diff --git a/hdt-lib/include/RDFParser.hpp b/hdt-lib/include/RDFParser.hpp
index b05d8830..0c144b76 100644
--- a/hdt-lib/include/RDFParser.hpp
+++ b/hdt-lib/include/RDFParser.hpp
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ class RDFParserPull: public IteratorTripleString {
 	virtual void reset()=0;
 	virtual uint64_t getPos()=0;
 	virtual uint64_t getSize()=0;
-
-	static RDFParserPull *getParserPull(const char *filename, RDFNotation notation);
-	static RDFParserPull *getParserPull(std::istream &stream, RDFNotation notation);
 };
 
 class ParseException: public exception {
diff --git a/hdt-lib/src/rdf/RDFParser.cpp b/hdt-lib/src/rdf/RDFParser.cpp
index 43b0d267..c07138cf 100644
--- a/hdt-lib/src/rdf/RDFParser.cpp
+++ b/hdt-lib/src/rdf/RDFParser.cpp
@@ -17,23 +17,6 @@
 
 namespace hdt {
 
-RDFParserPull *RDFParserPull::getParserPull(std::istream &stream, RDFNotation notation) {
-	if(notation==NTRIPLES) {
-		return new RDFParserNtriples(stream,notation);
-	} else {
-		throw ParseException("No Parser available for input RDF Format N-Triples");
-	}
-}
-
-RDFParserPull *RDFParserPull::getParserPull(const char *fileName, RDFNotation notation) {
-	if(notation==NTRIPLES) {
-		return new RDFParserNtriples(fileName,notation);
-	} else {
-		throw ParseException("No Parser available for input RDF Format N-Triples");
-	}
-}
-
-
 RDFParserCallback *RDFParserCallback::getParserCallback(RDFNotation notation) {
 #ifdef HAVE_SERD
     if(notation==TURTLE || notation==NTRIPLES) {