diff --git a/src/pytest_plugins/consume/hive_rulest_engine.py b/src/pytest_plugins/consume/hive_rulest_engine.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 32c0cf8986..0000000000
--- a/src/pytest_plugins/consume/hive_rulest_engine.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Fork rules for clients ran within hive, starting from the Merge fork as
-we are executing blocks using the Engine API.
-"""
-
-# TODO: 1) Can we programmatically generate this?
-# TODO: 2) Can we generate a single ruleset for both rlp and engine_api simulators.
-client_fork_ruleset = {
-    "Merge": {
-        "HIVE_FORK_HOMESTEAD": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_TANGERINE": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_SPURIOUS": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_BYZANTIUM": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_CONSTANTINOPLE": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_PETERSBURG": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_ISTANBUL": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_BERLIN": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_LONDON": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_MERGE": 0,
-        "HIVE_TERMINAL_TOTAL_DIFFICULTY": 0,
-    },
-    "Shanghai": {
-        "HIVE_FORK_HOMESTEAD": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_TANGERINE": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_SPURIOUS": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_BYZANTIUM": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_CONSTANTINOPLE": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_PETERSBURG": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_ISTANBUL": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_BERLIN": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_LONDON": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_MERGE": 0,
-        "HIVE_TERMINAL_TOTAL_DIFFICULTY": 0,
-        "HIVE_SHANGHAI_TIMESTAMP": 0,
-    },
-    "MergeToShanghaiAtTime15k": {
-        "HIVE_FORK_HOMESTEAD": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_TANGERINE": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_SPURIOUS": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_BYZANTIUM": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_CONSTANTINOPLE": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_PETERSBURG": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_ISTANBUL": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_BERLIN": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_LONDON": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_MERGE": 0,
-        "HIVE_TERMINAL_TOTAL_DIFFICULTY": 0,
-        "HIVE_SHANGHAI_TIMESTAMP": 15000,
-    },
-    "Cancun": {
-        "HIVE_FORK_HOMESTEAD": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_TANGERINE": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_SPURIOUS": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_BYZANTIUM": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_CONSTANTINOPLE": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_PETERSBURG": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_ISTANBUL": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_BERLIN": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_LONDON": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_MERGE": 0,
-        "HIVE_TERMINAL_TOTAL_DIFFICULTY": 0,
-        "HIVE_SHANGHAI_TIMESTAMP": 0,
-        "HIVE_CANCUN_TIMESTAMP": 0,
-    },
-    "ShanghaiToCancunAtTime15k": {
-        "HIVE_FORK_HOMESTEAD": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_TANGERINE": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_SPURIOUS": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_BYZANTIUM": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_CONSTANTINOPLE": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_PETERSBURG": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_ISTANBUL": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_BERLIN": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_LONDON": 0,
-        "HIVE_FORK_MERGE": 0,
-        "HIVE_TERMINAL_TOTAL_DIFFICULTY": 0,
-        "HIVE_SHANGHAI_TIMESTAMP": 0,
-        "HIVE_CANCUN_TIMESTAMP": 15000,
-    },
-}