diff --git a/compilerplugins/clang/unusedmethods.py b/compilerplugins/clang/unusedmethods.py
index fb2ad7f15029..d5c7946da822 100755
--- a/compilerplugins/clang/unusedmethods.py
+++ b/compilerplugins/clang/unusedmethods.py
@@ -178,16 +178,14 @@ for d in definitionSet:
         continue
     if d in callSet:
         continue
-    # ignore operators, they are normally called from inside STL code
-    if "::operator" in d[1]:
-        continue
-    # ignore the custom RTTI stuff
-    if (    ("::CreateType()" in d[1])
-        or ("::IsA(" in d[1])
-        or ("::Type()" in d[1])):
-        continue
     if isOtherConstness(d, callSet):
         continue
+    # include assigment operators, if we remove them, the compiler creates a default one, which can have odd consequences
+    if "::operator=(" in d[1]:
+        continue
+    # these are only invoked implicitly, so the plugin does not see the calls
+    if "::operator new(" in d[1] or "::operator delete(" in d[1]:
+        continue
     # just ignore iterators, they normally occur in pairs, and we typically want to leave one constness version alone
     # alone if the other one is in use.
     if d[1] == "begin() const" or d[1] == "begin()" or d[1] == "end()" or d[1] == "end() const":
@@ -198,9 +196,6 @@ for d in definitionSet:
     # used by Windows build
     if any(x in d[1] for x in ["DdeTopic::", "DdeData::", "DdeService::", "DdeTransaction::", "DdeConnection::", "DdeLink::", "DdeItem::", "DdeGetPutItem::"]):
        continue
-    # the include/tools/rtti.hxx stuff
-    if ("::StaticType()" in d[1]) or ("::IsOf(void *(*)(void))" in d[1]):
-       continue
     # too much template magic here for my plugin
     if (   ("cairocanvas::" in d[1])
         or ("canvas::" in d[1])
@@ -231,6 +226,9 @@ for d in definitionSet:
        continue
     if d[0] == "basic_ostream<type-parameter-?-?, type-parameter-?-?> &" and d[1].startswith("operator<<(basic_ostream<type-parameter-?-?"):
        continue
+    # ignore the SfxPoolItem CreateDefault methods for now
+    if d[1].endswith("::CreateDefault()"):
+        continue
 
     tmp1set.add((clazz, definitionToSourceLocationMap[d]))
 
@@ -243,10 +241,10 @@ def natural_sort_key(s, _nsre=re.compile('([0-9]+)')):
 tmp1list = sorted(tmp1set, key=lambda v: natural_sort_key(v[1]))
 
 # print out the results
-#for t in tmp1list:
-#    print t[1]
-#    print "    ", t[0]
-
+for t in tmp1list:
+    print t[1]
+    print "    ", t[0]
+sys.exit(0)
 
 # -------------------------------------------
 # Do the "unused return types" part
@@ -279,7 +277,7 @@ for d in definitionSet:
     if definitionToSourceLocationMap[d].startswith("external/"):
        continue
     # ignore the SfxPoolItem CreateDefault methods for now
-    if "::CreateDefault" in d[1]:
+    if d[1].endswith("::CreateDefault()"):
         continue
     tmp2set.add((clazz, definitionToSourceLocationMap[d]))
 
diff --git a/sw/inc/IMark.hxx b/sw/inc/IMark.hxx
index 5f891b8f7c3a..0a8860ed5ca8 100644
--- a/sw/inc/IMark.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/IMark.hxx
@@ -137,18 +137,6 @@ namespace sw { namespace mark
         {
             return pMark->StartsAfter(rPos);
         }
-#ifdef DBG_UTIL
-        bool operator()(std::shared_ptr<sw::mark::IMark> const& pMark,
-                        SwPosition const& rPos)
-        {
-            return pMark->StartsBefore(rPos);
-        }
-        bool operator()(std::shared_ptr<sw::mark::IMark> const& pMark1,
-                        std::shared_ptr<sw::mark::IMark> const& pMark2)
-        {
-            return (*pMark1) < (*pMark2);
-        }
-#endif
     };
 
     // MSVC 2008 with _DEBUG calls this with parameters in wrong order
@@ -160,18 +148,6 @@ namespace sw { namespace mark
         {
             return pMark->StartsBefore(rPos);
         }
-#ifdef DBG_UTIL
-        bool operator()(SwPosition const& rPos,
-                        std::shared_ptr<sw::mark::IMark> const& pMark)
-        {
-            return pMark->StartsAfter(rPos);
-        }
-        bool operator()(std::shared_ptr<sw::mark::IMark> const& pMark1,
-                        std::shared_ptr<sw::mark::IMark> const& pMark2)
-        {
-            return (*pMark1) < (*pMark2);
-        }
-#endif
     };
 
