diff --git a/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/StaleElementReferenceTest.java b/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/StaleElementReferenceTest.java
index 37352e45c7997..7a403158bfc1f 100644
--- a/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/StaleElementReferenceTest.java
+++ b/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/StaleElementReferenceTest.java
@@ -84,18 +84,4 @@ public void testRemovingAnElementDynamicallyFromTheDomShouldCauseAStaleRefExcept
     boolean wasStale = wait.until(stalenessOf(toBeDeleted));
     assertTrue("Element should be stale at this point", wasStale);
   }
-
-  private Callable<Boolean> elementToBeStale(final WebElement element) {
-    return new Callable<Boolean>() {
-
-      public Boolean call() throws Exception {
-        try {
-          element.isDisplayed();
-          return false;
-        } catch (StaleElementReferenceException e) {
-          return true;
-        }
-      }
-    };
-  }
 }
diff --git a/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/BasicMouseInterfaceTest.java b/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/BasicMouseInterfaceTest.java
index 80d677e6576ed..0a0ed74f66d27 100644
--- a/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/BasicMouseInterfaceTest.java
+++ b/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/BasicMouseInterfaceTest.java
@@ -281,20 +281,6 @@ public void testMovingIntoAnImageEnclosedInALink() {
     wait.until(titleIs("We Arrive Here"));
   }
 
-  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-  private Map<String, Object> getElementSize(WebElement element) {
-    return (Map<String, Object>) ((JavascriptExecutor) driver).executeScript(
-        "return arguments[0].getBoundingClientRect()", element);
-  }
-
-  private int getHeight(Map<String, Object> sizeRect) {
-    if (sizeRect.containsKey("height")) {
-      return getFieldValue(sizeRect, "height");
-    } else {
-      return getFieldValue(sizeRect, "bottom") - getFieldValue(sizeRect, "top");
-    }
-  }
-
   private int getFieldValue(Map<String, Object> sizeRect, String fieldName) {
     return (int) Double.parseDouble(sizeRect.get(fieldName).toString());
   }