diff --git a/src/insets/InsetBranch.h b/src/insets/InsetBranch.h
index 391f2475f0..6ac8a67440 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetBranch.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetBranch.h
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ private:
 	std::string contextMenuName() const;
 	///
 	void updateBuffer(ParIterator const & it, UpdateType utype);
-	///
-	void setParams(InsetBranchParams const & params) { params_ = params; }
 
 	/** \returns true if params_.branch is listed as 'selected' in
 		\c buffer. \p child only checks within child documents.
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetCaption.cpp b/src/insets/InsetCaption.cpp
index 941047f337..fcd0334306 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetCaption.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetCaption.cpp
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ void InsetCaption::cursorPos(BufferView const & bv,
 }
 
 
-void InsetCaption::setCustomLabel(docstring const & label)
-{
-	custom_label_ = translateIfPossible(label);
-}
-
-
 void InsetCaption::addToToc(DocIterator const & cpit, bool output_active,
 							UpdateType utype, TocBackend & backend) const
 {
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetCaption.h b/src/insets/InsetCaption.h
index 92dc9405c2..6cd6aa417d 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetCaption.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetCaption.h
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ private:
 	///
 	docstring xhtml(XHTMLStream & os, OutputParams const & runparams) const;
 	///
-	void setCustomLabel(docstring const & label);
-	///
 	void addToToc(DocIterator const & di, bool output_active, UpdateType utype,
 	              TocBackend & backend) const;
 	///
@@ -101,8 +99,6 @@ private:
 	bool is_subfloat_;
 	///
 	std::string type_;
-	///
-	docstring custom_label_;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetExternal.cpp b/src/insets/InsetExternal.cpp
index d3d3aaa3b0..f604a1fb9d 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetExternal.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetExternal.cpp
@@ -451,12 +451,6 @@ bool InsetExternal::setMouseHover(BufferView const * bv, bool mouse_hover) const
 }
 
 
-void InsetExternal::statusChanged() const
-{
-	updateFrontend();
-}
-
-
 void InsetExternal::doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 {
 	switch (cmd.action()) {
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetExternal.h b/src/insets/InsetExternal.h
index 75b7f70ffa..032b3a2f8c 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetExternal.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetExternal.h
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ private:
 	void doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd);
 	///
 	Inset * clone() const { return new InsetExternal(*this); }
-	/** This method is connected to the graphics loader, so we are
-	 *  informed when the image has been loaded.
-	 */
-	void statusChanged() const;
 	/** Slot receiving a signal that the external file has changed
 	 *  and the preview should be regenerated.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetNewline.h b/src/insets/InsetNewline.h
index 2dc9c553ed..53389d2370 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetNewline.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetNewline.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ public:
 	///
 	static std::string params2string(InsetNewlineParams const &);
 private:
-	///
-	InsetNewlineParams params() const { return params_; }
 	///
 	InsetCode lyxCode() const { return NEWLINE_CODE; }
 	///
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetNewpage.h b/src/insets/InsetNewpage.h
index 51f640a097..4a7d60d010 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetNewpage.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetNewpage.h
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ public:
 	///
 	static std::string params2string(InsetNewpageParams const &);
 private:
-	///
-	InsetNewpageParams params() const { return params_; }
 	///
 	InsetCode lyxCode() const { return NEWPAGE_CODE; }
 	///
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetSeparator.h b/src/insets/InsetSeparator.h
index 5d080ccae6..2d256d6bee 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetSeparator.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetSeparator.h
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ public:
 		return docstring();
 	}
 private:
-	///
-	InsetSeparatorParams params() const { return params_; }
 	///
 	InsetCode lyxCode() const { return SEPARATOR_CODE; }
 	///