diff --git a/vcl/source/helper/strhelper.cxx b/vcl/source/helper/strhelper.cxx
index 16698d00034c..1e22186ea66d 100644
--- a/vcl/source/helper/strhelper.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/helper/strhelper.cxx
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@
 
 namespace psp {
 
-inline bool isSpace( char cChar )
-{
-    return
-        cChar == ' '    || cChar == '\t'    ||
-        cChar == '\r'   || cChar == '\n'    ||
-        cChar == 0x0c   || cChar == 0x0b;
-}
-
 inline bool isSpace( sal_Unicode cChar )
 {
     return
@@ -38,11 +30,6 @@ inline bool isSpace( sal_Unicode cChar )
         cChar == 0x0c   || cChar == 0x0b;
 }
 
-inline bool isProtect( char cChar )
-{
-    return cChar == '`' || cChar == '\'' || cChar == '"';
-}
-
 inline bool isProtect( sal_Unicode cChar )
 {
     return cChar == '`' || cChar == '\'' || cChar == '"';