diff --git a/testmodule/testEvents.nim b/testmodule/testEvents.nim
index a104b46..66ac0ba 100644
--- a/testmodule/testEvents.nim
+++ b/testmodule/testEvents.nim
@@ -5,24 +5,12 @@ import ./examples
 
 ## Define outside the scope of the suite to allow for exporting
 ## To use custom distinct types, these procs will generally need
-## to be defined in the application code anyway, to support ABI
-## encoding/decoding
+## to be defined in the application code anyway
 type
   DistinctAlias = distinct array[32, byte]
 
 proc `==`*(x, y: DistinctAlias): bool {.borrow.}
 
-func toArray(value: DistinctAlias): array[32, byte] =
-  array[32, byte](value)
-
-func encode*(encoder: var AbiEncoder, value: DistinctAlias) =
-  encoder.write(value.toArray)
-
-func decode*(decoder: var AbiDecoder,
-             T: type DistinctAlias): ?!T =
-  let d = ?decoder.read(type array[32, byte])
-  success DistinctAlias(d)
-
 suite "Events":
 
   type
@@ -75,9 +63,6 @@ suite "Events":
       a: DistinctAlias(array[32, byte].example)
     )
 
-  func encode(_: type AbiEncoder, value: DistinctAlias): seq[byte] =
-    @(value.toArray)
-
   func encode[T](_: type Topic, value: T): Topic =
     let encoded = AbiEncoder.encode(value)
     result[0..<Topic.len] = encoded[0..<Topic.len]