diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/collection.cpp b/arangod/VocBase/collection.cpp
index c930149b0a..55619458f0 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/collection.cpp
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/collection.cpp
@@ -460,104 +460,8 @@ bool VocbaseCollectionInfo::isVolatile() const { return _isVolatile; }
 // If true waits for mysnc
 bool VocbaseCollectionInfo::waitForSync() const { return _waitForSync; }
 
-void VocbaseCollectionInfo::setCollectionId(TRI_voc_cid_t cid) { _cid = cid; }
-
-void VocbaseCollectionInfo::setPlanId(TRI_voc_cid_t planId) {
-  _planId = planId;
-}
-
-void VocbaseCollectionInfo::setDeleted(bool deleted) { _deleted = deleted; }
-
 void VocbaseCollectionInfo::clearKeyOptions() { _keyOptions.reset(); }
 
-void VocbaseCollectionInfo::update(VPackSlice const& slice, bool preferDefaults,
-                                   TRI_vocbase_t const* vocbase) {
-  // the following collection properties are intentionally not updated as
-  // updating
-  // them would be very complicated:
-  // - _cid
-  // - _name
-  // - _type
-  // - _isSystem
-  // - _isVolatile
-  // ... probably a few others missing here ...
-
-  if (preferDefaults) {
-    if (vocbase != nullptr) {
-      auto database = application_features::ApplicationServer::getFeature<DatabaseFeature>("Database");
-
-      _doCompact = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getBooleanValue(
-          slice, "doCompact", true);
-      _waitForSync = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getBooleanValue(
-          slice, "waitForSync", database->waitForSync());
-      if (slice.hasKey("journalSize")) {
-        _maximalSize = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getNumericValue<TRI_voc_size_t>(
-            slice, "journalSize", static_cast<TRI_voc_size_t>(database->maximalJournalSize()));
-      } else {
-        _maximalSize = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getNumericValue<TRI_voc_size_t>(
-            slice, "maximalSize", static_cast<TRI_voc_size_t>(database->maximalJournalSize()));
-      }
-    } else {
-      _doCompact = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getBooleanValue(
-          slice, "doCompact", true);
-      _waitForSync = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getBooleanValue(
-          slice, "waitForSync", false);
-      if (slice.hasKey("journalSize")) {
-        _maximalSize =
-            arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getNumericValue<TRI_voc_size_t>(
-                slice, "journalSize", TRI_JOURNAL_DEFAULT_SIZE);
-      } else {
-        _maximalSize =
-            arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getNumericValue<TRI_voc_size_t>(
-                slice, "maximalSize", TRI_JOURNAL_DEFAULT_SIZE);
-      }
-    }
-    _indexBuckets =
-        arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getNumericValue<uint32_t>(
-            slice, "indexBuckets", DatabaseFeature::DefaultIndexBuckets);
-  } else {
-    _doCompact = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getBooleanValue(
-        slice, "doCompact", _doCompact);
-    _waitForSync = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getBooleanValue(
-        slice, "waitForSync", _waitForSync);
-    if (slice.hasKey("journalSize")) {
-      _maximalSize =
-          arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getNumericValue<TRI_voc_size_t>(
-              slice, "journalSize", _maximalSize);
-    } else {
-      _maximalSize =
-          arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getNumericValue<TRI_voc_size_t>(
-              slice, "maximalSize", _maximalSize);
-    }
-    _indexBuckets =
-        arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getNumericValue<uint32_t>(
-            slice, "indexBuckets", _indexBuckets);
-
-    _initialCount =
-        arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getNumericValue<int64_t>(
-            slice, "count", _initialCount);
-  }
-}
-
-void VocbaseCollectionInfo::update(VocbaseCollectionInfo const& other) {
-  _type = other.type();
-  _cid = other.id();
-  _planId = other.planId();
-  _maximalSize = other.maximalSize();
-  _initialCount = other.initialCount();
-  _indexBuckets = other.indexBuckets();
-
-  TRI_CopyString(_name, other.name().c_str(), sizeof(_name) - 1);
-
-  _keyOptions = other.keyOptions();
-
-  _deleted = other.deleted();
-  _doCompact = other.doCompact();
-  _isSystem = other.isSystem();
-  _isVolatile = other.isVolatile();
-  _waitForSync = other.waitForSync();
-}
-
 std::shared_ptr<VPackBuilder> VocbaseCollectionInfo::toVelocyPack() const {
   auto builder = std::make_shared<VPackBuilder>();
   builder->openObject();
diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/collection.h b/arangod/VocBase/collection.h
index bf5ae05f1b..736f239d41 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/collection.h
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/collection.h
@@ -143,36 +143,9 @@ class VocbaseCollectionInfo {
   // If true waits for mysnc
   bool waitForSync() const;
 
-  void setCollectionId(TRI_voc_cid_t);
 
-  void setPlanId(TRI_voc_cid_t);
-
-
-
-  void setDeleted(bool);
 
   void clearKeyOptions();
-
-  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  /// @brief updates settings for this collection info.
-  ///        If the second parameter is false it will only
-  ///        update the values explicitly contained in the slice.
-  ///        If the second parameter is true and the third is a nullptr,
-  ///        it will use global default values for all missing options in the
-  ///        slice.
-  ///        If the third parameter is not nullptr and the second is true, it
-  ///        will
-  ///        use the defaults stored in the vocbase.
-  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-  void update(arangodb::velocypack::Slice const&, bool, TRI_vocbase_t const*);
-
-  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  /// @brief updates settings for this collection info with the content of the
-  /// other
-  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-  void update(VocbaseCollectionInfo const&);
 };
 
 }  // namespace arangodb
@@ -209,22 +182,12 @@ struct TRI_collection_t {
   // datafile management
   
   std::string const& path() const { return _path; }
-  std::string label() const;
 
   double lastCompaction() const { return _lastCompaction; }
   void lastCompaction(double value) { _lastCompaction = value; }
   
   arangodb::Ditches* ditches() { return &_ditches; }
   
-  void setPath(std::string const& path) { _path = path; }
-
- private:
-  /// @brief creates the initial indexes for the collection
-  int createInitialIndexes();
-
-  int deleteSecondaryIndexes(arangodb::Transaction*, TRI_doc_mptr_t const*,
-                             bool);
-
  public:
   TRI_vocbase_t* _vocbase;
   TRI_voc_tick_t _tickMax;