diff --git a/.changeset/chilled-cycles-smell.md b/.changeset/chilled-cycles-smell.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a36bfb9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilled-cycles-smell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@celo/celocli': major
+---
+
+Remove transfer:gold -- this was an old alias for transfer:celo which has the same functionality
diff --git a/.changeset/good-trees-reply.md b/.changeset/good-trees-reply.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38e111ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/good-trees-reply.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@celo/celocli': major
+---
+Remove account:recover-old
+
+This was meant to be a temporary command for migrating account from a beta version of Valora to the release version. Please use a previous version of celocli if you need to make this one time recovery. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/command-line-interface/account.md b/docs/command-line-interface/account.md
index 7692c5689..c541c5a0e 100644
--- a/docs/command-line-interface/account.md
+++ b/docs/command-line-interface/account.md
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Manage your account, keys, and metadata
 * [`celocli account:offchain-read ARG1`](#celocli-accountoffchain-read-arg1)
 * [`celocli account:offchain-write`](#celocli-accountoffchain-write)
 * [`celocli account:proof-of-possession`](#celocli-accountproof-of-possession)
-* [`celocli account:recover-old`](#celocli-accountrecover-old)
 * [`celocli account:register`](#celocli-accountregister)
 * [`celocli account:register-data-encryption-key`](#celocli-accountregister-data-encryption-key)
 * [`celocli account:register-metadata`](#celocli-accountregister-metadata)
@@ -781,74 +780,6 @@ EXAMPLES
 
 _See code: [src/commands/account/proof-of-possession.ts](https://github.com/celo-org/developer-tooling/tree/master/packages/cli/src/commands/account/proof-of-possession.ts)_
 
-## `celocli account:recover-old`
-
-Recovers the Valora old account and print out the key information. The old Valora app (in a beta state) generated the user address using a seed of 32 bytes, instead of 64 bytes. As the app fixed that, some old accounts were left with some funds. This command allows the user to recover those funds.
-
-```
-USAGE
-  $ celocli account:recover-old --mnemonicPath <value> [--gasCurrency
-    0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890] [--globalHelp] [--passphrasePath
-    <value>] [--changeIndex <value>] [--addressIndex <value>] [--language chinese_simpli
-    fied|chinese_traditional|english|french|italian|japanese|korean|spanish]
-    [--derivationPath <value>]
-
-FLAGS
-  --addressIndex=<value>
-      Choose the address index for the derivation path
-
-  --changeIndex=<value>
-      Choose the change index for the derivation path
-
-  --derivationPath=<value>
-      Choose a different derivation Path (Celo's default is "m/44'/52752'/0'"). Use "eth"
-      as an alias of the Ethereum derivation path ("m/44'/60'/0'"). Recreating the same
-      account requires knowledge of the mnemonic, passphrase (if any), and the derivation
-      path
-
-  --gasCurrency=0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890
-      Use a specific gas currency for transaction fees (defaults to CELO if no gas
-      currency is supplied). It must be a whitelisted token.
-
-  --globalHelp
-      View all available global flags
-
-  --language=<option>
-      [default: english] Language for the mnemonic words. **WARNING**, some hardware
-      wallets don't support other languages
-      <options: chinese_simplified|chinese_traditional|english|french|italian|japanese|kor
-      ean|spanish>
-
-  --mnemonicPath=<value>
-      (required) Path to a file that contains all the mnemonic words separated by a space
-      (example: "word1 word2 word3 ... word24"). If the words are a language other than
-      English, the --language flag must be used. Only BIP39 mnemonics are supported
-
-  --passphrasePath=<value>
-      Path to a file that contains the BIP39 passphrase to combine with the mnemonic
-      specified using the mnemonicPath flag and the index specified using the addressIndex
-      flag. Every passphrase generates a different private key and wallet address.
-
-DESCRIPTION
-  Recovers the Valora old account and print out the key information. The old Valora app
-  (in a beta state) generated the user address using a seed of 32 bytes, instead of 64
-  bytes. As the app fixed that, some old accounts were left with some funds. This
-  command allows the user to recover those funds.
-
-EXAMPLES
-  recover-old --mnemonicPath some_folder/my_mnemonic_file
-
-  recover-old --mnemonicPath some_folder/my_mnemonic_file --passphrasePath myFolder/my_passphrase_file
-
-  recover-old --mnemonicPath some_folder/my_mnemonic_file --language spanish
-
-  recover-old --mnemonicPath some_folder/my_mnemonic_file --passphrasePath some_folder/my_passphrase_file --language japanese --addressIndex 5
-
-  recover-old --mnemonicPath some_folder/my_mnemonic_file --passphrasePath some_folder/my_passphrase_file --addressIndex 5
-```
-
-_See code: [src/commands/account/recover-old.ts](https://github.com/celo-org/developer-tooling/tree/master/packages/cli/src/commands/account/recover-old.ts)_
-
 ## `celocli account:register`
 
