diff --git a/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/verify.go b/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/verify.go
index a4d4ea33683..765a0384a3c 100644
--- a/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/verify.go
+++ b/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/verify.go
@@ -408,43 +408,6 @@ func (k Keeper) VerifyChannelUpgradeError(
 	return nil
 }
 
-// VerifyChannelUpgradeErrorAbsence verifies a proof of the absence of a
-// channel upgrade error.
-func (k Keeper) VerifyChannelUpgradeErrorAbsence(
-	ctx sdk.Context,
-	connection exported.ConnectionI,
-	proofHeight exported.Height,
-	proofErrorReceiptAbsence []byte,
-	portID,
-	channelID string,
-) error {
-	clientID := connection.GetClientID()
-	clientState, clientStore, err := k.getClientStateAndVerificationStore(ctx, clientID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if status := k.clientKeeper.GetClientStatus(ctx, clientState, clientID); status != exported.Active {
-		return errorsmod.Wrapf(clienttypes.ErrClientNotActive, "client (%s) status is %s", clientID, status)
-	}
-
-	merklePath := commitmenttypes.NewMerklePath(host.ChannelUpgradeErrorPath(portID, channelID))
-	merklePath, err = commitmenttypes.ApplyPrefix(connection.GetCounterparty().GetPrefix(), merklePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := clientState.VerifyNonMembership(
-		ctx, clientStore, k.cdc, proofHeight,
-		0, 0,
-		proofErrorReceiptAbsence, merklePath,
-	); err != nil {
-		return errorsmod.Wrapf(err, "failed upgrade error receipt absence verification for client (%s)", clientID)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // VerifyChannelUpgrade verifies the proof that a particular proposed upgrade has been stored in the upgrade path.
 func (k Keeper) VerifyChannelUpgrade(
 	ctx sdk.Context,
diff --git a/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/verify_test.go b/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/verify_test.go
index e6a01a3b4aa..8a8dd958b65 100644
--- a/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/verify_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/verify_test.go
@@ -764,77 +764,6 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestVerifyUpgradeErrorReceipt() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestVerifyUpgradeErrorReceiptAbsence() {
-	var path *ibctesting.Path
-
-	cases := []struct {
-		name     string
-		malleate func()
-		expPass  bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:     "success",
-			malleate: func() {},
-			expPass:  true,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "fails when client state is frozen",
-			malleate: func() {
-				clientState := path.EndpointB.GetClientState().(*ibctm.ClientState)
-				clientState.FrozenHeight = clienttypes.NewHeight(0, 1)
-				path.EndpointB.SetClientState(clientState)
-			},
-			expPass: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "fails with bad client id",
-			malleate: func() {
-				connection := path.EndpointB.GetConnection()
-				connection.ClientId = ibctesting.InvalidID
-				path.EndpointB.SetConnection(connection)
-			},
-			expPass: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "verification fails when the key exists",
-			malleate: func() {
-				upgradeErr := channeltypes.NewUpgradeError(1, channeltypes.ErrInvalidChannel)
-				suite.chainA.GetSimApp().IBCKeeper.ChannelKeeper.WriteErrorReceipt(suite.chainA.GetContext(), path.EndpointA.ChannelConfig.PortID, path.EndpointA.ChannelID, upgradeErr)
-				suite.chainA.Coordinator.CommitBlock(suite.chainA)
-				suite.Require().NoError(path.EndpointB.UpdateClient())
-			},
-			expPass: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range cases {
-		tc := tc
-
-		suite.Run(tc.name, func() {
-			suite.SetupTest() // reset
-
-			path = ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
-			suite.coordinator.Setup(path)
-
-			suite.chainA.Coordinator.CommitBlock(suite.chainA)
-			suite.Require().NoError(path.EndpointB.UpdateClient())
-
-			tc.malleate()
-
-			upgradeErrorReceiptKey := host.ChannelUpgradeErrorKey(path.EndpointA.ChannelConfig.PortID, path.EndpointA.ChannelID)
-			proof, proofHeight := suite.chainA.QueryProof(upgradeErrorReceiptKey)
-
-			err := suite.chainB.GetSimApp().IBCKeeper.ConnectionKeeper.VerifyChannelUpgradeErrorAbsence(suite.chainB.GetContext(), path.EndpointB.GetConnection(), proofHeight, proof, path.EndpointB.ChannelConfig.PortID, path.EndpointB.ChannelID)
-
-			if tc.expPass {
-				suite.Require().NoError(err)
-			} else {
-				suite.Require().Error(err)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestVerifyUpgrade() {
 	var (
 		path    *ibctesting.Path
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/types/expected_keepers.go b/modules/core/04-channel/types/expected_keepers.go
index 9b3b4b2e2de..d46c514182e 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/types/expected_keepers.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/types/expected_keepers.go
@@ -91,14 +91,6 @@ type ConnectionKeeper interface {
 		channelID string,
 		errorReceipt ErrorReceipt,
 	) error
-	VerifyChannelUpgradeErrorAbsence(
-		ctx sdk.Context,
-		connection exported.ConnectionI,
-		proofHeight exported.Height,
-		proofErrorReceiptAbsence []byte,
-		portID,
-		channelID string,
-	) error
 }
 
 // PortKeeper expected account IBC port keeper