diff --git a/orderer/kafka/config_test.go b/orderer/kafka/config_test.go
index 40e2d42866b..329cfac5798 100644
--- a/orderer/kafka/config_test.go
+++ b/orderer/kafka/config_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Shopify/sarama"
-	genesisconfig "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/configtx/tool/localconfig"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/orderer/localconfig"
 	cb "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/common"
 )
@@ -38,14 +37,6 @@ var (
 	testTimePadding = 200 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
-var testGenesisConf = &genesisconfig.TopLevel{
-	Orderer: &genesisconfig.Orderer{
-		Kafka: genesisconfig.Kafka{
-			Brokers: []string{"127.0.0.1:9092"},
-		},
-	},
-}
-
 var testConf = &config.TopLevel{
 	Kafka: config.Kafka{
 		Retry: config.Retry{
diff --git a/orderer/kafka/orderer_test.go b/orderer/kafka/orderer_test.go
index e565f656f7a..ebba5bafd2b 100644
--- a/orderer/kafka/orderer_test.go
+++ b/orderer/kafka/orderer_test.go
@@ -36,14 +36,9 @@ import (
 
 var cp = newChainPartition(provisional.TestChainID, rawPartition)
 
-func newMockSharedConfigManager() *mockconfig.Orderer {
-	return &mockconfig.Orderer{KafkaBrokersVal: testGenesisConf.Orderer.Kafka.Brokers}
-}
-
 type mockConsenterImpl struct {
 	consenterImpl
 	prodDisk, consDisk chan *ab.KafkaMessage
-	consumerSetUp      bool
 	t                  *testing.T
 }
 
diff --git a/orderer/ledger/json/impl.go b/orderer/ledger/json/impl.go
index daa730fa1ce..9858c278cf3 100644
--- a/orderer/ledger/json/impl.go
+++ b/orderer/ledger/json/impl.go
@@ -49,12 +49,11 @@ type cursor struct {
 }
 
 type jsonLedger struct {
-	directory      string
-	fqFormatString string
-	height         uint64
-	signal         chan struct{}
-	lastHash       []byte
-	marshaler      *jsonpb.Marshaler
+	directory string
+	height    uint64
+	signal    chan struct{}
+	lastHash  []byte
+	marshaler *jsonpb.Marshaler
 }
 
 // readBlock returns the block or nil, and whether the block was found or not, (nil,true) generally indicates an irrecoverable problem
diff --git a/orderer/multichain/manager_test.go b/orderer/multichain/manager_test.go
index b1cc22e4fdf..e8517d4d6a6 100644
--- a/orderer/multichain/manager_test.go
+++ b/orderer/multichain/manager_test.go
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ import (
 	ab "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/orderer"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/utils"
 
-	"errors"
-
 	mmsp "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/mocks/msp"
 	logging "github.com/op/go-logging"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -64,18 +62,6 @@ func (mch mockCryptoHelper) VerifySignature(sd *cb.SignedData) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func mockCryptoRejector() *mockCryptoRejectorHelper {
-	return &mockCryptoRejectorHelper{LocalSigner: mockcrypto.FakeLocalSigner}
-}
-
-type mockCryptoRejectorHelper struct {
-	*mockcrypto.LocalSigner
-}
-
-func (mch mockCryptoRejectorHelper) VerifySignature(sd *cb.SignedData) error {
-	return errors.New("Nope")
-}
-
 func NewRAMLedgerAndFactory(maxSize int) (ledger.Factory, ledger.ReadWriter) {
 	rlf := ramledger.New(10)
 	rl, err := rlf.GetOrCreate(provisional.TestChainID)
@@ -214,45 +200,6 @@ func TestManagerImpl(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-/*
-// This test makes sure that the signature filter works
-func TestSignatureFilter(t *testing.T) {
-	lf, rl := NewRAMLedgerAndFactory(10)
-
-	consenters := make(map[string]Consenter)
-	consenters[conf.Orderer.OrdererType] = &mockConsenter{}
-
-	manager := NewManagerImpl(lf, consenters, mockCryptoRejector())
-
-	cs, ok := manager.GetChain(provisional.TestChainID)
-
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("Should have gotten chain which was initialized by ramledger")
-	}
-
-	messages := make([]*cb.Envelope, conf.Orderer.BatchSize.MaxMessageCount)
-	for i := 0; i < int(conf.Orderer.BatchSize.MaxMessageCount); i++ {
-		messages[i] = makeSignaturelessTx(provisional.TestChainID, i)
-	}
-
-	for _, message := range messages {
-		cs.Enqueue(message)
-	}
-
-	// Causes the consenter thread to exit after it processes all messages
-	close(cs.(*chainSupport).chain.(*mockChain).queue)
-
-	it, _ := rl.Iterator(&ab.SeekPosition{Type: &ab.SeekPosition_Specified{Specified: &ab.SeekSpecified{Number: 1}}})
-	select {
-	case <-it.ReadyChan():
-		// Will unblock if a block is created
-		t.Fatalf("Block 1 should not have been created")
-	case <-cs.(*chainSupport).chain.(*mockChain).done:
-		// Will unblock once the consenter thread has exited
-	}
-}
-*/
-
 func TestNewChannelConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	lf, _ := NewRAMLedgerAndFactory(3)
diff --git a/orderer/multichain/util_test.go b/orderer/multichain/util_test.go
index 981bf336243..0d33f7e928c 100644
--- a/orderer/multichain/util_test.go
+++ b/orderer/multichain/util_test.go
@@ -74,14 +74,6 @@ func (mch *mockChain) Halt() {
 	close(mch.queue)
 }
 
