diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_group_tabs.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_group_tabs.cc
index ba94b16dd4..352eec88cc 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_group_tabs.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_group_tabs.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 */
 
+#include "gtkmm2ext/utils.h"
+
 #include "ardour/route_group.h"
 #include "editor_group_tabs.h"
 #include "editor.h"
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ EditorGroupTabs::draw_tab (cairo_t* cr, Tab const & tab) const
 	cairo_fill (cr);
 
 	if (tab.group) {
-		pair<string, double> const f = fit_to_pixels (cr, tab.group->name(), tab.to - tab.from - arc_radius * 2);
+		pair<string, double> const f = Gtkmm2ext::fit_to_pixels (cr, tab.group->name(), tab.to - tab.from - arc_radius * 2);
 
 		cairo_text_extents_t ext;
 		cairo_text_extents (cr, tab.group->name().c_str(), &ext);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_group_tabs.cc b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_group_tabs.cc
index 2d33b54af3..6482abebc2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_group_tabs.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_group_tabs.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
+#include "gtkmm2ext/utils.h"
+
 #include "ardour/route_group.h"
 #include "ardour/session.h"
 #include "mixer_group_tabs.h"
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ MixerGroupTabs::draw_tab (cairo_t* cr, Tab const & tab) const
 	cairo_fill (cr);
 
 	if (tab.group) {
-		pair<string, double> const f = fit_to_pixels (cr, tab.group->name(), tab.to - tab.from - arc_radius * 2);
+		pair<string, double> const f = Gtkmm2ext::fit_to_pixels (cr, tab.group->name(), tab.to - tab.from - arc_radius * 2);
 
 		cairo_text_extents_t ext;
 		cairo_text_extents (cr, tab.group->name().c_str(), &ext);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc b/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc
index f2e774740d..23cceba72e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/utils.cc
@@ -63,99 +63,6 @@ using Gtkmm2ext::Keyboard;
 
 sigc::signal<void>  DPIReset;
 
-int
-pixel_width (const string& str, Pango::FontDescription& font)
-{
-	Label foo;
-	Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Layout> layout = foo.create_pango_layout ("");
-
-	layout->set_font_description (font);
-	layout->set_text (str);
-
-	int width, height;
-	Gtkmm2ext::get_ink_pixel_size (layout, width, height);
-	return width;
-}
-
-string
-fit_to_pixels (const string& str, int pixel_width, Pango::FontDescription& font, int& actual_width, bool with_ellipses)
-{
-	Label foo;
-	Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Layout> layout = foo.create_pango_layout ("");
-	string::size_type shorter_by = 0;
-	string txt;
-
-	layout->set_font_description (font);
-
-	actual_width = 0;
-
-	string ustr = str;
-	string::iterator last = ustr.end();
-	--last; /* now points at final entry */
-
-	txt = ustr;
-
-	while (!ustr.empty()) {
-
-		layout->set_text (txt);
-
-		int width, height;
-		Gtkmm2ext::get_ink_pixel_size (layout, width, height);
-
-		if (width < pixel_width) {
-			actual_width = width;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		ustr.erase (last--);
-		shorter_by++;
-
-		if (with_ellipses && shorter_by > 3) {
-			txt = ustr;
-			txt += "...";
-		} else {
-			txt = ustr;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return txt;
-}
-
-/** Try to fit a string into a given horizontal space by ellipsizing it.
- *  @param cr Cairo context in which the text will be plotted.
- *  @param name Text.
- *  @param avail Available horizontal space.
- *  @return (Text, possibly ellipsized) and (horizontal size of text)
- */
-
-std::pair<std::string, double>
-fit_to_pixels (cairo_t* cr, std::string name, double avail)
-{
-	/* XXX hopefully there exists a more efficient way of doing this */
-
-	bool abbreviated = false;
-	uint32_t width = 0;
-
-	while (1) {
-		cairo_text_extents_t ext;
-		cairo_text_extents (cr, name.c_str(), &ext);
-
-		if (ext.width < avail || name.length() <= 4) {
-			width = ext.width;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (abbreviated) {
-			name = name.substr (0, name.length() - 4) + "...";
-		} else {
-			name = name.substr (0, name.length() - 3) + "...";
-			abbreviated = true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return std::make_pair (name, width);
-}
-
 
 /** Add an element to a menu, settings its sensitivity.
  * @param m Menu to add to.
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/utils.h b/gtk2_ardour/utils.h
index d511b0e718..cc6c988b18 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/utils.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/utils.h
@@ -44,14 +44,7 @@ namespace Gtk {
 
 extern sigc::signal<void>  DPIReset;
 
-std::string fit_to_pixels (const std::string&, int pixel_width, Pango::FontDescription& font, int& actual_width, bool with_ellipses = false);
-
-std::pair<std::string, double> fit_to_pixels (cairo_t *, std::string, double);
-
-int pixel_width (const std::string& str, Pango::FontDescription& font);
-
 gint   just_hide_it (GdkEventAny*, Gtk::Window*);
-void   allow_keyboard_focus (bool);
 void add_item_with_sensitivity (Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuList &, Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuElem, bool);
 
 unsigned char* xpm2rgb  (const char** xpm, uint32_t& w, uint32_t& h);