     OUString ExpandFieldmark(IFieldmark* pBM);
diff --git a/sw/inc/SwNumberTree.hxx b/sw/inc/SwNumberTree.hxx
index 6a00a2c6bd52..6ed4db6d1031 100644
--- a/sw/inc/SwNumberTree.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/SwNumberTree.hxx
@@ -655,19 +655,6 @@ protected:
 
 };
 
-/**
-   Functor. Checks if a certain node is less than the functor's member.
- */
-struct SwNumberTreeNodeIsLessThan
-{
-    const SwNumberTreeNode * pNode;
-
-    SwNumberTreeNodeIsLessThan(const SwNumberTreeNode * _pNode)
-        : pNode(_pNode) {}
-
-    bool operator()(const SwNumberTreeNode * _pNode) const
-    { return SwNumberTreeNodeLessThan(_pNode, pNode); }
-};
 #endif // INCLUDED_SW_INC_SWNUMBERTREE_HXX
 
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/sw/inc/acmplwrd.hxx b/sw/inc/acmplwrd.hxx
index 01d7ee14335c..d6101cc84e66 100644
--- a/sw/inc/acmplwrd.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/acmplwrd.hxx
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ public:
 
     bool InsertWord( const OUString& rWord, SwDoc& rDoc );
 
-    const OUString& operator[](size_t n) const
-        { return m_WordList[n]->GetAutoCompleteString(); }
-
     bool IsLockWordLstLocked() const           { return bLockWordLst; }
     void SetLockWordLstLocked( bool bFlag ) { bLockWordLst = bFlag; }
 
diff --git a/sw/inc/dbmgr.hxx b/sw/inc/dbmgr.hxx
index 5218faf4231d..c54712abc765 100644
--- a/sw/inc/dbmgr.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/dbmgr.hxx
@@ -352,13 +352,9 @@ public:
                             SvNumberFormatter* pNFormatr,
                             long nLanguage );
 
-    sal_Int32   GetRowCount(const OUString& rDBName, const OUString& rTableName);
-
     static sal_Int32 GetRowCount(css::uno::Reference< css::sdbc::XConnection> xConnection,
                                  const OUString& rTableName);
 
-    sal_Int32 GetRowCount() const;
-
     sal_uLong GetColumnFormat( const OUString& rDBName,
                             const OUString& rTableName,
                             const OUString& rColNm,
diff --git a/sw/inc/edimp.hxx b/sw/inc/edimp.hxx
index 67991490ff43..20e891a18718 100644
--- a/sw/inc/edimp.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/edimp.hxx
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ public:
 
     size_t Count() const
                 { return maVector.size(); }
-    SwPamRange operator[]( size_t nPos ) const
-                { return maVector[nPos]; }
 private:
     o3tl::sorted_vector<SwPamRange> maVector;
 };
diff --git a/sw/inc/fmtcol.hxx b/sw/inc/fmtcol.hxx
index 0ac5922a24a3..b31d1fc6db5d 100644
--- a/sw/inc/fmtcol.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/fmtcol.hxx
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@ private:
 public:
 
     bool operator==( const SwCollCondition& rCmp ) const;
-    bool operator!=( const SwCollCondition& rCmp ) const
-                            { return ! (*this == rCmp); }
 
     sal_uLong GetCondition() const      { return m_nCondition; }
     sal_uLong GetSubCondition() const   { return m_aSubCondition.nSubCondition; }
diff --git a/sw/inc/lineinfo.hxx b/sw/inc/lineinfo.hxx
index 374c55bdc8d3..341e560109c3 100644
--- a/sw/inc/lineinfo.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/lineinfo.hxx
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public:
     SwLineNumberInfo(const SwLineNumberInfo&);
 
     SwLineNumberInfo& operator=(const SwLineNumberInfo&);
-    bool operator==( const SwLineNumberInfo& rInf ) const;
 
