diff --git a/ethcore/src/engines/tendermint/vote.rs b/ethcore/src/engines/tendermint/vote.rs
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--- a/ethcore/src/engines/tendermint/vote.rs
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-// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
-// This file is part of Parity.
-
-// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-
-// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-//! Tendermint block seal.
-
-use util::*;
-use header::Header;
-use account_provider::AccountProvider;
-use rlp::{View, DecoderError, Decodable, Decoder, Encodable, RlpStream, Stream};
-use basic_types::Seal;
-use super::BlockHash;
-
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
-pub struct Vote {
-	block_hash: BlockHash,
-	signature: H520
-}
-
-fn block_hash(header: &Header) -> H256 {
-	header.rlp(Seal::WithSome(1)).sha3()
-}
-
-impl Vote {
-	fn new(block_hash: BlockHash, signature: H520) -> Vote {
-		Vote { block_hash: block_hash, signature: signature }
-	}
-
-	/// Try to use the author address to create a vote.
-	pub fn propose(header: &Header, accounts: &AccountProvider) -> Option<Vote> {
-		Self::validate(header, accounts, *header.author())
-	}
-	
-	/// Use any unlocked validator account to create a vote.
-	pub fn validate(header: &Header, accounts: &AccountProvider, validator: Address) -> Option<Vote> {
-		let message = block_hash(&header);
-		accounts.sign(validator, None, message)
-			.ok()
-			.map(Into::into)
-			.map(|sig| Self::new(message, sig))
-	}
-}
-
-impl Decodable for Vote {
-	fn decode<D>(decoder: &D) -> Result<Self, DecoderError> where D: Decoder {
-		let rlp = decoder.as_rlp();
-		if decoder.as_raw().len() != try!(rlp.payload_info()).total() {
-			return Err(DecoderError::RlpIsTooBig);
-		}
-		Ok(Self::new(try!(rlp.val_at(0)), try!(rlp.val_at(1))))
-    }
-}
-
-impl Encodable for Vote {
-	fn rlp_append(&self, s: &mut RlpStream) {
-		let Vote { ref block_hash, ref signature } = *self;
-		s.append(block_hash);
-		s.append(signature);
-	}
-}