diff --git a/Annex/Content/Direct.hs b/Annex/Content/Direct.hs
index ef8112f3cd..6549503f02 100644
--- a/Annex/Content/Direct.hs
+++ b/Annex/Content/Direct.hs
@@ -6,17 +6,10 @@
  -}
 
 module Annex.Content.Direct (
-	associatedFiles,
-	removeAssociatedFile,
-	removeAssociatedFiles,
-	addAssociatedFile,
 	goodContent,
-	recordedInodeCache,
-	updateInodeCache,
-	addInodeCache,
-	sameInodeCache,
+	associatedFiles,
+	removeAssociatedFiles,
 	removeInodeCache,
-	addContentWhenNotPresent,
 ) where
 
 import Annex.Common
@@ -48,19 +41,6 @@ associatedFilesRelative key = do
 		-- (Especially needed on Windows.)
 		lines <$> hGetContentsStrict h
 
-{- Changes the associated files information for a key, applying a
- - transformation to the list. Returns new associatedFiles value. -}
-changeAssociatedFiles :: Key -> ([FilePath] -> [FilePath]) -> Annex [FilePath]
-changeAssociatedFiles key transform = do
-	mapping <- calcRepo $ gitAnnexMapping key
-	files <- associatedFilesRelative key
-	let files' = transform files
-	when (files /= files') $
-		modifyContent mapping $
-			writeLogFile mapping $ unlines files'
-	top <- fromRepo Git.repoPath
-	return $ map (top </>) files'
-
 {- Removes the list of associated files. -}
 removeAssociatedFiles :: Key -> Annex ()
 removeAssociatedFiles key = do
@@ -68,38 +48,6 @@ removeAssociatedFiles key = do
 	modifyContent mapping $
 		liftIO $ nukeFile mapping
 
-{- Removes an associated file. Returns new associatedFiles value.
- - Checks if this was the last copy of the object, and updates location
- - log. -}
-removeAssociatedFile :: Key -> FilePath -> Annex [FilePath]
-removeAssociatedFile key file = do
-	fs <- removeAssociatedFileUnchecked key file
-	when (null fs) $
-		logStatus key InfoMissing
-	return fs
-
-{- Removes an associated file. Returns new associatedFiles value. -}
-removeAssociatedFileUnchecked :: Key -> FilePath -> Annex [FilePath]
-removeAssociatedFileUnchecked key file = do
-	file' <- normaliseAssociatedFile file
-	changeAssociatedFiles key $ filter (/= file')
-
-{- Adds an associated file. Returns new associatedFiles value. -}
-addAssociatedFile :: Key -> FilePath -> Annex [FilePath]
-addAssociatedFile key file = do
-	file' <- normaliseAssociatedFile file
-	changeAssociatedFiles key $ \files ->
-		if file' `elem` files
-			then files
-			else file':files
-
-{- Associated files are always stored relative to the top of the repository.
- - The input FilePath is relative to the CWD, or is absolute. -}
-normaliseAssociatedFile :: FilePath -> Annex FilePath
-normaliseAssociatedFile file = do
-	top <- fromRepo Git.repoPath
-	liftIO $ relPathDirToFile top file
-
 {- Checks if a file in the tree, associated with a key, has not been modified.
  -
  - To avoid needing to fsck the file's content, which can involve an
@@ -118,28 +66,6 @@ recordedInodeCache key = withInodeCacheFile key $ \f ->
 	liftIO $ catchDefaultIO [] $
 		mapMaybe readInodeCache . lines <$> readFileStrict f
 
-{- Caches an inode for a file.
- -
- - Anything else already cached is preserved.
- -}
-updateInodeCache :: Key -> FilePath -> Annex ()
-updateInodeCache key file = maybe noop (addInodeCache key)
-	=<< withTSDelta (liftIO . genInodeCache file)
-
-{- Adds another inode to the cache for a key. -}
-addInodeCache :: Key -> InodeCache -> Annex ()
-addInodeCache key cache = do
-	oldcaches <- recordedInodeCache key
-	unlessM (elemInodeCaches cache oldcaches) $
-		writeInodeCache key (cache:oldcaches)
-
-{- Writes inode cache for a key. -}
-writeInodeCache :: Key -> [InodeCache] -> Annex ()
-writeInodeCache key caches = withInodeCacheFile key $ \f -> 
-	modifyContent f $
-		liftIO $ writeFile f $
-			unlines $ map showInodeCache caches
-
 {- Removes an inode cache. -}
 removeInodeCache :: Key -> Annex ()
 removeInodeCache key = withInodeCacheFile key $ \f ->
@@ -148,24 +74,3 @@ removeInodeCache key = withInodeCacheFile key $ \f ->
 
 withInodeCacheFile :: Key -> (FilePath -> Annex a) -> Annex a
 withInodeCacheFile key a = a =<< calcRepo (gitAnnexInodeCache key)
-
-{- Checks if a FileStatus matches the recorded InodeCache of a file. -}
-sameFileStatus :: Key -> FilePath -> FileStatus -> Annex Bool
-sameFileStatus key f status = do
-	old <- recordedInodeCache key
-	curr <- withTSDelta $ \delta -> liftIO $ toInodeCache delta f status
-	case (old, curr) of
-		(_, Just c) -> elemInodeCaches c old
-		([], Nothing) -> return True
-		_ -> return False
-
-{- Copies the contentfile to the associated file, if the associated
- - file has no content. If the associated file does have content,
- - even if the content differs, it's left unchanged. -}
-addContentWhenNotPresent :: Key -> FilePath -> FilePath -> Annex ()
-addContentWhenNotPresent key contentfile associatedfile = do
-	v <- isAnnexLink associatedfile
-	when (Just key == v) $
-		replaceFile associatedfile $
-			liftIO . void . copyFileExternal CopyAllMetaData contentfile
-	updateInodeCache key associatedfile