 Register an account on-chain. This allows you to lock Gold, which is a pre-requisite for registering a Validator or Group, participating in Validator elections and on-chain Governance, and earning epoch rewards.
diff --git a/docs/command-line-interface/transfer.md b/docs/command-line-interface/transfer.md
index 2b56a8832..2189cb941 100644
--- a/docs/command-line-interface/transfer.md
+++ b/docs/command-line-interface/transfer.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Transfer CELO and Celo Dollars
 * [`celocli transfer:dollars`](#celocli-transferdollars)
 * [`celocli transfer:erc20`](#celocli-transfererc20)
 * [`celocli transfer:euros`](#celocli-transfereuros)
-* [`celocli transfer:gold`](#celocli-transfergold)
 * [`celocli transfer:reals`](#celocli-transferreals)
 * [`celocli transfer:stable`](#celocli-transferstable)
 
@@ -157,42 +156,6 @@ EXAMPLES
 
 _See code: [src/commands/transfer/euros.ts](https://github.com/celo-org/developer-tooling/tree/master/packages/cli/src/commands/transfer/euros.ts)_
 
-## `celocli transfer:gold`
-
-Transfer CELO to a specified address. *DEPRECATION WARNING* Use the "transfer:celo" command instead
-
-```
-USAGE
-  $ celocli transfer:gold --from 0xc1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d --to
-    0xc1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d --value <value> [--gasCurrency
-    0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890] [--globalHelp] [--comment <value>]
-
-FLAGS
-  --comment=<value>                                         Transfer comment
-  --from=0xc1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d         (required) Address of the
-                                                            sender
-  --gasCurrency=0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890  Use a specific gas currency
-                                                            for transaction fees
-                                                            (defaults to CELO if no gas
-                                                            currency is supplied). It
-                                                            must be a whitelisted token.
-  --globalHelp                                              View all available global
-                                                            flags
-  --to=0xc1912fEE45d61C87Cc5EA59DaE31190FFFFf232d           (required) Address of the
-                                                            receiver
-  --value=<value>                                           (required) Amount to
-                                                            transfer (in wei)
-
-DESCRIPTION
-  Transfer CELO to a specified address. *DEPRECATION WARNING* Use the "transfer:celo"
-  command instead
-
-EXAMPLES
-  gold --from 0xa0Af2E71cECc248f4a7fD606F203467B500Dd53B --to 0x5409ed021d9299bf6814279a6a1411a7e866a631 --value 10000000000000000000
-```
-
-_See code: [src/commands/transfer/gold.ts](https://github.com/celo-org/developer-tooling/tree/master/packages/cli/src/commands/transfer/gold.ts)_
-
 ## `celocli transfer:reals`
 