     SwCharFormat *GetCharFormat( IDocumentStylePoolAccess& rIDSPA ) const;
     void SetCharFormat( SwCharFormat* );
diff --git a/sw/inc/ndindex.hxx b/sw/inc/ndindex.hxx
index 9f658b4c9c46..f9e51d8f4dbc 100644
--- a/sw/inc/ndindex.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/ndindex.hxx
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ public:
 
     inline sal_uLong operator+=( sal_uLong );
     inline sal_uLong operator-=( sal_uLong );
-    inline sal_uLong operator+=( const  SwNodeIndex& );
-    inline sal_uLong operator-=( const SwNodeIndex& );
 
     inline bool operator< ( const SwNodeIndex& ) const;
     inline bool operator<=( const SwNodeIndex& ) const;
@@ -248,16 +246,6 @@ inline sal_uLong SwNodeIndex::operator-=( sal_uLong const nOffset )
     m_pNode = GetNodes()[ m_pNode->GetIndex() - nOffset ];
     return m_pNode->GetIndex();
 }
-inline sal_uLong SwNodeIndex::operator+=( const  SwNodeIndex& rIndex )
-{
-    m_pNode = GetNodes()[ m_pNode->GetIndex() + rIndex.GetIndex() ];
-    return m_pNode->GetIndex();
-}
-inline sal_uLong SwNodeIndex::operator-=( const SwNodeIndex& rIndex )
-{
-    m_pNode = GetNodes()[ m_pNode->GetIndex() - rIndex.GetIndex() ];
-    return m_pNode->GetIndex();
-}
 
 inline SwNodeIndex& SwNodeIndex::operator=( sal_uLong const nNew )
 {
diff --git a/sw/inc/redline.hxx b/sw/inc/redline.hxx
index 72d590928201..6b3c2f5b12ff 100644
--- a/sw/inc/redline.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/redline.hxx
@@ -227,8 +227,6 @@ public:
     bool HasValidRange() const;
 
     const SwRedlineData& GetRedlineData(sal_uInt16 nPos = 0) const;
-    bool operator==( const SwRedlineData& rCmp ) const
-        { return *pRedlineData == rCmp; }
     bool operator!=( const SwRedlineData& rCmp ) const
         { return *pRedlineData != rCmp; }
     void SetAutoFormatFlag()               { pRedlineData->SetAutoFormatFlag(); }
@@ -292,7 +290,6 @@ public:
      */
     OUString GetDescr(sal_uInt16 nPos = 0);
 
-    bool operator==( const SwRangeRedline& ) const;
     bool operator<( const SwRangeRedline& ) const;
     void dumpAsXml(struct _xmlTextWriter* pWriter) const;
 };
diff --git a/sw/inc/tabcol.hxx b/sw/inc/tabcol.hxx
index aaf05488be86..07644cfecf36 100644
--- a/sw/inc/tabcol.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/tabcol.hxx
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ public:
     SwTabCols( sal_uInt16 nSize = 0 );
     SwTabCols( const SwTabCols& );
     SwTabCols &operator=( const SwTabCols& );
-    bool operator==( const SwTabCols& rCmp ) const;
     long& operator[]( size_t nPos ) { return aData[nPos].nPos; }
     long operator[]( size_t nPos ) const { return aData[nPos].nPos; }
     size_t Count() const { return aData.size(); }
diff --git a/sw/inc/tblafmt.hxx b/sw/inc/tblafmt.hxx
index 129e358053da..38dbe06aacab 100644
--- a/sw/inc/tblafmt.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/tblafmt.hxx
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ public:
     SwBoxAutoFormat( const SwBoxAutoFormat& rNew );
     ~SwBoxAutoFormat();
 
-    int operator==( const SwBoxAutoFormat& rCmp ) const;
     SwBoxAutoFormat& operator=( const SwBoxAutoFormat& rNew );
 
     // The get-methods.
diff --git a/sw/source/core/bastyp/tabcol.cxx b/sw/source/core/bastyp/tabcol.cxx
index b6e4cd1c76d4..6bc07fe80c3c 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/bastyp/tabcol.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/bastyp/tabcol.cxx
@@ -55,27 +55,6 @@ SwTabCols &SwTabCols::operator=( const SwTabCols& rCpy )
     return *this;
 }
 
-bool SwTabCols::operator==( const SwTabCols& rCmp ) const
-{
-    if ( !(nLeftMin == rCmp.GetLeftMin() &&
-           nLeft    == rCmp.GetLeft()    &&
-           nRight   == rCmp.GetRight()   &&
-           nRightMax== rCmp.GetRightMax()&&
-           bLastRowAllowedToChange== rCmp.IsLastRowAllowedToChange() &&
-           Count()== rCmp.Count()) )
-        return false;
-
-    for ( size_t i = 0; i < Count(); ++i )
-    {
-        SwTabColsEntry aEntry1 = aData[i];
-        SwTabColsEntry aEntry2 = rCmp.GetData()[i];
-        if ( aEntry1.nPos != aEntry2.nPos || aEntry1.bHidden != aEntry2.bHidden )
-            return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 void SwTabCols::Insert( long nValue, long nMin, long nMax,
                         bool bValue, size_t nPos )
 {
diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/docredln.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/docredln.cxx
index 936245a4550f..07dc0e516fe6 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/docredln.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/docredln.cxx
@@ -1554,11 +1554,6 @@ const OUString& SwRangeRedline::GetComment( sal_uInt16 nPos ) const
     return GetRedlineData(nPos).sComment;
 }
 
