diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-utils.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-utils.c
index 9cb44b19c..d1c009764 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-utils.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-utils.c
@@ -30,87 +30,6 @@
 
 #include "nms-ifcfg-rh-common.h"
 
-/*
- * utils_single_quote_string
- *
- * Put string inside single quotes and remove CR, LF characters. If single quote
- * is present, escape it with a backslash and prepend the whole string with $
- * in order to have $'string'. That allows us to use single quote inside
- * single quotes without breaking bash syntax. (man bash, section QUOTING).
- *
- * Caller is responsible for freeing the returned string.
- */
-char *
-utils_single_quote_string (const char *str)
-{
-	static const char *drop_chars = "\r\n"; /* drop CR and LF */
-	static const char escape_char = '\\'; /* escape char is backslash */
-	static const char quote_char = '\'';  /* quote char is single quote */
-	size_t i, slen, j = 0;
-	size_t drop = 0, extra = 0;
-	char *new_str;
-
-	slen = strlen (str);
-	for (i = 0; i < slen; i++) {
-		if (str[i] == quote_char)
-			extra++;
-		if (strchr (drop_chars, str[i]))
-			drop++;
-	}
-	new_str = g_malloc0 (slen + extra - drop + 4); /* 4 is for $''\0*/
-
-	if (extra > 0)
-		new_str[j++] = '$';
-	new_str[j++] = quote_char;
-	for (i = 0; i < slen; i++) {
-		if (strchr (drop_chars, str[i]))
-			continue;
-		if (str[i] == quote_char)
-			new_str[j++] = escape_char;
-		new_str[j++] = str[i];
-	}
-	new_str[j] = quote_char;
-
-	return new_str;
-}
-
-/*
- * utils_single_unquote_string
- *
- * Remove string from single (or double) quotes, and remove escaping of '.
- * Also remove first $ if the string is in the form of $'string'.
- *
- * Caller is responsible for freeing the returned string.
- */
-char *
-utils_single_unquote_string (const char *str)
-{
-	static const char escape_char = '\\'; /* escape char is backslash */
-	static const char q_char = '\''; /* quote char is single quote */
-	static const char dq_char = '"'; /* double quote char */
-	size_t i, slen, j = 0, quote = 0, dollar = 0;
-	char *new_str;
-
-	slen = strlen (str);
-	new_str = g_malloc0 (slen + 1);
-
-	if (   (slen >= 2 && (str[0] == dq_char || str[0] == q_char) && str[0] == str[slen-1])
-	    || (slen >= 3 && str[0] == '$' && str[1] == q_char && str[1] == str[slen-1])) {
-		quote = 1;
-		if (str[0] == '$') dollar = 1;
-	}
-
-	i = quote + dollar;
-	while (i < slen - quote) {
-		if (str[i] == escape_char && str[i+1] == q_char && i+1 < slen-quote)
-			i++;
-		new_str[j++] = str[i++];
-	}
-	new_str[j] = '\0';
-
-	return new_str;
-}
-
 /*
  * Check ';[a-fA-F0-9]{8}' file suffix used for temporary files by rpm when
  * installing packages.
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-utils.h b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-utils.h
index c105487ac..af0469e66 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-utils.h
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-utils.h
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
 #define NM_IFCFG_CONNECTION_LOG_FMTD        "%s (%s,\"%s\",%p)"
 #define NM_IFCFG_CONNECTION_LOG_ARGD(con)   NM_IFCFG_CONNECTION_LOG_PATH (nm_settings_connection_get_filename ((NMSettingsConnection *) (con))), nm_connection_get_uuid ((NMConnection *) (con)), nm_connection_get_id ((NMConnection *) (con)), (con)
 
-char *utils_single_quote_string (const char *str);
-
-char *utils_single_unquote_string (const char *str);
-
 char *utils_cert_path (const char *parent, const char *suffix);
 
 const char *utils_get_ifcfg_name (const char *file, gboolean only_ifcfg);