diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c460d2c957b..1d78c6821bc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4294,10 +4294,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "nym-ecash-time",
  "nym-mixnet-contract-common",
  "nym-node-requests",
+ "nym-serde-helpers",
  "rocket",
  "schemars",
  "serde",
- "serde-helpers",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2 0.10.8",
  "tendermint 0.37.0",
@@ -5709,6 +5709,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nym-serde-helpers"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64 0.21.7",
+ "bs58 0.5.1",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-service-providers-common"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -7954,15 +7963,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde-helpers"
-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "base64 0.21.7",
- "bs58 0.5.1",
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serde-json-wasm"
 version = "0.5.0"
diff --git a/common/serde-helpers/Cargo.toml b/common/serde-helpers/Cargo.toml
index f6907190b39..1cb5c76fb74 100644
--- a/common/serde-helpers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/serde-helpers/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-name = "serde-helpers"
+name = "nym-serde-helpers"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 
-serde = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+serde = { workspace = true }
 bs58 = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 base64 = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
diff --git a/nym-api/nym-api-requests/Cargo.toml b/nym-api/nym-api-requests/Cargo.toml
index d908694c5d3..a4730db70e6 100644
--- a/nym-api/nym-api-requests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-api/nym-api-requests/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ sha2 = "0.10.8"
 # for serde on secp256k1 signatures
 ecdsa = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 
-serde-helpers = { path = "../../common/serde-helpers", features = ["bs58", "base64"] }
+nym-serde-helpers = { path = "../../common/serde-helpers", features = ["bs58", "base64"] }
 nym-credentials-interface = { path = "../../common/credentials-interface" }
 nym-crypto = { path = "../../common/crypto", features = ["serde", "asymmetric"] }
 
diff --git a/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/ecash/models.rs b/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/ecash/models.rs
index ea5a0bf8afd..bb3453463cd 100644
--- a/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/ecash/models.rs
+++ b/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/ecash/models.rs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ pub struct CredentialsRequestBody {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, JsonSchema, PartialEq)]
 pub struct SerialNumberWrapper(
-    #[serde(with = "serde_helpers::bs58")]
+    #[serde(with = "nym_serde_helpers::bs58")]
     #[schemars(with = "String")]
     Vec<u8>,
 );
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ impl From<Vec<u8>> for SerialNumberWrapper {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, JsonSchema, PartialEq)]
 pub struct BatchRedeemTicketsBody {
-    #[serde(with = "serde_helpers::bs58")]
+    #[serde(with = "nym_serde_helpers::bs58")]
     #[schemars(with = "String")]
     pub digest: Vec<u8>,
     pub included_serial_numbers: Vec<SerialNumberWrapper>,
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ pub struct EcashBatchTicketRedemptionResponse {
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct SpentCredentialsResponse {
-    #[serde(with = "serde_helpers::base64")]
+    #[serde(with = "nym_serde_helpers::base64")]
     #[schemars(with = "String")]
     pub bitmap: Vec<u8>,
 }
diff --git a/nym-api/src/node_status_api/local_guard.rs b/nym-api/src/node_status_api/local_guard.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9be3a252c22..00000000000
--- a/nym-api/src/node_status_api/local_guard.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
-
-use rocket::http::Status;
-use rocket::request::{FromRequest, Outcome};
-use rocket::Request;
-use std::fmt::Debug;
-use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct NonLocalRequestError;
-
-/// Request guard that only allows requests coming from a local address
-pub(crate) struct LocalRequest;
-
-fn is_local_address(ip: Option<IpAddr>) -> bool {
-    if let Some(address) = ip {
-        match address {
-            IpAddr::V4(ip) => ip == Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST,
-            IpAddr::V6(ip) => ip == Ipv6Addr::LOCALHOST,
-        }
-    } else {
-        false
-    }
-}
-
-#[rocket::async_trait]
-impl<'r> FromRequest<'r> for LocalRequest {
-    type Error = NonLocalRequestError;
-
-    async fn from_request(request: &'r Request<'_>) -> Outcome<Self, Self::Error> {
-        if is_local_address(request.client_ip()) {
-            Outcome::Success(LocalRequest)
-        } else {
-            warn!(
-                "Received a request from {:?} for a local-only route",
-                request.client_ip()
-            );
-            Outcome::Error((Status::Unauthorized, NonLocalRequestError))
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/nym-api/src/node_status_api/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/node_status_api/mod.rs
index 91967ebcb89..684dac11ae4 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/node_status_api/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/node_status_api/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 pub(crate) mod cache;
 pub(crate) mod helpers;
-pub(crate) mod local_guard;
 pub(crate) mod models;
 pub(crate) mod reward_estimate;
 pub(crate) mod routes;