diff --git a/.changeset/healthy-otters-yawn.md b/.changeset/healthy-otters-yawn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bc98850e581ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/healthy-otters-yawn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@eth-optimism/contracts': patch
+---
+
+Removes outdated functions and constants from the contracts package
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/contract-defs.ts b/packages/contracts/src/contract-defs.ts
index 34690b594349c..54e61eb7dcf0e 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/contract-defs.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/contract-defs.ts
@@ -30,31 +30,3 @@ export const getContractFactory = (
     signer
   )
 }
-
-export const loadContract = (
-  name: string,
-  address: string,
-  provider: ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider
-): ethers.Contract => {
-  return new ethers.Contract(
-    address,
-    getContractInterface(name) as any,
-    provider
-  )
-}
-
-export const loadContractFromManager = async (args: {
-  name: string
-  proxy?: string
-  Lib_AddressManager: ethers.Contract
-  provider: ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider
-}): Promise<ethers.Contract> => {
-  const { name, proxy, Lib_AddressManager, provider } = args
-  const address = await Lib_AddressManager.getAddress(proxy ? proxy : name)
-  if (address === ethers.constants.AddressZero) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Lib_AddressManager does not have a record for a contract named: ${name}`
-    )
-  }
-  return loadContract(name, address, provider)
-}
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/constants.ts b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/constants.ts
index f8e9f057b7298..381496354128b 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/constants.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* External Imports */
 import { defaultAccounts } from 'ethereum-waffle'
 
-export const DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS = defaultAccounts
 export const DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_HARDHAT = defaultAccounts.map((account) => {
   return {
     balance: account.balance,
@@ -10,10 +9,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_HARDHAT = defaultAccounts.map((account) => {
 })
 
 export const RUN_OVM_TEST_GAS = 20_000_000
-export const FORCE_INCLUSION_PERIOD_SECONDS = 600
 export const L2_GAS_DISCOUNT_DIVISOR = 32
 export const ENQUEUE_GAS_COST = 60_000
-export const FORCE_INCLUSION_PERIOD_BLOCKS = 600 / 12
 
 export const NON_NULL_BYTES32 =
   '0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111'
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/trie/trie-test-generator.ts b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/trie/trie-test-generator.ts
index e9dcefe6e4e2c..e9eb1dd539357 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/trie/trie-test-generator.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/trie/trie-test-generator.ts
@@ -5,23 +5,23 @@ import { SecureTrie, BaseTrie } from 'merkle-patricia-tree'
 import { fromHexString, toHexString } from '@eth-optimism/core-utils'
 import { ethers } from 'ethers'
 
-export interface TrieNode {
+interface TrieNode {
   key: string
   val: string
 }
 
-export interface InclusionProofTest {
+interface InclusionProofTest {
   key: string
   val: string
   proof: string
   root: string
 }
 
-export interface NodeUpdateTest extends InclusionProofTest {
+interface NodeUpdateTest extends InclusionProofTest {
   newRoot: string
 }
 
-export interface EthereumAccount {
+interface EthereumAccount {
   address?: string
   nonce: number
   balance: number
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ export interface EthereumAccount {
   storage?: TrieNode[]
 }
 
-export interface AccountProofTest {
+interface AccountProofTest {
   address: string
   account: EthereumAccount
   accountTrieWitness: string
   accountTrieRoot: string
 }
 
-export interface AccountUpdateTest extends AccountProofTest {
+interface AccountUpdateTest extends AccountProofTest {
   newAccountTrieRoot: string
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/eth-time.ts b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/eth-time.ts
index 1400dc18a31c7..08aaf4dda9305 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/eth-time.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/eth-time.ts
@@ -17,24 +17,10 @@ export const increaseEthTime = async (
   await mineBlock(provider)
 }
 
-export const mineBlock = async (
-  provider: any,
-  timestamp?: number
-): Promise<void> => {
+const mineBlock = async (provider: any, timestamp?: number): Promise<void> => {
   await provider.send('evm_mine', timestamp ? [timestamp] : [])
 }
 
-export const getBlockTime = async (
-  provider: any,
-  block?: number
-): Promise<number> => {
-  await mineBlock(provider)
-  if (!!block) {
-    block = await getNextBlockNumber(provider)
-  }
-  return (await provider.getBlock(block)).timestamp
-}
-
 export const getNextBlockNumber = async (provider: any): Promise<number> => {
   return (await provider.getBlock('latest')).number + 1
 }