diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/DynamicFilterTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/DynamicFilterTest.java
index edc94cc23..99a427760 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/DynamicFilterTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/DynamicFilterTest.java
@@ -49,17 +49,6 @@ public class DynamicFilterTest extends BuildFileTest {
     //   Helper methods
     // -----------------------------------------------------
 
-
-    private void assertStringContains(String string, String contains) {
-        assertTrue("[" + string + "] does not contain [" + contains +"]",
-                   string.indexOf(contains) > -1);
-    }
-
-    private void assertStringNotContains(String string, String contains) {
-        assertTrue("[" + string + "] does contain [" + contains +"]",
-                   string.indexOf(contains) == -1);
-    }
-
     private String getFileString(String filename)
         throws IOException
     {
@@ -74,13 +63,6 @@ public class DynamicFilterTest extends BuildFileTest {
 
     }
 
-    private String getFileString(String target, String filename)
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        executeTarget(target);
-        return getFileString(filename);
-    }
-
     private void expectFileContains(String name, String contains)
         throws IOException
     {
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/RmicTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/RmicTest.java
index 500c662bf..b0779ce3b 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/RmicTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/RmicTest.java
@@ -42,19 +42,6 @@ public class RmicTest extends TestCase {
         rmic.setProject(project);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * test for a compiler class existing
-     * @param compilerClass
-     * @return
-     */
-    private boolean hasCompiler(String compilerClass) {
-        try {
-            Class.forName(compilerClass);
-            return true;
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
     /**
      * Test nested compiler args.
      */
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 1c927359c..4834962f4 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.text.RuleBasedCollator;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
-import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildEvent;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Target;
@@ -1017,17 +1016,6 @@ public class ModifiedSelectorTest extends BaseSelectorTest {
         public void fireTaskFinished() {
             super.fireTaskFinished(task, null);
         }
-        private void fireMessageLoggedEvent(BuildEvent event, String message, int priority) {
-        }
-        private void fireMessageLoggedProject(String message) {
-            super.fireMessageLogged(this, message, Project.MSG_INFO);
-        }
-        private void fireMessageLoggedTarget(String message) {
-            super.fireMessageLogged(target, message, Project.MSG_INFO);
-        }
-        private void fireMessageLoggedTask(String message) {
-            super.fireMessageLogged(task, message, Project.MSG_INFO);
-        }
     }//class-MockProject