diff --git a/client/debug/main.go b/client/debug/main.go
index adfb40eacd87..7ba6ce839af3 100644
--- a/client/debug/main.go
+++ b/client/debug/main.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package debug
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -16,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/ed25519"
 )
@@ -28,7 +25,6 @@ func Cmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 		RunE:  client.ValidateCmd,
 	}
 
-	cmd.AddCommand(TxCmd(cdc))
 	cmd.AddCommand(PubkeyCmd(cdc))
 	cmd.AddCommand(AddrCmd())
 	cmd.AddCommand(RawBytesCmd())
@@ -36,52 +32,6 @@ func Cmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func TxCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
-	return &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "tx",
-		Short: "Decode a tx from hex or base64",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-
-			txString := args[0]
-
-			// try hex, then base64
-			txBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(txString)
-			if err != nil {
-				var err2 error
-				txBytes, err2 = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(txString)
-				if err2 != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf(`expected hex or base64. Got errors:
-				hex: %v,
-				base64: %v
-				`, err, err2)
-				}
-			}
-
-			var tx = auth.StdTx{}
-
-			err = cdc.UnmarshalBinaryLengthPrefixed(txBytes, &tx)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			bz, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(tx)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			err = json.Indent(buf, bz, "", "  ")
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			fmt.Println(buf.String())
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 func PubkeyCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "pubkey",
diff --git a/x/auth/client/cli/decode.go b/x/auth/client/cli/decode.go
index 3d8fa1f3ceca..90bbb635471a 100644
--- a/x/auth/client/cli/decode.go
+++ b/x/auth/client/cli/decode.go
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/context"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 )
 
@@ -38,3 +44,50 @@ func GetDecodeCommand(codec *amino.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 
 	return client.PostCommands(cmd)[0]
 }
+
+// DecodeTxCmd - returns the command to decode a tx from hex or base64
+func DecodeTxCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "tx",
+		Short: "Decode a tx from hex or base64",
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+
+			txString := args[0]
+
+			// try hex, then base64
+			txBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(txString)
+			if err != nil {
+				var err2 error
+				txBytes, err2 = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(txString)
+				if err2 != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf(`expected hex or base64. Got errors:
+				hex: %v,
+				base64: %v
+				`, err, err2)
+				}
+			}
+
+			var tx = types.StdTx{}
+
+			err = cdc.UnmarshalBinaryLengthPrefixed(txBytes, &tx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			bz, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(tx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+			err = json.Indent(buf, bz, "", "  ")
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			fmt.Println(buf.String())
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}