diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/utils.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/utils.h
index 9f14c667b5..2554fe27ac 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/utils.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/utils.h
@@ -67,36 +67,11 @@ namespace Gtkmm2ext {
 	                                          int& width, int& height);
 
 
-	LIBGTKMM2EXT_API void get_pixel_size (Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Layout>,
-	                                      int& width, int& height);
-
-	LIBGTKMM2EXT_API void set_size_request_to_display_given_text (Gtk::Widget& w,
-	                                                              const gchar* text,
-	                                                              gint         hpadding,
-	                                                              gint         vpadding);
-
-	LIBGTKMM2EXT_API void set_size_request_to_display_given_text_width (Gtk::Widget& w,
-	                                                                    const gchar* htext,
-	                                                                    gint         hpadding,
-	                                                                    gint         vpadding);
-
-	LIBGTKMM2EXT_API void set_height_request_to_display_any_text (Gtk::Widget& w, gint vpadding);
-
 	LIBGTKMM2EXT_API void set_size_request_to_display_given_text (Gtk::Widget&       w,
 	                                                              std::string const& text,
 	                                                              gint               hpadding,
 	                                                              gint               vpadding);
 
-	LIBGTKMM2EXT_API void set_size_request_to_display_given_text (Gtk::Widget& w,
-	                                                              const std::vector<std::string>&,
-	                                                              gint hpadding,
-	                                                              gint vpadding);
-
-	LIBGTKMM2EXT_API void set_size_request_to_display_given_text (Gtk::Widget& w,
-	                                                              const std::vector<std::string>&,
-	                                                              const std::string& hpadding,
-	                                                              gint vpadding);
-
 
 	LIBGTKMM2EXT_API Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> pixbuf_from_string (const std::string& name,
 	                                                               const Pango::FontDescription& font,
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/utils.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/utils.cc
index 28880870e1..694c5c9455 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/utils.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/utils.cc
@@ -66,135 +66,16 @@ Gtkmm2ext::get_ink_pixel_size (Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Layout> layout,
 }
 
 void
-Gtkmm2ext::get_pixel_size (Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Layout> layout,
-			   int& width,
-			   int& height)
-{
-	layout->get_pixel_size (width, height);
-}
-
-void
-Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (Gtk::Widget &w, const gchar *text,
+Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (Gtk::Widget &w, std::string const& text,
 						   gint hpadding, gint vpadding)
 {
 	int width, height;
 	w.ensure_style ();
 
-	get_pixel_size (w.create_pango_layout (text), width, height);
+	w.create_pango_layout (text)->get_pixel_size (width, height);
 	w.set_size_request(width + hpadding, height + vpadding);
 }
 
-/** Set width request to display given text, and height to display anything.
- * This is useful for setting many widgets to the same height for consistency. */
-void
-Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text_width (Gtk::Widget& w,
-                                                         const gchar* htext,
-                                                         gint         hpadding,
-                                                         gint         vpadding)
-{
-	static const gchar* vtext = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
-
-	w.ensure_style ();
-
-	int hwidth, hheight;
-	get_pixel_size (w.create_pango_layout (htext), hwidth, hheight);
-
-	int vwidth, vheight;
-	get_pixel_size (w.create_pango_layout (vtext), vwidth, vheight);
-
-	w.set_size_request(hwidth + hpadding, vheight + vpadding);
-}
-
-void
-Gtkmm2ext::set_height_request_to_display_any_text (Gtk::Widget& w, gint vpadding)
-{
-	static const gchar* vtext = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
-
-	w.ensure_style ();
-
-	int width, height;
-	get_pixel_size (w.create_pango_layout (vtext), width, height);
-
-	w.set_size_request(-1, height + vpadding);
-}
-
-void
-Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (Gtk::Widget &w, std::string const & text,
-						   gint hpadding, gint vpadding)
-{
-	int width, height;
-	w.ensure_style ();
-
-	get_pixel_size (w.create_pango_layout (text), width, height);
-	w.set_size_request(width + hpadding, height + vpadding);
-}
-
-void
-Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (Gtk::Widget &w,
-						   const std::vector<std::string>& strings,
-						   gint hpadding, gint vpadding)
-{
-	int width, height;
-	int width_max = 0;
-	int height_max = 0;
-	w.ensure_style ();
-	vector<string> copy;
-	const vector<string>* to_use;
-	vector<string>::const_iterator i;
-
-	for (i = strings.begin(); i != strings.end(); ++i) {
-		if ((*i).find_first_of ("gy") != string::npos) {
-			/* contains a descender */
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (i == strings.end()) {
-		/* make a copy of the strings then add one that has a descender */
-		copy = strings;
-		copy.push_back ("g");
-		to_use = &copy;
-	} else {
-		to_use = &strings;
-	}
-
-	for (vector<string>::const_iterator i = to_use->begin(); i != to_use->end(); ++i) {
-		get_pixel_size (w.create_pango_layout (*i), width, height);
-		width_max = max(width_max,width);
-		height_max = max(height_max, height);
-	}
-
-	w.set_size_request(width_max + hpadding, height_max + vpadding);
-}
-
-/** This version specifies horizontal padding in text to avoid assumptions
- * about font size.  Should be used anywhere padding is used to avoid text,
- * like combo boxes.
- */
-void
-Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (Gtk::Widget&                    w,
-                                                   const std::vector<std::string>& strings,
-                                                   const std::string&              hpadding,
-                                                   gint                            vpadding)
-{
-	int width_max = 0;
-	int height_max = 0;
-	w.ensure_style ();
-
-	for (vector<string>::const_iterator i = strings.begin(); i != strings.end(); ++i) {
-		int width, height;
-		get_pixel_size (w.create_pango_layout (*i), width, height);
-		width_max = max(width_max,width);
-		height_max = max(height_max, height);
-	}
-
-	int pad_width;
-	int pad_height;
-	get_pixel_size (w.create_pango_layout (hpadding), pad_width, pad_height);
-
-	w.set_size_request(width_max + pad_width, height_max + vpadding);
-}
-
 static inline guint8
 demultiply_alpha (guint8 src,
                   guint8 alpha)