diff --git a/basis/db/types/types.factor b/basis/db/types/types.factor
index 24344acbf7..7397694ba5 100755
--- a/basis/db/types/types.factor
+++ b/basis/db/types/types.factor
@@ -113,12 +113,6 @@ ERROR: no-sql-type ;
         (lookup-type) second
     ] if ;
 
-: paren ( string -- new-string )
-    "(" swap ")" 3append ;
-
-: join-space ( string1 string2 -- new-string )
-    " " swap 3append ;
-
 : modifiers ( spec -- string )
     modifiers>> [ lookup-modifier ] map " " join
     [ "" ] [ " " prepend ] if-empty ;