diff --git a/contrib/devtools/Dockerfile b/contrib/devtools/Dockerfile
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-## To test locally:
-# docker build --pull --rm -f "contrib/devtools/Dockerfile" -t cosmossdk-proto:latest "contrib/devtools"
-# docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace --workdir /workspace cosmossdk-proto sh ./scripts/protocgen.sh
-
-FROM bufbuild/buf:1.9.0 as BUILDER
-FROM golang:1.24.2-alpine
-
-RUN apk add --no-cache \
-  nodejs \
-  npm \
-  git \
-  make \
-  clang-extra-tools
-
-RUN npm install -g swagger-combine
-
-ARG UNAME=protobuild
-ARG UID=1000
-RUN adduser -u $UID -s /bin/sh $UNAME -D
-USER $UNAME
-
-ENV GOLANG_PROTOBUF_VERSION=1.28.1 \
-  GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION=1.16.0
-
-RUN go install github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto/cmd/protoc-gen-go-pulsar@latest && \
-  go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@v${GOLANG_PROTOBUF_VERSION} && \
-  go install github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway@v${GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION} \
-  github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-swagger@v${GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION}
-
-# install all gogo protobuf binaries
-RUN git clone https://github.com/cosmos/gogoproto.git; \
-  cd gogoproto; \
-  go mod download; \
-  make install
-
-COPY --from=BUILDER /usr/local/bin /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/contrib/devtools/Makefile b/contrib/devtools/Makefile
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-###
-# Find OS and Go environment
-# GO contains the Go binary
-# FS contains the OS file separator
-###
-ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
-  GO := $(shell where go.exe 2> NUL)
-  FS := "\\"
-else
-  GO := $(shell command -v go 2> /dev/null)
-  FS := "/"
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(GO),)
-  $(error could not find go. Is it in PATH? $(GO))
-endif
-
-###############################################################################
-###                                Functions                                ###
-###############################################################################
-
-go_get = $(if $(findstring Windows_NT,$(OS)),\
-IF NOT EXIST $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1)$(FS) ( mkdir $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1) ) else (cd .) &\
-IF NOT EXIST $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1)$(FS)$(2)$(FS) ( cd $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1) && git clone https://github.com/$(1)/$(2) ) else (cd .) &\
-,\
-mkdir -p $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1) &&\
-(test ! -d $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1)$(FS)$(2) && cd $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1) && git clone https://github.com/$(1)/$(2)) || true &&\
-)\
-cd $(GITHUBDIR)$(FS)$(1)$(FS)$(2) && git fetch origin && git checkout -q $(3)
-
-mkfile_path := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
-mkfile_dir := $(shell cd $(shell dirname $(mkfile_path)); pwd)
-
-
-###############################################################################
-###                                 Tools                                   ###
-###############################################################################
-
-PREFIX ?= /usr/local
-BIN ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
-UNAME_S ?= $(shell uname -s)
-UNAME_M ?= $(shell uname -m)
-
-GOPATH ?= $(shell $(GO) env GOPATH)
-GITHUBDIR := $(GOPATH)$(FS)src$(FS)github.com
-
-BUF_VERSION ?= 0.11.0
-
-TOOLS_DESTDIR  ?= $(GOPATH)/bin
-STATIK         = $(TOOLS_DESTDIR)/statik
-RUNSIM         = $(TOOLS_DESTDIR)/runsim
-
-tools: tools-stamp
-tools-stamp: statik runsim
-	# Create dummy file to satisfy dependency and avoid
-	# rebuilding when this Makefile target is hit twice
-	# in a row.
-	touch $@
-
-# Install the runsim binary
-statik: $(STATIK)
-$(STATIK):
-	@echo "Installing statik..."
-	@go install github.com/rakyll/statik@v0.1.6
-
-# Install the runsim binary
-runsim: $(RUNSIM)
-$(RUNSIM):
-	@echo "Installing runsim..."
-	@go install github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
-
-tools-clean:
-	rm -f $(STATIK) $(GOLANGCI_LINT) $(RUNSIM)
-	rm -f tools-stamp
-
-.PHONY: tools-clean statik runsim
diff --git a/contrib/devtools/README.md b/contrib/devtools/README.md
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-# Contributors
-
-Thanks to the entire Cosmos SDK team and the contributors who put their efforts into making simulation testing
-easier to implement. 🤗
-
-<https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/master/contrib/devtools/Makefile>