diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/crypto.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/crypto.nim
index 8fe610bcf7..c18253ac98 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/crypto.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/crypto.nim
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@
 import
   sequtils,
   hashes,
-  blscurve, json_serialization
+  blscurve, json_serialization, eth/rlp
 
 export
-  json_serialization
+  json_serialization, rlp
 
 export blscurve.init, blscurve.getBytes, blscurve.combine, blscurve.`$`, blscurve.`==`
 
@@ -127,3 +127,17 @@ proc readValue*(reader: var JsonReader, value: var ValidatorPrivKey) {.inline.}
   value = SigKey.init(reader.readValue(string))
 
 proc newPrivKey*(): ValidatorPrivKey = SigKey.random()
+
+# RLP serialization (TODO: remove if no longer necessary)
+proc append*(writer: var RlpWriter, value: ValidatorPubKey) =
+  writer.append value.getBytes()
+
+proc read*(rlp: var Rlp, T: type ValidatorPubKey): T {.inline.} =
+  ValidatorPubKey.init rlp.toBytes.toOpenArray
+
+proc append*(writer: var RlpWriter, value: ValidatorSig) =
+  writer.append value.getBytes()
+
+proc read*(rlp: var Rlp, T: type ValidatorSig): T {.inline.} =
+  ValidatorSig.init rlp.toBytes.toOpenArray
+
diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes.nim
index 2279add3b1..c07e2ce489 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes.nim
@@ -482,29 +482,6 @@ type
   # TODO: not in spec
   CrosslinkCommittee* = tuple[committee: seq[ValidatorIndex], shard: uint64]
 
-when true:
-  # TODO: Remove these once RLP serialization is no longer used
-  import nimcrypto, eth/rlp, json_serialization
-  export append, read, json_serialization
-
-  proc append*(rlpWriter: var RlpWriter, value: ValidatorPubKey) =
-    discard
-
-  proc read*(rlp: var Rlp, T: type ValidatorPubKey): T {.inline.} =
-    discard
-
-  proc append*(rlpWriter: var RlpWriter, value: ValidatorIndex) =
-    discard
-
-  proc read*(rlp: var Rlp, T: type ValidatorIndex): T {.inline.} =
-    discard
-
-  proc append*(rlpWriter: var RlpWriter, value: ValidatorSig) =
-    discard
-
-  proc read*(rlp: var Rlp, T: type ValidatorSig): T {.inline.} =
-    discard
-
 func shortValidatorKey*(state: BeaconState, validatorIdx: int): string =
     ($state.validator_registry[validatorIdx].pubkey)[0..7]
 
@@ -514,6 +491,7 @@ func humaneSlotNum*(s: Slot): Slot =
 func humaneEpochNum*(e: Epoch): Epoch =
   e - GENESIS_EPOCH
 
-export
-  writeValue, readValue
+import nimcrypto, eth/rlp, json_serialization
+export json_serialization, rlp
+export writeValue, readValue, append, read