diff --git a/core/primitives-core/src/hash.rs b/core/primitives-core/src/hash.rs
index 23c464adbf0..e50b508be2b 100644
--- a/core/primitives-core/src/hash.rs
+++ b/core/primitives-core/src/hash.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use sha2::Digest;
 
 use crate::borsh::BorshSerialize;
 use crate::logging::pretty_hash;
-use crate::serialize::{from_base, to_base, BaseDecode};
+use crate::serialize::{from_base, to_base};
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "deepsize_feature", derive(deepsize::DeepSizeOf))]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, derive_more::AsRef, derive_more::AsMut)]
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ impl Default for CryptoHash {
     }
 }
 
-impl BaseDecode for CryptoHash {}
-
 impl borsh::BorshSerialize for CryptoHash {
     fn serialize<W: std::io::Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
         writer.write_all(&self.0)?;
diff --git a/core/primitives-core/src/serialize.rs b/core/primitives-core/src/serialize.rs
index caabfadeb72..3067ad18b37 100644
--- a/core/primitives-core/src/serialize.rs
+++ b/core/primitives-core/src/serialize.rs
@@ -37,15 +37,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-pub trait BaseDecode:
-    for<'a> TryFrom<&'a [u8], Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>
-{
-    fn from_base(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-        let bytes = from_base(s)?;
-        Self::try_from(&bytes)
-    }
-}
-
 pub mod base64_format {
     use serde::de;
     use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serializer};
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/tests/client/challenges.rs b/integration-tests/src/tests/client/challenges.rs
index 99dcee8de69..95b885f67fc 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/tests/client/challenges.rs
+++ b/integration-tests/src/tests/client/challenges.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use near_primitives::hash::CryptoHash;
 use near_primitives::merkle::{merklize, MerklePath, PartialMerkleTree};
 use near_primitives::num_rational::Ratio;
 use near_primitives::receipt::Receipt;
-use near_primitives::serialize::BaseDecode;
 use near_primitives::shard_layout::ShardUId;
 use near_primitives::sharding::{EncodedShardChunk, ReedSolomonWrapper};
 use near_primitives::transaction::SignedTransaction;
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ fn create_invalid_proofs_chunk(
     create_chunk(
         client,
         None,
-        Some(CryptoHash::from_base("F5SvmQcKqekuKPJgLUNFgjB4ZgVmmiHsbDhTBSQbiywf").unwrap()),
+        Some("F5SvmQcKqekuKPJgLUNFgjB4ZgVmmiHsbDhTBSQbiywf".parse::<CryptoHash>().unwrap()),
     )
 }