diff --git a/database.cc b/database.cc
index b4f51df7a9..f4ea8b09da 100644
--- a/database.cc
+++ b/database.cc
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ column_family::find_row(const dht::decorated_key& partition_key, const clusterin
     }
 }
 
-mutation_partition&
-column_family::find_or_create_partition_slow(const partition_key& key) {
-    return find_or_create_partition(dht::global_partitioner().decorate_key(*_schema, key));
-}
-
 mutation_partition&
 memtable::find_or_create_partition_slow(partition_key_view key) {
     // FIXME: Perform lookup using std::pair<token, partition_key_view>
@@ -182,11 +177,6 @@ memtable::find_or_create_row_slow(const partition_key& partition_key, const clus
     return p.clustered_row(clustering_key).cells();
 }
 
-row&
-column_family::find_or_create_row_slow(const partition_key& partition_key, const clustering_key& clustering_key) {
-    return active_memtable().find_or_create_row_slow(partition_key, clustering_key);
-}
-
 class lister {
     file _f;
     std::function<future<> (directory_entry de)> _walker;
diff --git a/database.hh b/database.hh
index dca543d693..6f195884cd 100644
--- a/database.hh
+++ b/database.hh
@@ -95,11 +95,8 @@ public:
     column_family(column_family&&) = default;
     ~column_family();
     schema_ptr schema() const { return _schema; }
-    mutation_partition& find_or_create_partition(const dht::decorated_key& key);
-    mutation_partition& find_or_create_partition_slow(const partition_key& key);
     const_mutation_partition_ptr find_partition(const dht::decorated_key& key) const;
     const_mutation_partition_ptr find_partition_slow(const partition_key& key) const;
-    row& find_or_create_row_slow(const partition_key& partition_key, const clustering_key& clustering_key);
     const_row_ptr find_row(const dht::decorated_key& partition_key, const clustering_key& clustering_key) const;
     void apply(const frozen_mutation& m);
     void apply(const mutation& m);
@@ -224,12 +221,6 @@ public:
 // FIXME: stub
 class secondary_index_manager {};
 
-inline
-mutation_partition&
-column_family::find_or_create_partition(const dht::decorated_key& key) {
-    return active_memtable().find_or_create_partition(key);
-}
-
 inline
 void
 column_family::apply(const mutation& m) {