diff --git a/sal/qa/OStringBuffer/rtl_String_Utils.cxx b/sal/qa/OStringBuffer/rtl_String_Utils.cxx
index a997ba80722d..065c32445013 100644
--- a/sal/qa/OStringBuffer/rtl_String_Utils.cxx
+++ b/sal/qa/OStringBuffer/rtl_String_Utils.cxx
@@ -193,42 +193,6 @@ sal_Char* createName( sal_Char* dst, const sal_Char* meth, sal_uInt32 cnt )
     return( pdst );
 }
 
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//  testing the method compareTo( const OString & aStr )
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void makeComment( char *com, const char *str1, const char *str2,
-                                                            sal_Int32 sgn )
-{
-    cpystr(com, str1);
-    int str1Length = AStringLen( str1 );
-    const char *sign = (sgn == 0) ? " == " : (sgn > 0) ? " > " : " < " ;
-    cpystr(com + str1Length, sign);
-    int signLength = AStringLen(sign);
-    cpystr(com + str1Length + signLength, str2);
-    com[str1Length + signLength + AStringLen(str2)] = 0;
-}
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-sal_uInt32 UStringLen( const sal_Unicode *pUStr )
-{
-    sal_uInt32 nUStrLen = 0;
-
-    if ( pUStr != NULL )
-    {
-        const sal_Unicode *pTempUStr = pUStr;
-
-        while( *pTempUStr )
-        {
-            pTempUStr++;
-        } // while
-
-        nUStrLen = (sal_uInt32)( pTempUStr - pUStr );
-    } // if
-
-    return nUStrLen;
-} // UStringLen
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static inline sal_Int32 ACharToUCharCompare( const sal_Unicode *pUStr,
diff --git a/sal/qa/OStringBuffer/rtl_String_Utils.hxx b/sal/qa/OStringBuffer/rtl_String_Utils.hxx
index 8f4e2ece4a96..81b3ff34220f 100644
--- a/sal/qa/OStringBuffer/rtl_String_Utils.hxx
+++ b/sal/qa/OStringBuffer/rtl_String_Utils.hxx
@@ -55,13 +55,10 @@ sal_Bool cmpustr( const sal_Unicode* str1, const sal_Unicode* str2, sal_uInt32 l
 sal_Bool cmpustr( const sal_Unicode* str1, const sal_Unicode* str2 );
 
 sal_Char* createName( sal_Char* dst, const sal_Char* src, sal_uInt32 cnt );
-void makeComment(char *com, const char *str1, const char *str2, sal_Int32 sgn);
 
 
 sal_uInt32 AStringLen( const sal_Char *pAStr );
 
-sal_uInt32 UStringLen( const sal_Unicode *pUStr );
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 sal_Bool AStringNIsValid( const sal_Char   *pAStr,
diff --git a/sal/qa/rtl_strings/rtl_String_Utils.cxx b/sal/qa/rtl_strings/rtl_String_Utils.cxx
index fa764813e230..ac4befd185b2 100644
--- a/sal/qa/rtl_strings/rtl_String_Utils.cxx
+++ b/sal/qa/rtl_strings/rtl_String_Utils.cxx
@@ -170,40 +170,6 @@ sal_Char* createName( sal_Char* dst, const sal_Char* meth, sal_uInt32 cnt )
     return( pdst );
 }
 
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//  testing the method compareTo( const OString & aStr )
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void makeComment( char *com, const char *str1, const char *str2,
-                                                            sal_Int32 sgn )
-{
-    cpystr(com, str1);
-    int str1Length = AStringLen( str1 );
-    const char *sign = (sgn == 0) ? " == " : (sgn > 0) ? " > " : " < " ;
-    cpystr(com + str1Length, sign);
-    int signLength = AStringLen(sign);
-    cpystr(com + str1Length + signLength, str2);
-    com[str1Length + signLength + AStringLen(str2)] = 0;
-}
-
-sal_uInt32 UStringLen( const sal_Unicode *pUStr )
-{
-    sal_uInt32 nUStrLen = 0;
-
-    if ( pUStr != NULL )
-    {
-        const sal_Unicode *pTempUStr = pUStr;
-
-        while( *pTempUStr )
-        {
-            pTempUStr++;
-        } // while
-
-        nUStrLen = (sal_uInt32)( pTempUStr - pUStr );
-    } // if
-
-    return nUStrLen;
-} // UStringLen
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static inline sal_Int32 ACharToUCharCompare( const sal_Unicode *pUStr,
diff --git a/sal/qa/rtl_strings/rtl_String_Utils.hxx b/sal/qa/rtl_strings/rtl_String_Utils.hxx
index 8da4490742ab..98a523dc5eab 100644
--- a/sal/qa/rtl_strings/rtl_String_Utils.hxx
+++ b/sal/qa/rtl_strings/rtl_String_Utils.hxx
@@ -54,13 +54,10 @@ sal_Bool cmpustr( const sal_Unicode* str1, const sal_Unicode* str2, sal_uInt32 l
 sal_Bool cmpustr( const sal_Unicode* str1, const sal_Unicode* str2 );
 
 sal_Char* createName( sal_Char* dst, const sal_Char* src, sal_uInt32 cnt );
-void makeComment(char *com, const char *str1, const char *str2, sal_Int32 sgn);
 
 
 sal_uInt32 AStringLen( const sal_Char *pAStr );
 
-sal_uInt32 UStringLen( const sal_Unicode *pUStr );
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 sal_Bool AStringNIsValid( const sal_Char   *pAStr,