diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a8ad18b1..7d7a6fd2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ Contains bug fixes.
 Contains all the PRs that improved the code without changing the behaviours. 
 -->
 
+## [v1.0.0-rc.1]
+
+### Removed
+
+- [#399](https://github.com/archway-network/archway/pull/399) - Removing the upgrade handler for v1 release
+
 ## [v0.6.0]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/app/app_upgrades.go b/app/app_upgrades.go
index b7076069..17abb5f5 100644
--- a/app/app_upgrades.go
+++ b/app/app_upgrades.go
@@ -6,20 +6,11 @@ import (
 	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 
 	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
-	upgrade_0_3 "github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades/03"
-	upgrade_0_4 "github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades/04"
-	upgrade_0_5_2 "github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades/052"
-	upgrade_0_6 "github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades/06"
 )
 
 // UPGRADES
 
-var Upgrades = []upgrades.Upgrade{
-	upgrade_0_3.Upgrade,   // v0.3.0
-	upgrade_0_4.Upgrade,   // v0.4.0
-	upgrade_0_5_2.Upgrade, // v0.5.2
-	upgrade_0_6.Upgrade,   // v0.6.0
-}
+var Upgrades = []upgrades.Upgrade{}
 
 func (app *ArchwayApp) setupUpgrades() {
 	app.setUpgradeHandlers()
diff --git a/app/upgrades/03/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/03/upgrades.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a2b4743c..00000000
--- a/app/upgrades/03/upgrades.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package upgrade03
-
-import (
-	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
-
-	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
-)
-
-const Name = "v0.3.0"
-
-var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
-	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
-		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
-			return mm.RunMigrations(ctx, cfg, fromVM)
-		}
-	},
-	StoreUpgrades: storetypes.StoreUpgrades{},
-}
diff --git a/app/upgrades/04/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/04/upgrades.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 49578572..00000000
--- a/app/upgrades/04/upgrades.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package upgrade04
-
-import (
-	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
-
-	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
-)
-
-const Name = "v0.4.0"
-
-var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
-	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
-		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
-			return mm.RunMigrations(ctx, cfg, fromVM)
-		}
-	},
-	StoreUpgrades: storetypes.StoreUpgrades{},
-}
diff --git a/app/upgrades/052/precision_test.go b/app/upgrades/052/precision_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b85e9a80..00000000
--- a/app/upgrades/052/precision_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-//go:build precision_test
-
-// NOTE: this test is run as a separate build tag as it modifies a global
-// variable that is used in other tests. In a concurrent environment this
-// might cause unforeseen issues, so we isolate it.
-package upgrade052_test
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	e2eTesting "github.com/archway-network/archway/e2e/testing"
-	archway "github.com/archway-network/archway/types"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func TestPrecisionBreakages(t *testing.T) {
-	attoPrec := archway.DefaultPowerReduction
-	microPrecision := sdk.NewInt(1_000_000)
-	stake := func(shouldPass bool, errContains string) {
-		chainBad := e2eTesting.NewTestChain(t, 1,
-			e2eTesting.WithGenDefaultCoinBalance(attoPrec.MulRaw(1_000_000_000).String()),
-			e2eTesting.WithBondAmount(attoPrec.MulRaw(1).String()),
-			e2eTesting.WithDefaultFeeAmount(attoPrec.MulRaw(1).String()),
-			e2eTesting.WithValidatorsNum(2),
-		)
-		acc := chainBad.GetAccount(1)
-
-		_, _, _, err := chainBad.SendMsgs(acc, shouldPass, []sdk.Msg{
-			&stakingtypes.MsgDelegate{
-				DelegatorAddress: acc.Address.String(),
-				ValidatorAddress: sdk.ValAddress(chainBad.GetCurrentValSet().Validators[0].Address).String(),
-				Amount:           sdk.NewCoin("stake", attoPrec.MulRaw(100_000_000)),
-			},
-		})
-		if !shouldPass {
-			require.ErrorContains(t, err, errContains)
-		}
-	}
-	// setup bad power reduction
-	sdk.DefaultPowerReduction = microPrecision
-	stake(false, "Int64() out of bound")
-	// fix power reduction
-	sdk.DefaultPowerReduction = attoPrec
-	stake(true, "")
-}
diff --git a/app/upgrades/052/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/052/upgrades.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 699bbca8..00000000
--- a/app/upgrades/052/upgrades.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package upgrade052
-
-import (
-	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
-
-	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
-)
-
-const Name = "v0.5.2"
-
-var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
-	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
-		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
-			return mm.RunMigrations(ctx, cfg, fromVM)
-		}
-	},
-	StoreUpgrades: storetypes.StoreUpgrades{},
-}
diff --git a/app/upgrades/06/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/06/upgrades.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 64400d80..00000000
--- a/app/upgrades/06/upgrades.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package upgrade06
-
-import (
-	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
-	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
-	ibcfeetypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4/modules/apps/29-fee/types"
-
-	"github.com/archway-network/archway/app/upgrades"
-)
-
-const Name = "v0.6.0"
-
-var Upgrade = upgrades.Upgrade{
-	UpgradeName: Name,
-	CreateUpgradeHandler: func(mm *module.Manager, cfg module.Configurator) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
-		return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
-			return mm.RunMigrations(ctx, cfg, fromVM)
-		}
-	},
-	StoreUpgrades: storetypes.StoreUpgrades{
-		Added: []string{ibcfeetypes.ModuleName},
-	},
-}