diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7dea76e..227cea2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.1
+2.0.0
diff --git a/ref_read.h b/ref_read.h
index 27cb7b0..9de097b 100644
--- a/ref_read.h
+++ b/ref_read.h
@@ -75,17 +75,6 @@ struct RefRecord {
 		first = fgetc(in) ? true : false;
 	}
 
-	RefRecord(int in, bool swap) {
-		off = readU<TIndexOffU>(in, swap);
-		len = readU<TIndexOffU>(in, swap);
-		char c;
-		if(!read(in, &c, 1)) {
-			cerr << "Error reading RefRecord 'first' flag" << endl;
-			throw 1;
-		}
-		first = (c ? true : false);
-	}
-
 	void write(std::ostream& out, bool be) {
 		writeU<TIndexOffU>(out, off, be);
 		writeU<TIndexOffU>(out, len, be);
diff --git a/word_io.h b/word_io.h
index cb5c67c..b2752a3 100644
--- a/word_io.h
+++ b/word_io.h
@@ -123,43 +123,5 @@ static inline T readI(FILE* in, bool swap) {
 	}
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-static inline T readU(int in, bool swap) {
-	T x;
-	if(read(in, (void *)&x, sizeof(T)) != sizeof(T)) {
-		assert(false);
-	}
-	if(swap) {
-		if(sizeof(T) == 4) {
-			return endianSwapU32(x);
-		} else if(sizeof(T) == 8) {
-			return endianSwapU64(x);
-		} else {
-			assert(false);
-		}
-	} else {
-		return x;
-	}
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static inline T readI(int in, bool swap) {
-	T x;
-	if(read(in, (void *)&x, sizeof(T)) != sizeof(T)) {
-		assert(false);
-	}
-	if(swap) {
-		if(sizeof(T) == 4) {
-			return endianSwapI32(x);
-		} else if(sizeof(T) == 8) {
-			return endianSwapI64(x);
-		} else {
-			assert(false);
-		}
-	} else {
-		return x;
-	}
-}
-
 
 #endif /*WORD_IO_H_*/