diff --git a/keyserver/package.json b/keyserver/package.json
--- a/keyserver/package.json
+++ b/keyserver/package.json
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.13.10",
-    "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
-    "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.7.3",
     "@matrix-org/olm": "3.2.4",
     "@parse/node-apn": "^3.2.0",
     "@vingle/bmp-js": "^0.2.5",
diff --git a/keyserver/src/grpc/grpc-client.js b/keyserver/src/grpc/grpc-client.js
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/keyserver/src/grpc/grpc-client.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-
-import * as grpc from '@grpc/grpc-js';
-import * as protoLoader from '@grpc/proto-loader';
-
-import type { IdentityServiceClient } from 'lib/types/grpc-types';
-
-const PROTO_PATH = '../shared/protos/identity.proto';
-const packageDefinition = protoLoader.loadSync(PROTO_PATH, {
-  keepCase: true,
-  longs: String,
-  enums: String,
-  defaults: true,
-  oneofs: true,
-});
-const identity = grpc.loadPackageDefinition(packageDefinition).identity;
-const identityClient: IdentityServiceClient = new identity.IdentityService(
-  'localhost:50051',
-  grpc.credentials.createInsecure(),
-);
-
-export { identityClient };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3068,14 +3068,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@graphql-typed-document-node/core/-/core-3.1.1.tgz#076d78ce99822258cf813ecc1e7fa460fa74d052"
   integrity sha512-NQ17ii0rK1b34VZonlmT2QMJFI70m0TRwbknO/ihlbatXyaktDhN/98vBiUU6kNBPljqGqyIrl2T4nY2RpFANg==
 
-"@grpc/grpc-js@^1.7.1":
-  version "1.7.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@grpc/grpc-js/-/grpc-js-1.7.1.tgz#cfac092e61eac6fe0f80d22943f98e1ba45f02a2"
-  integrity sha512-GVtMU4oh/TeKkWGzXUEsyZtyvSUIT1z49RtGH1UnEGeL+sLuxKl8QH3KZTlSB329R1sWJmesm5hQ5CxXdYH9dg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@grpc/proto-loader" "^0.7.0"
-    "@types/node" ">=12.12.47"
-
 "@grpc/grpc-js@~1.6.0":
   version "1.6.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@grpc/grpc-js/-/grpc-js-1.6.7.tgz#4c4fa998ff719fe859ac19fe977fdef097bb99aa"
@@ -3095,17 +3087,6 @@
     protobufjs "^6.10.0"
     yargs "^16.2.0"
 
-"@grpc/proto-loader@^0.7.0", "@grpc/proto-loader@^0.7.3":
-  version "0.7.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@grpc/proto-loader/-/proto-loader-0.7.3.tgz#75a6f95b51b85c5078ac7394da93850c32d36bb8"
-  integrity sha512-5dAvoZwna2Py3Ef96Ux9jIkp3iZ62TUsV00p3wVBPNX5K178UbNi8Q7gQVqwXT1Yq9RejIGG9G2IPEo93T6RcA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/long" "^4.0.1"
-    lodash.camelcase "^4.3.0"
-    long "^4.0.0"
-    protobufjs "^7.0.0"
-    yargs "^16.2.0"
-
 "@hapi/hoek@^9.0.0":
   version "9.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@hapi/hoek/-/hoek-9.2.0.tgz#f3933a44e365864f4dad5db94158106d511e8131"
@@ -15404,11 +15385,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/long/-/long-4.0.0.tgz#9a7b71cfb7d361a194ea555241c92f7468d5bf28"
   integrity sha512-XsP+KhQif4bjX1kbuSiySJFNAehNxgLb6hPRGJ9QsUr8ajHkuXGdrHmFUTUUXhDwVX2R5bY4JNZEwbUiMhV+MA==
 
-long@^5.0.0:
-  version "5.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/long/-/long-5.2.0.tgz#2696dadf4b4da2ce3f6f6b89186085d94d52fd61"
-  integrity sha512-9RTUNjK60eJbx3uz+TEGF7fUr29ZDxR5QzXcyDpeSfeH28S9ycINflOgOlppit5U+4kNTe83KQnMEerw7GmE8w==
-
 loose-envify@^1.0.0, loose-envify@^1.1.0, loose-envify@^1.2.0, loose-envify@^1.3.1, loose-envify@^1.4.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.4.0.tgz#71ee51fa7be4caec1a63839f7e682d8132d30caf"
@@ -18410,24 +18386,6 @@
     "@types/node" ">=13.7.0"
     long "^4.0.0"
 
-protobufjs@^7.0.0:
-  version "7.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.1.2.tgz#a0cf6aeaf82f5625bffcf5a38b7cd2a7de05890c"
-  integrity sha512-4ZPTPkXCdel3+L81yw3dG6+Kq3umdWKh7Dc7GW/CpNk4SX3hK58iPCWeCyhVTDrbkNeKrYNZ7EojM5WDaEWTLQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@protobufjs/aspromise" "^1.1.2"
-    "@protobufjs/base64" "^1.1.2"
-    "@protobufjs/codegen" "^2.0.4"
-    "@protobufjs/eventemitter" "^1.1.0"
-    "@protobufjs/fetch" "^1.1.0"
-    "@protobufjs/float" "^1.0.2"
-    "@protobufjs/inquire" "^1.1.0"
-    "@protobufjs/path" "^1.1.2"
-    "@protobufjs/pool" "^1.1.0"
-    "@protobufjs/utf8" "^1.1.0"
-    "@types/node" ">=13.7.0"
-    long "^5.0.0"
-
 proxy-addr@~2.0.7:
   version "2.0.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/proxy-addr/-/proxy-addr-2.0.7.tgz#f19fe69ceab311eeb94b42e70e8c2070f9ba1025"