-type mockLedgerWriter struct {
-}
-
-func (mlw *mockLedgerWriter) Append(blockContents []*cb.Envelope, metadata [][]byte) *cb.Block {
-	logger.Debugf("Committed block")
-	return nil
-}
-
 func makeConfigTx(chainID string, i int) *cb.Envelope {
 	group := cb.NewConfigGroup()
 	group.Groups[config.OrdererGroupKey] = cb.NewConfigGroup()
@@ -134,18 +126,3 @@ func makeNormalTx(chainID string, i int) *cb.Envelope {
 		Payload: utils.MarshalOrPanic(payload),
 	}
 }
-
-func makeSignaturelessTx(chainID string, i int) *cb.Envelope {
-	payload := &cb.Payload{
-		Header: &cb.Header{
-			ChannelHeader: utils.MarshalOrPanic(&cb.ChannelHeader{
-				Type:      int32(cb.HeaderType_ENDORSER_TRANSACTION),
-				ChannelId: chainID,
-			}),
-		},
-		Data: []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i)),
-	}
-	return &cb.Envelope{
-		Payload: utils.MarshalOrPanic(payload),
-	}
-}
diff --git a/orderer/network_test.go b/orderer/network_test.go
index 6102cb5fa38..be447255f76 100644
--- a/orderer/network_test.go
+++ b/orderer/network_test.go
@@ -52,21 +52,8 @@ const maindir = "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/orderer"
 var ordererDir string
 var mainexe string
 
-type flags struct {
-	listenAddr    string
-	grpcAddr      string
-	telemetryAddr string
-	certFile      string
-	keyFile       string
-	dataDir       string
-	genesisFile   string
-	verbose       string
-	init          string
-}
-
 type Peer struct {
 	id     uint64
-	config flags
 	cancel context.CancelFunc
 	cmd    *exec.Cmd
 }
diff --git a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/request.go b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/request.go
index b41acb06dca..c3b2adce922 100644
--- a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/request.go
+++ b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/request.go
@@ -63,17 +63,6 @@ func (s *SBFT) cutAndMaybeSend() {
 	s.maybeSendNextBatch()
 }
 
-func (s *SBFT) batchSize() uint64 {
-	size := uint64(0)
-	if len(s.batches) == 0 {
-		return size
-	}
-	for _, req := range s.batches[0] {
-		size += uint64(len(req.Payload))
-	}
-	return size
-}
-
 func (s *SBFT) maybeSendNextBatch() {
 	if s.batchTimer != nil {
 		s.batchTimer.Cancel()
diff --git a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/testsys_test.go b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/testsys_test.go
index ccc2876539d..fce8201f328 100644
--- a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/testsys_test.go
+++ b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/testsys_test.go
@@ -299,10 +299,6 @@ func newTestSystemWithBatchSize(n uint64, batchSize uint64) *testSystem {
 	return newTestSystemWithParams(n, batchSize, false)
 }
 
-func newTestSystemWOTimers(n uint64) *testSystem {
-	return newTestSystemWithParams(n, defaultMaxReqCount, true)
-}
-
 func newTestSystemWOTimersWithBatchSize(n uint64, batchSize uint64) *testSystem {
 	return newTestSystemWithParams(n, batchSize, true)
 }