diff --git a/sc/source/ui/vba/excelvbahelper.cxx b/sc/source/ui/vba/excelvbahelper.cxx
index 2da0df5c1a32..cfbb7e79b64b 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/vba/excelvbahelper.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/vba/excelvbahelper.cxx
@@ -102,23 +102,6 @@ getUnoSheetModuleObj( const uno::Reference< table::XCellRange >& xRange ) throw
     return getUnoSheetModuleObj( xSheet );
 }
 
-ScDocShell* GetDocShellFromRanges( const uno::Reference< sheet::XSheetCellRangeContainer >& xRanges ) throw ( uno::RuntimeException )
-{
-    // need the ScCellRangesBase to get docshell
-    uno::Reference< uno::XInterface > xIf( xRanges, uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
-    return GetDocShellFromRange( xIf );
-}
-
-ScDocument* GetDocumentFromRange( const uno::Reference< uno::XInterface >& xRange ) throw ( uno::RuntimeException )
-{
-        ScDocShell* pDocShell = GetDocShellFromRange( xRange );
-        if ( !pDocShell )
-        {
-                throw uno::RuntimeException( rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "Failed to access underlying document from uno range object" ) ), uno::Reference< uno::XInterface >() );
-        }
-        return pDocShell->GetDocument();
-}
-
 void implSetZoom( const uno::Reference< frame::XModel >& xModel, sal_Int16 nZoom, std::vector< SCTAB >& nTabs )
 {
     ScTabViewShell* pViewSh = excel::getBestViewShell( xModel );
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/vba/excelvbahelper.hxx b/sc/source/ui/vba/excelvbahelper.hxx
index 2009cc39a128..955802c8e796 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/vba/excelvbahelper.hxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/vba/excelvbahelper.hxx
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ css::uno::Reference< ooo::vba::XHelperInterface > getUnoSheetModuleObj( const cs
 css::uno::Reference< ooo::vba::XHelperInterface > getUnoSheetModuleObj( const css::uno::Reference< css::frame::XModel >& xModel, SCTAB nTab ) throw ( css::uno::RuntimeException );
 
 ScDocShell* GetDocShellFromRange( const css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface >& xRange ) throw ( css::uno::RuntimeException );
-ScDocShell* GetDocShellFromRanges( const css::uno::Reference< css::sheet::XSheetCellRangeContainer >& xRanges ) throw ( css::uno::RuntimeException );
-ScDocument* GetDocumentFromRange( const css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface >& xRange ) throw ( css::uno::RuntimeException );
 void setUpDocumentModules( const css::uno::Reference< css::sheet::XSpreadsheetDocument >& xDoc );
 
 // ============================================================================
diff --git a/unusedcode.easy b/unusedcode.easy
index 9a307b0badef..71c68b7f0847 100755
--- a/unusedcode.easy
+++ b/unusedcode.easy
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ dbtools::getConnection(rtl::OUString const&, rtl::OUString const&, rtl::OUString
 formula::FormulaTokenIterator::First()
 framework::OReadMenuDocumentHandler::getServiceFactory()
 jfw_plugin::VendorBase::createInstance()
-ooo::vba::excel::GetDocShellFromRanges(com::sun::star::uno::Reference<com::sun::star::sheet::XSheetCellRangeContainer> const&)
-ooo::vba::excel::GetDocumentFromRange(com::sun::star::uno::Reference<com::sun::star::uno::XInterface> const&)
 oox::drawingml::TextListStyle::dump() const
 oox::ole::AxFormPageModel::AxFormPageModel()
 oox::ole::AxMultiPageModel::AxMultiPageModel()