diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/generic_pluginui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/generic_pluginui.cc
index 923c8891e0..c13224e5a2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/generic_pluginui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/generic_pluginui.cc
@@ -902,32 +902,6 @@ GenericPluginUI::automation_state_changed (ControlUI* cui)
 	}
 }
 
-bool
-GenericPluginUI::integer_printer (char buf[32], Adjustment &adj, ControlUI* cui)
-{
-	float const        v   = cui->control->interface_to_internal(adj.get_value ());
-	const std::string& str = ARDOUR::value_as_string(cui->control->desc(), Variant(v));
-	const size_t       len = str.copy(buf, 31);
-	buf[len] = '\0';
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool
-GenericPluginUI::midinote_printer (char buf[32], Adjustment &adj, ControlUI* cui)
-{
-	float const        v   = cui->control->interface_to_internal(adj.get_value ());
-	const std::string& str = ARDOUR::value_as_string(cui->control->desc(), Variant(v));
-	const size_t       len = str.copy(buf, 31);
-	buf[len] = '\0';
-	return true;
-}
-
-void
-GenericPluginUI::print_parameter (char *buf, uint32_t len, uint32_t param)
-{
-	plugin->print_parameter (param, buf, len);
-}
-
 /** Build a ControlUI for a parameter/property.
  * Note that mcontrol may be NULL for outputs.
  */
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.h
index 708cb2c593..4d0213d1f2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.h
@@ -297,11 +297,6 @@ private:
 
 	void knob_size_request(Gtk::Requisition* req, ControlUI* cui);
 
-	/* XXX: remove */
-	void print_parameter (char *buf, uint32_t len, uint32_t param);
-	bool integer_printer (char* buf, Gtk::Adjustment &, ControlUI *);
-	bool midinote_printer(char* buf, Gtk::Adjustment &, ControlUI *);
-
 	typedef std::map<uint32_t, Gtk::FileChooserButton*> FilePathControls;
 	FilePathControls _filepath_controls;
 	void set_path_property (const ARDOUR::ParameterDescriptor& desc,