diff --git a/libs/pbd/pathscanner.cc b/libs/pbd/pathscanner.cc
index eb19c08fe9..fee1ffc84c 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pathscanner.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/pathscanner.cc
@@ -178,40 +178,3 @@ PathScanner::find_files_matching_filter (vector<string>& result,
 	free (pathcopy);
 	return;
 }
-
-string
-PathScanner::find_first (const string &dirpath,
-			 const string &regexp,
-			 bool match_fullpath,
-			 bool return_fullpath)
-{
-	vector<string> res;
-
-	find_files_matching_regex (res, dirpath, regexp,
-	                           match_fullpath, return_fullpath, 1);
-	
-	if (res.size() == 0) {
-		return string();
-	}
-
-	return res.front();
-}
-
-string
-PathScanner::find_first (const string &dirpath,
-			 bool (*filter)(const string &, void *),
-			 void * /*arg*/,
-			 bool match_fullpath,
-			 bool return_fullpath)
-{
-	vector<string> res;
-
-	find_files_matching_filter (res, dirpath, filter, 0,
-	                            match_fullpath, return_fullpath, 1);
-	
-	if (res.size() == 0) {
-		return string();
-	}
-
-	return res.front();
-}
diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/pathscanner.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/pathscanner.h
index 28ff2c5dcb..a3a2b76237 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pbd/pathscanner.h
+++ b/libs/pbd/pbd/pathscanner.h
@@ -55,18 +55,7 @@ class LIBPBD_API PathScanner
 	                                     bool return_fullpath = true,
 	                                     long limit = -1,
 	                                     bool recurse = false);
-	
-	std::string find_first (const std::string &dirpath,
-	                        const std::string &regexp,
-	                        bool match_fullpath = true,
-	                        bool return_fullpath = true);
-	
-	std::string find_first (const std::string &dirpath,
-	                        bool (*filter)(const std::string &, void *),
-	                        void *arg,
-	                        bool match_fullpath = true,
-	                        bool return_fullpath = true);
-	
+
   private:
 
 	void find_files_matching_regex (std::vector<std::string>& results,