-bool SwRangeRedline::operator==( const SwRangeRedline& rCmp ) const
-{
-    return this == &rCmp;
-}
-
 bool SwRangeRedline::operator<( const SwRangeRedline& rCmp ) const
 {
     if (*Start() < *rCmp.Start())
diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/docsort.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/docsort.cxx
index 520500047ef9..e0d08de2621c 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/docsort.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/docsort.cxx
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@ int SwSortElement::keycompare(const SwSortElement& rCmp, sal_uInt16 nKey) const
     return nCmp;
 }
 
-bool SwSortElement::operator==(const SwSortElement& ) const
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
 bool SwSortElement::operator<(const SwSortElement& rCmp) const
 {
     // The actual comparison
diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/lineinfo.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/lineinfo.cxx
index 3413a4a6ab0d..0b73cbac9b3d 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/lineinfo.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/lineinfo.cxx
@@ -101,21 +101,6 @@ SwLineNumberInfo& SwLineNumberInfo::operator=(const SwLineNumberInfo &rCpy)
     return *this;
 }
 
-bool SwLineNumberInfo::operator==( const SwLineNumberInfo& rInf ) const
-{
-    return  GetRegisteredIn() == rInf.GetRegisteredIn() &&
-            aType.GetNumberingType() == rInf.GetNumType().GetNumberingType() &&
-            aDivider == rInf.GetDivider() &&
-            nPosFromLeft == rInf.GetPosFromLeft() &&
-            nCountBy == rInf.GetCountBy() &&
-            nDividerCountBy == rInf.GetDividerCountBy() &&
-            ePos == rInf.GetPos() &&
-            bPaintLineNumbers == rInf.IsPaintLineNumbers() &&
-            bCountBlankLines == rInf.IsCountBlankLines() &&
-            bCountInFlys == rInf.IsCountInFlys() &&
-            bRestartEachPage == rInf.IsRestartEachPage();
-}
-
 SwCharFormat* SwLineNumberInfo::GetCharFormat( IDocumentStylePoolAccess& rIDSPA ) const
 {
     if ( !GetRegisteredIn() )
diff --git a/sw/source/core/inc/blink.hxx b/sw/source/core/inc/blink.hxx
index d9beba2cb693..00b624a1b408 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/inc/blink.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/inc/blink.hxx
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ public:
     sal_uInt16 GetDirection() const { return nDir; }
     bool operator<( const SwBlinkPortion& rBlinkPortion ) const
     { return reinterpret_cast<sal_IntPtr>(pPor) < reinterpret_cast<sal_IntPtr>(rBlinkPortion.pPor); }
-    bool operator==( const SwBlinkPortion& rBlinkPortion ) const
-    { return reinterpret_cast<sal_IntPtr>(pPor) == reinterpret_cast<sal_IntPtr>(rBlinkPortion.pPor); }
 };
 
 typedef std::set<std::unique_ptr<SwBlinkPortion>,
diff --git a/sw/source/core/inc/docsort.hxx b/sw/source/core/inc/docsort.hxx
index 54e94bbecdeb..a7a01911c0e4 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/inc/docsort.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/inc/docsort.hxx
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ struct SwSortElement
     virtual OUString GetKey(sal_uInt16 nKey ) const = 0;
     virtual double GetValue(sal_uInt16 nKey ) const;
 
-    bool operator==(const SwSortElement& ) const;
     bool operator<(const SwSortElement& ) const;
 
     static double StrToDouble(const OUString& rStr);
diff --git a/sw/source/core/inc/noteurl.hxx b/sw/source/core/inc/noteurl.hxx
index 427802c2713e..f1379568b037 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/inc/noteurl.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/inc/noteurl.hxx
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ public:
     const OUString& GetURL()      const { return aURL; }
     const OUString& GetTarget()   const { return aTarget; }
     const SwRect& GetRect()     const { return aRect; }
-    bool operator==( const SwURLNote& rSwURLNote ) const
-    { return aRect == rSwURLNote.aRect; }
 };
 
 class SwNoteURL
diff --git a/sw/source/core/inc/swblocks.hxx b/sw/source/core/inc/swblocks.hxx
index 90bbb59bbccb..53127ee14b5a 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/inc/swblocks.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/inc/swblocks.hxx
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public:
     SwBlockName( const OUString& rShort, const OUString& rLong, const OUString& rPackageName );
 
