diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTest.java
index e27450022..1dcfec7d9 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jdepend/JDependTest.java
@@ -85,17 +85,6 @@ public class JDependTest extends BuildFileTest {
             "fork-timeout-not", "Package: org.apache.tools.ant.util.facade");
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Assert that the given substring is in the output messages
-     */
-
-    protected void assertOutputContaining(String substring) {
-        String realOutput = getOutput();
-        assertTrue("expecting output to contain \"" + substring + "\" output was \""
-                   + realOutput + "\"",
-                   realOutput.indexOf(substring) >= 0);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Assert that the given message has been outputted
      */
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest.java
index 963c6441e..7f95b2964 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest.java
@@ -914,8 +914,6 @@ public class ModifiedSelectorTest extends BaseSelectorTest {
             isConfigured = true;
         }
 
-        public void tearDown() { }
-
         public void doTarget(String target) {
             if (!isConfigured) setUp();
             executeTarget(target);