diff --git a/commit/merkleroot/types.go b/commit/merkleroot/types.go
index 629cc6d14..571ccd8ef 100644
--- a/commit/merkleroot/types.go
+++ b/commit/merkleroot/types.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package merkleroot
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 
 	cciptypes "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/types/ccipocr3"
@@ -16,10 +14,6 @@ type Query struct {
 	MerkleRoots         []cciptypes.MerkleRootChain
 }
 
-func (q Query) Encode() ([]byte, error) {
-	return json.Marshal(q)
-}
-
 func NewCommitQuery(rmnOnRampMaxSeqNums []plugintypes.SeqNumChain, merkleRoots []cciptypes.MerkleRootChain) Query {
 	return Query{
 		RmnOnRampMaxSeqNums: rmnOnRampMaxSeqNums,
@@ -34,15 +28,6 @@ type Observation struct {
 	FChain             map[cciptypes.ChainSelector]int `json:"fChain"`
 }
 
-func (obs Observation) Encode() ([]byte, error) {
-	encodedObservation, err := json.Marshal(obs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to encode MerkleObs: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return encodedObservation, nil
-}
-
 // MerkleAggregatedObservation is the aggregation of a list of observations
 type MerkleAggregatedObservation struct {
 	// A map from chain selectors to the list of merkle roots observed for each chain