 Transfer Celo Brazilian Real (cREAL) to a specified address.
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index c21b6c180..38a2b2437 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "node": ">=16"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "yarn run --top-level tsc -b . --clean",
+    "clean": "rm tsconfig.tsbuildinfo && yarn run --top-level tsc -b . --clean",
     "dev": "yarn build && ts-node ./bin/dev.js",
     "build": "yarn run --top-level tsc -b .",
     "docs": "./generate_docs.sh",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/account/recover-old.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/account/recover-old.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bd7b1262..000000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/account/recover-old.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  generateKeysFromSeed,
-  generateSeed,
-  normalizeMnemonic,
-  validateMnemonic,
-} from '@celo/cryptographic-utils/lib/account'
-import { privateKeyToAddress } from '@celo/utils/lib/address'
-import { toChecksumAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
-import { Flags } from '@oclif/core'
-import { printValueMap } from '../../utils/cli'
-import NewAccount from './new'
-/*
- * @deprecated
- */
-// TODO: This command should be prune in the future after all accounts had been migrated
-export default class RecoverOld extends NewAccount {
-  static description =
-    'Recovers the Valora old account and print out the key information. The old Valora app (in a beta state) generated the user address using a seed of 32 bytes, instead of 64 bytes. As the app fixed that, some old accounts were left with some funds. This command allows the user to recover those funds.'
-
-  static flags = {
-    ...NewAccount.flags,
-    mnemonicPath: Flags.string({
-      required: true,
-      description:
-        'Path to a file that contains all the mnemonic words separated by a space (example: "word1 word2 word3 ... word24"). If the words are a language other than English, the --language flag must be used. Only BIP39 mnemonics are supported',
-    }),
-  }
-
-  static examples = [
-    'recover-old --mnemonicPath some_folder/my_mnemonic_file',
-    'recover-old --mnemonicPath some_folder/my_mnemonic_file --passphrasePath myFolder/my_passphrase_file',
-    'recover-old --mnemonicPath some_folder/my_mnemonic_file --language spanish',
-    'recover-old --mnemonicPath some_folder/my_mnemonic_file --passphrasePath some_folder/my_passphrase_file --language japanese --addressIndex 5',
-    'recover-old --mnemonicPath some_folder/my_mnemonic_file --passphrasePath some_folder/my_passphrase_file --addressIndex 5',
-  ]
-
-  async run() {
-    const res = await this.parse(RecoverOld)
-    let mnemonic = NewAccount.readFile(res.flags.mnemonicPath)
-    if (mnemonic) {
-      mnemonic = normalizeMnemonic(mnemonic)
-      if (!validateMnemonic(mnemonic)) {
-        throw Error('Invalid mnemonic. Should be a bip39 mnemonic')
-      }
-    } else {
-      throw Error('Must provide a valid bip39 mnemonic')
-    }
-    const derivationPath = NewAccount.sanitizeDerivationPath(res.flags.derivationPath)
-    const passphrase = NewAccount.readFile(res.flags.passphrasePath)
-    const seed32 = await generateSeed(mnemonic, passphrase, undefined, 32)
-    const keys = generateKeysFromSeed(
-      seed32,
-      res.flags.addressIndex,
-      res.flags.changeIndex,
-      derivationPath
-    )
-    const accountAddress = toChecksumAddress(privateKeyToAddress(keys.privateKey))
-    printValueMap({ accountAddress, ...keys })
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/transfer/gold.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/transfer/gold.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f89e0642..000000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/transfer/gold.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import TransferCelo from './celo'
-
-export default class TransferGold extends TransferCelo {
-  static description =
-    'Transfer CELO to a specified address. *DEPRECATION WARNING* Use the "transfer:celo" command instead'
-
-  static flags = {
-    ...TransferCelo.flags,
-  }
-
-  static examples = [
-    'gold --from 0xa0Af2E71cECc248f4a7fD606F203467B500Dd53B --to 0x5409ed021d9299bf6814279a6a1411a7e866a631 --value 10000000000000000000',
-  ]
-}