diff --git a/PENDING.md b/PENDING.md
index 17616ced1a4d..3fcf0b3b38ae 100644
--- a/PENDING.md
+++ b/PENDING.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ BREAKING CHANGES
     * [x/slashing] [#2122](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/2122) - Implement slashing period
     * [types] \#2119 Parsed error messages and ABCI log errors to make them more human readable.
     * [simulation] Rename TestAndRunTx to Operation [#2153](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/2153)
+    * [baseapp] Remove `SetTxDecoder` in favor of requiring the decoder be set in baseapp initialization. [#1441](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/1441)
 
 * Tendermint
 
diff --git a/baseapp/setters.go b/baseapp/setters.go
index a8b1591a738a..28782c96dec6 100644
--- a/baseapp/setters.go
+++ b/baseapp/setters.go
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ func (app *BaseApp) SetCMS(cms store.CommitMultiStore) {
 	}
 	app.cms = cms
 }
-func (app *BaseApp) SetTxDecoder(txDecoder sdk.TxDecoder) {
-	if app.sealed {
-		panic("SetTxDecoder() on sealed BaseApp")
-	}
-	app.txDecoder = txDecoder
-}
 func (app *BaseApp) SetInitChainer(initChainer sdk.InitChainer) {
 	if app.sealed {
 		panic("SetInitChainer() on sealed BaseApp")