diff --git a/stackslib/src/main.rs b/stackslib/src/main.rs
index 4756958ea..e964637b6 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/main.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/main.rs
@@ -1016,141 +1016,6 @@ simulating a miner.
         process::exit(0);
     }
 
-    if argv[1] == "replay-block" {
-        let index_block_hash = &argv[3];
-        let index_block_hash = StacksBlockId::from_hex(&index_block_hash).unwrap();
-        let chain_state_path = format!("{}/mainnet/chainstate/", &argv[2]);
-        let sort_db_path = format!("{}/mainnet/burnchain/sortition", &argv[2]);
-        let burn_db_path = format!("{}/mainnet/burnchain/burnchain.sqlite", &argv[2]);
-        let burnchain_blocks_db = BurnchainDB::open(&burn_db_path, false).unwrap();
-
-        let (mut chainstate, _) =
-            StacksChainState::open(true, CHAIN_ID_MAINNET, &chain_state_path, None).unwrap();
-
-        let mut sortdb = SortitionDB::connect(
-            &sort_db_path,
-            BITCOIN_MAINNET_FIRST_BLOCK_HEIGHT,
-            &BurnchainHeaderHash::from_hex(BITCOIN_MAINNET_FIRST_BLOCK_HASH).unwrap(),
-            BITCOIN_MAINNET_FIRST_BLOCK_TIMESTAMP.into(),
-            STACKS_EPOCHS_MAINNET.as_ref(),
-            PoxConstants::mainnet_default(),
-            true,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-        let mut sort_tx = sortdb.tx_begin_at_tip();
-
-        let blocks_path = chainstate.blocks_path.clone();
-        let (mut chainstate_tx, clarity_instance) = chainstate
-            .chainstate_tx_begin()
-            .expect("Failed to start chainstate tx");
-        let mut next_staging_block =
-            StacksChainState::load_staging_block_info(&chainstate_tx.tx, &index_block_hash)
-                .expect("Failed to load staging block data")
-                .expect("No such index block hash in block database");
-
-        next_staging_block.block_data = StacksChainState::load_block_bytes(
-            &blocks_path,
-            &next_staging_block.consensus_hash,
-            &next_staging_block.anchored_block_hash,
-        )
-        .unwrap()
-        .unwrap_or(vec![]);
-
-        let next_microblocks =
-            StacksChainState::find_parent_microblock_stream(&chainstate_tx.tx, &next_staging_block)
-                .unwrap()
-                .unwrap();
-
-        let (burn_header_hash, burn_header_height, burn_header_timestamp, winning_block_txid) =
-            match SortitionDB::get_block_snapshot_consensus(
-                &sort_tx,
-                &next_staging_block.consensus_hash,
-            )
-            .unwrap()
-            {
-                Some(sn) => (
-                    sn.burn_header_hash,
-                    sn.block_height as u32,
-                    sn.burn_header_timestamp,
-                    sn.winning_block_txid,
-                ),
-                None => {
-                    // shouldn't happen
-                    panic!(
-                        "CORRUPTION: staging block {}/{} does not correspond to a burn block",
-                        &next_staging_block.consensus_hash, &next_staging_block.anchored_block_hash
-                    );
-                }
-            };
-
-        info!(
-            "Process block {}/{} = {} in burn block {}, parent microblock {}",
-            next_staging_block.consensus_hash,
-            next_staging_block.anchored_block_hash,
-            &index_block_hash,
-            &burn_header_hash,
-            &next_staging_block.parent_microblock_hash,
-        );
-
-        let parent_header_info =
-            match StacksChainState::get_parent_header_info(&mut chainstate_tx, &next_staging_block)
-                .unwrap()
-            {
-                Some(hinfo) => hinfo,
-                None => panic!("Failed to load parent head info for block"),
-            };
-
-        let block = StacksChainState::extract_stacks_block(&next_staging_block).unwrap();
-        let block_size = next_staging_block.block_data.len() as u64;
-
-        let parent_block_header = match &parent_header_info.anchored_header {
-            StacksBlockHeaderTypes::Epoch2(bh) => bh,
-            StacksBlockHeaderTypes::Nakamoto(_) => panic!("Nakamoto blocks not supported yet"),
-        };
-
-        if !StacksChainState::check_block_attachment(&parent_block_header, &block.header) {
-            let msg = format!(
-                "Invalid stacks block {}/{} -- does not attach to parent {}/{}",
-                &next_staging_block.consensus_hash,
-                block.block_hash(),
-                parent_header_info.anchored_header.block_hash(),
-                &parent_header_info.consensus_hash
-            );
-            process::exit(1);
-        }
-        let stacks_path = &argv[2];
-        let index_block_hash_prefix = &argv[3];
-        let staging_blocks_db_path = format!("{}/mainnet/chainstate/vm/index.sqlite", stacks_path);
-        let conn =
-            Connection::open_with_flags(&staging_blocks_db_path, OpenFlags::SQLITE_OPEN_READ_ONLY)
-                .unwrap();
-        let mut stmt = conn
-            .prepare(&format!(
-                "SELECT index_block_hash FROM staging_blocks WHERE index_block_hash LIKE \"{}%\"",
-                index_block_hash_prefix
-            ))
-            .unwrap();
-        let mut hashes_set = stmt.query(rusqlite::NO_PARAMS).unwrap();
-
-        let mut index_block_hashes: Vec<String> = vec![];
-        while let Ok(Some(row)) = hashes_set.next() {
-            index_block_hashes.push(row.get(0).unwrap());
-        }
-
-        let total = index_block_hashes.len();
-        let mut i = 1;
-        println!("Will check {} blocks.", total);
-        for index_block_hash in index_block_hashes.iter() {
-            if i % 100 == 0 {
-                println!("Checked {}...", i);
-            }
-            i += 1;
-            replay_block(stacks_path, index_block_hash);
-        }
-        println!("Finished!");
-        process::exit(0);
-    }
-
     if argv[1] == "replay-chainstate" {
         if argv.len() < 7 {
             eprintln!("Usage: {} OLD_CHAINSTATE_PATH OLD_SORTITION_DB_PATH OLD_BURNCHAIN_DB_PATH NEW_CHAINSTATE_PATH NEW_BURNCHAIN_DB_PATH", &argv[0]);