diff --git a/cosmos-sdk-rs/src/dev.rs b/cosmos-sdk-rs/src/dev.rs
index cdaa3386..406b90e1 100644
--- a/cosmos-sdk-rs/src/dev.rs
+++ b/cosmos-sdk-rs/src/dev.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 //! This module contains support for integration testing against a
 //! Cosmos SDK-compatible full node (gaia) running inside of Docker.
 
-use crate::{
-    rpc::{self, Client},
-    tx::{self, Tx},
-};
+use crate::rpc::{self, Client};
 use std::{ffi::OsStr, panic, process, str, time::Duration};
 use tokio::time;
 
@@ -97,17 +94,3 @@ pub async fn poll_for_first_block(rpc_client: &rpc::HttpClient) {
         time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
     }
 }
-
-/// Wait for a transaction with the given hash to appear in the blockchain
-pub async fn poll_for_tx(rpc_client: &rpc::HttpClient, tx_hash: &tx::Hash) -> Tx {
-    let attempts = 5;
-
-    for _ in 0..attempts {
-        // TODO(tarcieri): handle not found errors
-        if let Ok(tx) = Tx::find_by_hash(rpc_client, tx_hash).await {
-            return tx;
-        }
-    }
-
-    panic!("couldn't find transaction after {} attempts!", attempts);
-}
diff --git a/cosmos-sdk-rs/src/tx.rs b/cosmos-sdk-rs/src/tx.rs
index 9845eb39..c34eea1a 100644
--- a/cosmos-sdk-rs/src/tx.rs
+++ b/cosmos-sdk-rs/src/tx.rs
@@ -162,22 +162,12 @@ impl Tx {
     /// Use RPC to find a transaction by its hash.
     #[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "rpc")))]
-    pub async fn find_by_hash<C>(rpc_client: &C, tx_hash: &Hash) -> Result<Tx>
+    pub async fn find_by_hash<C>(rpc_client: &C, tx_hash: Hash) -> Result<Tx>
     where
         C: rpc::Client + Send + Sync,
     {
-        let query = rpc::query::Query::from(rpc::query::EventType::Tx)
-            .and_eq("tx.hash", tx_hash.to_string());
-
-        let response = rpc_client
-            .tx_search(query, false, 1, 1, rpc::Order::Ascending)
-            .await?;
-
-        if response.total_count == 1 {
-            Tx::from_bytes(response.txs[0].tx.as_bytes())
-        } else {
-            Err(Error::TxNotFound { hash: *tx_hash }.into())
-        }
+        let response = rpc_client.tx(tx_hash, false).await?;
+        Tx::from_bytes(response.tx.as_bytes())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cosmos-sdk-rs/tests/integration.rs b/cosmos-sdk-rs/tests/integration.rs
index e9a183c9..cd5c467c 100644
--- a/cosmos-sdk-rs/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/cosmos-sdk-rs/tests/integration.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use cosmos_sdk::{
     bank::MsgSend,
     crypto::secp256k1,
     dev, rpc,
-    tx::{self, AccountNumber, Fee, MsgType, SignDoc, SignerInfo},
+    tx::{self, AccountNumber, Fee, MsgType, SignDoc, SignerInfo, Tx},
     Coin,
 };
 use std::{panic, str};
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fn msg_send() {
                 panic!("deliver_tx failed: {:?}", tx_commit_response.deliver_tx);
             }
 
-            let tx = dev::poll_for_tx(&rpc_client, &tx_commit_response.hash).await;
+            let tx = Tx::find_by_hash(&rpc_client, tx_commit_response.hash).await.unwrap();
             assert_eq!(&tx_body, &tx.body);
             assert_eq!(&auth_info, &tx.auth_info);
         })