diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 3310be709..db377fc4d 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -795,12 +795,4 @@ pub enum Commands {
         #[arg(long)]
         addr_vk: Option<H160>,
     },
-
-    /// Print the proof in hexadecimal
-    #[command(name = "print-proof-hex")]
-    PrintProofHex {
-        /// The path to the proof file
-        #[arg(long, default_value = DEFAULT_PROOF)]
-        proof_path: PathBuf,
-    },
 }
diff --git a/src/execute.rs b/src/execute.rs
index 91b1aec48..ab0bdcbe8 100644
--- a/src/execute.rs
+++ b/src/execute.rs
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ pub async fn run(command: Commands) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
             addr_da,
             addr_vk,
         } => verify_evm(proof_path, addr_verifier, rpc_url, addr_da, addr_vk).await,
-        Commands::PrintProofHex { proof_path } => print_proof_hex(proof_path),
     }
 }
 
@@ -1169,16 +1168,6 @@ pub(crate) fn mock(
     Ok(String::new())
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn print_proof_hex(proof_path: PathBuf) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
-    let proof = Snark::load::<KZGCommitmentScheme<Bn256>>(&proof_path)?;
-    for instance in proof.instances {
-        println!("{:?}", instance);
-    }
-    let hex_str = hex::encode(proof.proof);
-    info!("0x{}", hex_str);
-    Ok(format!("0x{}", hex_str))
-}
-
 #[cfg(feature = "render")]
 pub(crate) fn render(
     model: PathBuf,
diff --git a/src/python.rs b/src/python.rs
index 521271dd9..9c36bc352 100644
--- a/src/python.rs
+++ b/src/python.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::graph::{
 use crate::pfsys::evm::aggregation::AggregationCircuit;
 use crate::pfsys::{
     load_pk, load_vk, save_params, save_vk, srs::gen_srs as ezkl_gen_srs, srs::load_srs, ProofType,
-    Snark, TranscriptType,
+    TranscriptType,
 };
 use crate::RunArgs;
 use ethers::types::H160;
@@ -1097,16 +1097,6 @@ fn create_evm_verifier_aggr(
     Ok(true)
 }
 
-/// print hex representation of a proof
-#[pyfunction(signature = (proof_path))]
-fn print_proof_hex(proof_path: PathBuf) -> Result<String, PyErr> {
-    let proof = Snark::load::<KZGCommitmentScheme<Bn256>>(&proof_path)
-        .map_err(|_| PyIOError::new_err("Failed to load proof"))?;
-
-    let hex_str = hex::encode(proof.proof);
-    Ok(format!("0x{}", hex_str))
-}
-
 // Python Module
 #[pymodule]
 fn ezkl(_py: Python<'_>, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
@@ -1145,7 +1135,6 @@ fn ezkl(_py: Python<'_>, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(deploy_vk_evm, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(deploy_da_evm, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(verify_evm, m)?)?;
-    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(print_proof_hex, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(setup_test_evm_witness, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(create_evm_verifier_aggr, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(create_evm_data_attestation, m)?)?;
diff --git a/tests/python/binding_tests.py b/tests/python/binding_tests.py
index 3e3aac8e8..307f044b5 100644
--- a/tests/python/binding_tests.py
+++ b/tests/python/binding_tests.py
@@ -392,9 +392,7 @@ def test_prove_evm():
     assert res['transcript_type'] == 'EVM'
     assert os.path.isfile(proof_path)
 
-    res = ezkl.print_proof_hex(proof_path)
-    # to figure out a better way of testing print_proof_hex
-    assert type(res) == str
+
 
 
 def test_create_evm_verifier():
diff --git a/tests/wasm.rs b/tests/wasm.rs
index f1f93b44a..ecff4a718 100644
--- a/tests/wasm.rs
+++ b/tests/wasm.rs
@@ -258,15 +258,6 @@ mod wasm32 {
         assert!(value);
     }
 
-    #[wasm_bindgen_test]
-    async fn print_proof_hex_test() {
-        let proof = printProofHex(wasm_bindgen::Clamped(PROOF.to_vec()))
-            .map_err(|_| "failed")
-            .unwrap();
-
-        assert!(proof.len() > 0);
-    }
-
     #[wasm_bindgen_test]
     async fn verify_validations() {
         // Run witness validation on network (should fail)