diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseIndex.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseIndex.java
index 0eddfcac9194..ff6de08583be 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseIndex.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseIndex.java
@@ -543,19 +543,6 @@ public String getDistinctTableName() {
         return getTableName(false, false, true, false);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the name of the column that is used to store the default value column
-     *
-     * @return the name of the value column
-     */
-    public String getValueColumn() {
-        if (!isDate()) {
-            return "sort_text_value";
-        } else {
-            return "text_value";
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get the name of the primary key index column
      *
@@ -565,35 +552,6 @@ public String getIndexColumn() {
         return "id";
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Is this browse index type for a title?
-     *
-     * @return true if title type, false if not
-     */
-//    public boolean isTitle()
-//    {
-//        return "title".equals(getDataType());
-//    }
-
-    /**
-     * Is the browse index type for a date?
-     *
-     * @return true if date type, false if not
-     */
-    public boolean isDate() {
-        return "date".equals(getDataType());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Is the browse index type for a plain text type?
-     *
-     * @return true if plain text type, false if not
-     */
-//    public boolean isText()
-//    {
-//        return "text".equals(getDataType());
-//    }
-
     /**
      * Is the browse index of display type single?
      *