diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathGrid.cpp b/src/mathed/InsetMathGrid.cpp
index 00d9a6f20f..536f4bd163 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathGrid.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathGrid.cpp
@@ -1838,29 +1838,4 @@ bool InsetMathGrid::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 }
 
 
-// static
-char InsetMathGrid::colAlign(HullType type, col_type col)
-{
-	switch (type) {
-	case hullEqnArray:
-		return "rcl"[col % 3];
-
-	case hullMultline:
-	case hullGather:
-		return 'c';
-
-	case hullAlign:
-	case hullAlignAt:
-	case hullXAlignAt:
-	case hullXXAlignAt:
-	case hullFlAlign:
-		return "rl"[col & 1];
-
-	default:
-		return 'c';
-	}
-}
-
-
-
 } // namespace lyx
diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathGrid.h b/src/mathed/InsetMathGrid.h
index 6199b7dafc..bd3066db0b 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathGrid.h
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathGrid.h
@@ -258,11 +258,10 @@ protected:
 	virtual docstring eocString(col_type col, col_type lastcol) const;
 	/// splits cells and shifts right part to the next cell
 	void splitCell(Cursor & cur);
-	/// Column alignment for display of cell \p idx.
+	/// Column aligmment for display of cell \p idx.
 	/// Must not be written to file!
 	virtual char displayColAlign(idx_type idx) const;
-	/// The value of a fixed col align for a certain hull type 
-	static char colAlign(HullType type, col_type col);
+
 
 	/// row info.
 	/// rowinfo_[nrows()] is a dummy row used only for hlines.
diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp b/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp
index cce029f6ce..097a3445c5 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp
@@ -349,34 +349,28 @@ bool InsetMathHull::idxLast(Cursor & cur) const
 }
 
 
-//FIXME: This has probably no effect and can be removed.
 char InsetMathHull::defaultColAlign(col_type col)
 {
-	return colAlign(type_, col);
+	if (type_ == hullEqnArray)
+		return "rcl"[col];
+	if (type_ == hullMultline)
+		return 'c';
+	if (type_ == hullGather)
+		return 'c';
+	if (type_ >= hullAlign)
+		return "rl"[col & 1];
+	return 'c';
 }
 
 
 char InsetMathHull::displayColAlign(idx_type idx) const
 {
-	switch (type_) {
-	case hullMultline: {
+	if (type_ == hullMultline) {
 		row_type const r = row(idx);
 		if (r == 0)
 			return 'l';
 		if (r == nrows() - 1)
 			return 'r';
-		return 'c';
-	}
-	case hullEqnArray:
-	case hullGather:
-	case hullAlign:
-	case hullAlignAt:
-	case hullXAlignAt:
-	case hullXXAlignAt:
-	case hullFlAlign:
-		return colAlign(type_, col(idx));
-	default:
-		break;
 	}
 	return InsetMathGrid::displayColAlign(idx);
 }
@@ -1247,27 +1241,6 @@ void InsetMathHull::setType(HullType type)
 }
 
 
-bool InsetMathHull::isMutable(HullType type)
-{
-	switch (type) {
-	case hullNone:
-	case hullSimple:
-	case hullEquation:
-	case hullEqnArray:
-	case hullAlign:
-	case hullFlAlign:
-	case hullAlignAt:
-	case hullXAlignAt:
-	case hullXXAlignAt:
-	case hullMultline:
-	case hullGather:
-		return true;
-	default:
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
-
 void InsetMathHull::mutate(HullType newtype)
 {
 	//lyxerr << "mutating from '" << type_ << "' to '" << newtype << "'" << endl;
diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathSplit.cpp b/src/mathed/InsetMathSplit.cpp
index f85e664eef..5c425fb002 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathSplit.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathSplit.cpp
@@ -48,41 +48,20 @@ Inset * InsetMathSplit::clone() const
 }
 
 
-//FIXME: This has probably no effect and can be removed.
 char InsetMathSplit::defaultColAlign(col_type col)
 {
+	if (name_ == "split")
+		return 'l';
 	if (name_ == "gathered")
 		return 'c';
-	if (name_ == "lgathered")
-		return 'l';
-	if (name_ == "rgathered")
-		return 'r';
-	if (name_ == "split"
-	    || name_ == "aligned"
-	    || name_ == "align"
-	    || name_ == "alignedat")
-		return colAlign(hullAlign, col);
+	if (name_ == "aligned" || name_ == "align")
+		return (col & 1) ? 'l' : 'r';
+	if (name_ == "alignedat")
+		return (col & 1) ? 'l' : 'r';
 	return 'l';
 }
 
 
-char InsetMathSplit::displayColAlign(idx_type idx) const
-{
-	if (name_ == "gathered")
-		return 'c';
-	if (name_ == "lgathered")
-		return 'l';
-	if (name_ == "rgathered")
-		return 'r';
-	if (name_ == "split"
-	    || name_ == "aligned"
-	    || name_ == "align"
-	    || name_ == "alignedat")
-		return colAlign(hullAlign, col(idx));
-	return InsetMathGrid::displayColAlign(idx);
-}
-
-
 void InsetMathSplit::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
 {
 	InsetMathGrid::draw(pi, x, y);
@@ -107,10 +86,6 @@ bool InsetMathSplit::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 			flag.setEnabled(false);
 			return true;
 		}
-		if (s == "align-left" || s == "align-center" || s == "align-right") {
-			flag.setEnabled(false);
-			return true;
-		}
 		break;
 	}
 	default:
diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathSplit.h b/src/mathed/InsetMathSplit.h
index 6136b6faf6..b0ff437f3d 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathSplit.h
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathSplit.h
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ public:
 	///
 	char defaultColAlign(col_type);
 	///
-	char displayColAlign(idx_type idx) const;
-	///
 	InsetCode lyxCode() const { return MATH_SPLIT_CODE; }
 
 private: