,8 +204,8 @@ func (p *PrivateService) GetV1SymmetricMessages(req *http.Request, args *Symmetr
 
 	var decodedMessages []*pb.WakuMessage
 	for _, msg := range messages {
-		err := node.DecodeWakuMessage(msg, &node.KeyInfo{
-			Kind:   node.Symmetric,
+		err := payload.DecodeWakuMessage(msg, &payload.KeyInfo{
+			Kind:   payload.Symmetric,
 			SymKey: symKeyBytes,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -239,8 +240,8 @@ func (p *PrivateService) GetV1AsymmetricMessages(req *http.Request, args *Asymme
 
 	var decodedMessages []*pb.WakuMessage
 	for _, msg := range messages {
-		err := node.DecodeWakuMessage(msg, &node.KeyInfo{
-			Kind:    node.Asymmetric,
+		err := payload.DecodeWakuMessage(msg, &payload.KeyInfo{
+			Kind:    payload.Asymmetric,
 			PrivKey: privKey,
 		})
 		if err != nil {