diff --git a/test/lib/sstable_utils.cc b/test/lib/sstable_utils.cc
index 6899767e60..ea5b999353 100644
--- a/test/lib/sstable_utils.cc
+++ b/test/lib/sstable_utils.cc
@@ -98,35 +98,6 @@ shared_sstable make_sstable_easy(test_env& env, const fs::path& path, lw_shared_
     return sst;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::pair<sstring, dht::token>>
-token_generation_for_shard(unsigned tokens_to_generate, unsigned shard,
-        unsigned ignore_msb, unsigned smp_count) {
-    unsigned tokens = 0;
-    unsigned key_id = 0;
-    std::vector<std::pair<sstring, dht::token>> key_and_token_pair;
-
-    key_and_token_pair.reserve(tokens_to_generate);
-    dht::murmur3_partitioner partitioner;
-    dht::sharder sharder(smp_count, ignore_msb);
-
-    while (tokens < tokens_to_generate) {
-        sstring key = to_sstring(key_id++);
-        dht::token token = create_token_from_key(partitioner, key);
-        if (shard != sharder.shard_of(token)) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        tokens++;
-        key_and_token_pair.emplace_back(key, token);
-    }
-    assert(key_and_token_pair.size() == tokens_to_generate);
-
-    std::sort(key_and_token_pair.begin(),key_and_token_pair.end(), [] (auto& i, auto& j) {
-        return i.second < j.second;
-    });
-
-    return key_and_token_pair;
-}
-
 future<compaction_result> compact_sstables(compaction_manager& cm, sstables::compaction_descriptor descriptor, table_state& table_s, std::function<shared_sstable()> creator, compaction_sstable_replacer_fn replacer,
                                            can_purge_tombstones can_purge) {
     descriptor.creator = [creator = std::move(creator)] (shard_id dummy) mutable {
@@ -146,10 +117,6 @@ future<compaction_result> compact_sstables(compaction_manager& cm, sstables::com
     co_return ret;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::pair<sstring, dht::token>> token_generation_for_current_shard(unsigned tokens_to_generate) {
-    return token_generation_for_shard(tokens_to_generate, this_shard_id());
-}
-
 static sstring toc_filename(const sstring& dir, schema_ptr schema, unsigned int generation, sstable_version_types v) {
     return sstable::filename(dir, schema->ks_name(), schema->cf_name(), v, generation_from_value(generation),
                              sstable_format_types::big, component_type::TOC);
diff --git a/test/lib/sstable_utils.hh b/test/lib/sstable_utils.hh
index f924d3255b..9d59cf3c7d 100644
--- a/test/lib/sstable_utils.hh
+++ b/test/lib/sstable_utils.hh
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ inline future<> write_memtable_to_sstable_for_test(replica::memtable& mt, sstabl
 shared_sstable make_sstable(sstables::test_env& env, schema_ptr s, sstring dir, std::vector<mutation> mutations,
         sstable_writer_config cfg, sstables::sstable::version_types version, gc_clock::time_point query_time = gc_clock::now());
 
-std::vector<std::pair<sstring, dht::token>>
-token_generation_for_shard(unsigned tokens_to_generate, unsigned shard,
-        unsigned ignore_msb = 0, unsigned smp_count = smp::count);
-
-std::vector<std::pair<sstring, dht::token>>
-token_generation_for_current_shard(unsigned tokens_to_generate);
-
 namespace sstables {
 
 using sstable_ptr = shared_sstable;
diff --git a/test/lib/test_services.cc b/test/lib/test_services.cc
index 7b5f248cb7..96ede50129 100644
--- a/test/lib/test_services.cc
+++ b/test/lib/test_services.cc
@@ -14,22 +14,6 @@
 #include "gms/feature_service.hh"
 #include "repair/row_level.hh"
 
-dht::token create_token_from_key(const dht::i_partitioner& partitioner, sstring key) {
-    sstables::key_view key_view = sstables::key_view(bytes_view(reinterpret_cast<const signed char*>(key.c_str()), key.size()));
-    dht::token token = partitioner.get_token(key_view);
-    assert(token == partitioner.get_token(key_view));
-    return token;
-}
-
-range<dht::token> create_token_range_from_keys(const dht::sharder& sinfo, const dht::i_partitioner& partitioner, sstring start_key, sstring end_key) {
-    dht::token start = create_token_from_key(partitioner, start_key);
-    assert(this_shard_id() == sinfo.shard_of(start));
-    dht::token end = create_token_from_key(partitioner, end_key);
-    assert(this_shard_id() == sinfo.shard_of(end));
-    assert(end >= start);
-    return range<dht::token>::make(start, end);
-}
-
 static const sstring some_keyspace("ks");
 static const sstring some_column_family("cf");
 
diff --git a/test/lib/test_services.hh b/test/lib/test_services.hh
index 05bc2fed46..fd19ffef24 100644
--- a/test/lib/test_services.hh
+++ b/test/lib/test_services.hh
@@ -76,6 +76,3 @@ struct table_for_tests {
         return stop().finally([cf = *this] {});
     }
 };
-
-dht::token create_token_from_key(const dht::i_partitioner&, sstring key);
-range<dht::token> create_token_range_from_keys(const dht::sharder& sharder, const dht::i_partitioner&, sstring start_key, sstring end_key);