diff --git a/src/node/utils/padDiff.js b/src/node/utils/padDiff.js
index c5354041..88fa5cba 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/padDiff.js
+++ b/src/node/utils/padDiff.js
@@ -331,14 +331,6 @@ PadDiff.prototype._createDeletionChangeset = function(cs, startAText, apool) {
     }
   }
  
-  function lines_length() {
-    if ((typeof lines.length) == "number") {
-      return lines.length;
-    } else {
-      return lines.length();
-    }
-  }
- 
   function alines_get(idx) {
     if (alines.get) {
       return alines.get(idx);
@@ -347,14 +339,6 @@ PadDiff.prototype._createDeletionChangeset = function(cs, startAText, apool) {
     }
   }
  
-  function alines_length() {
-    if ((typeof alines.length) == "number") {
-      return alines.length;
-    } else {
-      return alines.length();
-    }
-  }
- 
   var curLine = 0;
   var curChar = 0;
   var curLineOpIter = null;