diff --git a/arangod/Indexes/HashIndex.cpp b/arangod/Indexes/HashIndex.cpp
index ed1553665d..953aed86ac 100644
--- a/arangod/Indexes/HashIndex.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Indexes/HashIndex.cpp
@@ -192,38 +192,6 @@ HashIndex::MultiArray::~MultiArray() {
   delete _isEqualElElByKey;
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief create an index search value
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-TRI_hash_index_search_value_t::TRI_hash_index_search_value_t()
-    : _length(0), _values(nullptr) {}
-
-TRI_hash_index_search_value_t::~TRI_hash_index_search_value_t() { destroy(); }
-
-void TRI_hash_index_search_value_t::reserve(size_t n) {
-  TRI_ASSERT(_values == nullptr);
-  _values = static_cast<TRI_shaped_json_t*>(
-      TRI_Allocate(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, n * sizeof(TRI_shaped_json_t), true));
-
-  if (_values == nullptr) {
-    THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-  }
-
-  _length = n;
-}
-
-void TRI_hash_index_search_value_t::destroy() {
-  if (_values != nullptr) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < _length; ++i) {
-      TRI_DestroyShapedJson(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, &_values[i]);
-    }
-
-    TRI_Free(TRI_UNKNOWN_MEM_ZONE, _values);
-    _values = nullptr;
-  }
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief create the index
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/arangod/Indexes/HashIndex.h b/arangod/Indexes/HashIndex.h
index aeb4093313..ae7cf501c9 100644
--- a/arangod/Indexes/HashIndex.h
+++ b/arangod/Indexes/HashIndex.h
@@ -42,21 +42,6 @@
 /// @brief hash index query parameter
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-struct TRI_hash_index_search_value_t {
-  TRI_hash_index_search_value_t();
-  ~TRI_hash_index_search_value_t();
-
-  TRI_hash_index_search_value_t(TRI_hash_index_search_value_t const&) = delete;
-  TRI_hash_index_search_value_t& operator=(
-      TRI_hash_index_search_value_t const&) = delete;
-
-  void reserve(size_t);
-  void destroy();
-
-  size_t _length;
-  struct TRI_shaped_json_s* _values;
-};
-
 namespace arangodb {
 
 class HashIndex;
@@ -65,24 +50,6 @@ class Transaction;
 class HashIndexIterator final : public IndexIterator {
  public:
   
-#if 0
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief Construct an HashIndexIterator based on hash_index_search_value_t
-///        DEPRECATED
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-  HashIndexIterator(arangodb::Transaction* trx, HashIndex const* index,
-                    std::vector<TRI_hash_index_search_value_t*>& keys)
-      : _trx(trx),
-        _index(index),
-        _keys(keys),
-        _position(0),
-        _buffer(),
-        _posInBuffer(0) {
-          _numLookups = keys.size();
-        }
-#endif
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief Construct an HashIndexIterator based on VelocyPack
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/arangod/V8Server/v8-query.cpp b/arangod/V8Server/v8-query.cpp
index d842bc19ce..5a572bc4df 100644
--- a/arangod/V8Server/v8-query.cpp
+++ b/arangod/V8Server/v8-query.cpp
@@ -1159,9 +1159,6 @@ static void ByExampleHashIndexQuery(
     TRI_V8_THROW_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_NO_INDEX);
   }
 
-  // convert the example (index is locked by lockRead)
-  TRI_hash_index_search_value_t searchValue;
-
   {
     std::string errorMessage;
     // HACKI int res = SetupSearchValue(hashIndex->paths(), example, shaper, searchValue,