diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/automation_event.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/automation_event.h
index 7918845efa..1a3918b3e2 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/automation_event.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/automation_event.h
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ class AutomationList : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 	AutomationList* copy (double, double);
 	void clear (double, double);
 
-	AutomationList* cut (iterator, iterator);
-	AutomationList* copy (iterator, iterator);
-	void clear (iterator, iterator);
-
 	bool paste (AutomationList&, double position, float times);
 
 	void set_automation_state (AutoState);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/automation_event.cc b/libs/ardour/automation_event.cc
index 6d7476c08e..107155ca67 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/automation_event.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/automation_event.cc
@@ -1069,34 +1069,6 @@ AutomationList::multipoint_eval (double x)
 	return (*range.first)->value;
 }
 
-AutomationList*
-AutomationList::cut (iterator start, iterator end)
-{
-	AutomationList* nal = new AutomationList (default_value);
-
-	{
-		Glib::Mutex::Lock lm (lock);
-
-		for (iterator x = start; x != end; ) {
-			iterator tmp;
-			
-			tmp = x;
-			++tmp;
-			
-			nal->events.push_back (point_factory (**x));
-			events.erase (x);
-			
-			x = tmp;
-		}
-
-		mark_dirty ();
-	}
-
-	maybe_signal_changed ();
-
-	return nal;
-}
-
 AutomationList*
 AutomationList::cut_copy_clear (double start, double end, int op)
 {
@@ -1190,29 +1162,6 @@ AutomationList::cut_copy_clear (double start, double end, int op)
 
 }
 
-AutomationList*
-AutomationList::copy (iterator start, iterator end)
-{
-	AutomationList* nal = new AutomationList (default_value);
-
-	{
-		Glib::Mutex::Lock lm (lock);
-		
-		for (iterator x = start; x != end; ) {
-			iterator tmp;
-			
-			tmp = x;
-			++tmp;
-			
-			nal->events.push_back (point_factory (**x));
-			
-			x = tmp;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nal;
-}
-
 AutomationList*
 AutomationList::cut (double start, double end)
 {