diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/AbstractTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/AbstractTask.java
index 56b3ef6ba..e74882db4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/AbstractTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/AbstractTask.java
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractTask
         return getContext().get( key );
     }
 
-    protected final String getName()
-    {
-        return getContext().getName();
-    }
-
     //Needs to be made protected
     public final File getBaseDirectory()
     {
@@ -89,20 +84,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractTask
         return getContext().getProperty( name );
     }
 
-    protected final void setProperty( final String name, final Object value )
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        getContext().setProperty( name, value );
-    }
-
-    protected final void setProperty( final String name,
-                                      final Object value,
-                                      final TaskContext.ScopeEnum scope )
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        getContext().setProperty( name, value, scope );
-    }
-
     protected final Object getService( final Class serviceClass )
         throws TaskException
     {