diff --git a/proto/tokenfactory/tx.proto b/proto/tokenfactory/tx.proto
index 7610c2e99..9740da05e 100644
--- a/proto/tokenfactory/tx.proto
+++ b/proto/tokenfactory/tx.proto
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ service Msg {
   rpc ChangeAdmin(MsgChangeAdmin) returns (MsgChangeAdminResponse);
   rpc SetDenomMetadata(MsgSetDenomMetadata)
       returns (MsgSetDenomMetadataResponse);
-
-  // ForceTransfer is deactivated for now because we need to think through edge
-  // cases rpc ForceTransfer(MsgForceTransfer) returns
-  // (MsgForceTransferResponse);
 }
 
 // MsgCreateDenom defines the message structure for the CreateDenom gRPC service
@@ -79,20 +75,6 @@ message MsgChangeAdmin {
 // MsgChangeAdmin message.
 message MsgChangeAdminResponse {}
 
-// message MsgForceTransfer {
-//   string sender = 1 [ (gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"sender\"" ];
-//   cosmos.base.v1beta1.Coin amount = 2 [
-//     (gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"amount\"",
-//     (gogoproto.nullable) = false
-//   ];
-//   string transferFromAddress = 3
-//       [ (gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"transfer_from_address\"" ];
-//   string transferToAddress = 4
-//       [ (gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"transfer_to_address\"" ];
-// }
-
-// message MsgForceTransferResponse {}
-
 // MsgSetDenomMetadata is the sdk.Msg type for allowing an admin account to set
 // the denom's bank metadata
 message MsgSetDenomMetadata {
diff --git a/x/tokenfactory/client/cli/tx.go b/x/tokenfactory/client/cli/tx.go
index acfcba7f9..70c0af335 100644
--- a/x/tokenfactory/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/tokenfactory/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ func GetTxCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		NewCreateDenomCmd(),
 		NewMintCmd(),
 		NewBurnCmd(),
-		// NewForceTransferCmd(),
 		NewChangeAdminCmd(),
 		NewSetDenomMetadataCmd(),
 	)
diff --git a/x/tokenfactory/keeper/bankactions.go b/x/tokenfactory/keeper/bankactions.go
index 2c783c3ff..21cc1c420 100644
--- a/x/tokenfactory/keeper/bankactions.go
+++ b/x/tokenfactory/keeper/bankactions.go
@@ -56,23 +56,3 @@ func (k Keeper) burnFrom(ctx sdk.Context, amount sdk.Coin, burnFrom string) erro
 	ctx.Logger().Info(fmt.Sprintf("Burning amount=%s from module=%s", amount.String(), types.ModuleName))
 	return k.bankKeeper.BurnCoins(ctx, types.ModuleName, sdk.NewCoins(amount))
 }
-
-// func (k Keeper) forceTransfer(ctx sdk.Context, amount sdk.Coin, fromAddr string, toAddr string) error {
-// 	// verify that denom is an x/tokenfactory denom
-// 	_, _, err := types.DeconstructDenom(amount.Denom)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		return err
-// 	}
-
-// 	fromSdkAddr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(fromAddr)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		return err
-// 	}
-
-// 	toSdkAddr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(toAddr)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		return err
-// 	}
-
-// 	return k.bankKeeper.SendCoins(ctx, fromSdkAddr, toSdkAddr, sdk.NewCoins(amount))
-// }
diff --git a/x/tokenfactory/types/codec.go b/x/tokenfactory/types/codec.go
index 71b09e888..c182eea77 100644
--- a/x/tokenfactory/types/codec.go
+++ b/x/tokenfactory/types/codec.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ func RegisterCodec(cdc *codec.LegacyAmino) {
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(&MsgCreateDenom{}, "tokenfactory/create-denom", nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(&MsgMint{}, "tokenfactory/mint", nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(&MsgBurn{}, "tokenfactory/burn", nil)
-	// cdc.RegisterConcrete(&MsgForceTransfer{}, "tokenfactory/force-transfer", nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(&MsgChangeAdmin{}, "tokenfactory/change-admin", nil)
 }
 
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ func RegisterInterfaces(registry cdctypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
 	registry.RegisterImplementations((*sdk.Msg)(nil),
 		&MsgChangeAdmin{},
 	)
-	// registry.RegisterImplementations((*govtypes.Content)(nil),
-	// 	&MsgForceTransfer{},
-	// )
 
 	msgservice.RegisterMsgServiceDesc(registry, &_Msg_serviceDesc)
 }
diff --git a/x/tokenfactory/types/msgs.go b/x/tokenfactory/types/msgs.go
index 220a8ba36..826039416 100644
--- a/x/tokenfactory/types/msgs.go
+++ b/x/tokenfactory/types/msgs.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ const (
 	TypeMsgCreateDenom      = "create_denom"
 	TypeMsgMint             = "mint"
 	TypeMsgBurn             = "burn"
-	TypeMsgForceTransfer    = "force_transfer"
 	TypeMsgChangeAdmin      = "change_admin"
 	TypeMsgSetDenomMetadata = "set_denom_metadata"
 )
@@ -119,51 +118,6 @@ func (m MsgBurn) GetSigners() []sdk.AccAddress {
 	return []sdk.AccAddress{sender}
 }
 
-// var _ sdk.Msg = &MsgForceTransfer{}
-
-// // NewMsgForceTransfer creates a transfer funds from one account to another
-// func NewMsgForceTransfer(sender string, amount sdk.Coin, fromAddr, toAddr string) *MsgForceTransfer {
-// 	return &MsgForceTransfer{
-// 		Sender:              sender,
-// 		Amount:              amount,
-// 		TransferFromAddress: fromAddr,
-// 		TransferToAddress:   toAddr,
-// 	}
-// }
-
-// func (m MsgForceTransfer) Route() string { return RouterKey }
-// func (m MsgForceTransfer) Type() string  { return TypeMsgForceTransfer }
-// func (m MsgForceTransfer) ValidateBasic() error {
-// 	_, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(m.Sender)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		return sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, "Invalid sender address (%s)", err)
-// 	}
-
-// 	_, err = sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(m.TransferFromAddress)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		return sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, "Invalid address (%s)", err)
-// 	}
-// 	_, err = sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(m.TransferToAddress)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		return sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, "Invalid address (%s)", err)
-// 	}
-
-// 	if !m.Amount.IsValid() {
-// 		return sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidCoins, m.Amount.String())
-// 	}
-
-// 	return nil
-// }
-
-// func (m MsgForceTransfer) GetSignBytes() []byte {
-// 	return sdk.MustSortJSON(ModuleCdc.MustMarshalJSON(&m))
-// }
-
-// func (m MsgForceTransfer) GetSigners() []sdk.AccAddress {
-// 	sender, _ := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(m.Sender)
-// 	return []sdk.AccAddress{sender}
-// }
-
 var _ sdk.Msg = &MsgChangeAdmin{}
 
 // NewMsgChangeAdmin creates a message to change admin for a denom