     /// For sorting in the array
-    bool operator==( const SwBlockName& r ) const { return aShort == r.aShort; }
     bool operator< ( const SwBlockName& r ) const { return aShort <  r.aShort; }
 };
 
diff --git a/sw/source/core/text/porlin.hxx b/sw/source/core/text/porlin.hxx
index cf46070c3b71..4332bb0c2a77 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/text/porlin.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/text/porlin.hxx
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ public:
     // Access methods
     inline SwLinePortion *GetPortion() const { return pPortion; }
     inline SwLinePortion &operator=(const SwLinePortion &rPortion);
-    inline bool operator==( const SwLinePortion &rPortion ) const;
     inline sal_Int32 GetLen() const { return nLineLength; }
     inline void SetLen( const sal_Int32 nLen ) { nLineLength = nLen; }
     inline void SetPortion( SwLinePortion *pNew ){ pPortion = pNew; }
@@ -193,14 +192,6 @@ inline SwLinePortion &SwLinePortion::operator=(const SwLinePortion &rPortion)
     return *this;
 }
 
-inline bool SwLinePortion::operator==(const SwLinePortion &rPortion ) const
-{
-    return( Height() == rPortion.Height() &&
-            Width() == rPortion.Width() &&
-            nLineLength == rPortion.GetLen() &&
-            nAscent == rPortion.GetAscent() );
-}
-
 inline SwLinePortion::SwLinePortion(const SwLinePortion &rPortion) :
     SwPosSize( rPortion ),
     pPortion( nullptr ),
diff --git a/sw/source/filter/html/htmlfly.hxx b/sw/source/filter/html/htmlfly.hxx
index bf42b0f5ee46..49df7cfc6a13 100644
--- a/sw/source/filter/html/htmlfly.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/filter/html/htmlfly.hxx
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ public:
     SwHTMLPosFlyFrame( const SwPosFlyFrame& rPosFly,
                      const SdrObject *pSdrObj, sal_uInt8 nOutMode );
 
-    bool operator==( const SwHTMLPosFlyFrame& ) const { return false; }
     bool operator<( const SwHTMLPosFlyFrame& ) const;
 
     const SwFrameFormat& GetFormat() const { return *pFrameFormat; }
diff --git a/sw/source/uibase/dbui/dbmgr.cxx b/sw/source/uibase/dbui/dbmgr.cxx
index 90c7e57a6751..b4632ba4ae1e 100644
--- a/sw/source/uibase/dbui/dbmgr.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/uibase/dbui/dbmgr.cxx
@@ -757,26 +757,6 @@ void SwDBManager::GetColumnNames(ListBox* pListBox,
 }
 
 
-sal_Int32 SwDBManager::GetRowCount(const OUString& rDBName, const OUString& rTableName)
-{
-    SwDBData aData;
-    aData.sDataSource = rDBName;
-    aData.sCommand = rTableName;
-    aData.nCommandType = -1;
-    SwDSParam* pParam = FindDSData(aData, false);
-    uno::Reference<sdbc::XConnection> xConnection;
-    if(pParam && pParam->xConnection.is())
-        xConnection = pParam->xConnection;
-    else
-    {
-        OUString sDBName(rDBName);
-        xConnection = RegisterConnection( sDBName );
-    }
-
-    return GetRowCount(xConnection, rTableName);
-}
-
-
 sal_Int32 SwDBManager::GetRowCount(uno::Reference<sdbc::XConnection> xConnection,
                              const OUString& rTableName)
 {
@@ -791,21 +771,6 @@ sal_Int32 SwDBManager::GetRowCount(uno::Reference<sdbc::XConnection> xConnection
 
 
 
-sal_Int32 SwDBManager::GetRowCount() const
-{
-    sal_Int32 nCnt = pImpl->pMergeData->aSelection.getLength();
-
-    if(nCnt == 0)
-    {
-        uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xProp(pImpl->pMergeData->xResultSet, uno::UNO_QUERY);
-        if(xProp.is())
-            xProp->getPropertyValue("RowCount") >>= nCnt;
-    }
-
-    return nCnt;
-}
-
-
 SwDBManager::SwDBManager(SwDoc* pDoc)
     : bCancel(false)
     , bInitDBFields(false)