diff --git a/app/helpers/paths_helper.rb b/app/helpers/paths_helper.rb
index 50bedfb6..97de8bca 100644
--- a/app/helpers/paths_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/paths_helper.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ module PathsHelper
   ##
   # Includes functions related to links or redirects
   ##
-  def link_if_alive(version, link_text, link_url)
-    version.item ? link_to(link_text, link_url) : link_text
-  end
-
   def link_to_user(user_id)
     user = User.find_by(id: user_id)
     if user
diff --git a/app/helpers/users_helper.rb b/app/helpers/users_helper.rb
index e2fd1349..50becf0c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/users_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/users_helper.rb
@@ -27,24 +27,4 @@ module UsersHelper
   def show_roles(roles)
     roles.map{ |x| x[0].titleize + ' (' + x[1].join(', ') + ')' }.join ', '
   end
-
-  def user_change_description(version)
-    if version.event == 'create'
-      link_to_user(version.item_id) + ' signed up'
-    elsif version.event == 'update'
-      if version.changeset.keys.include?('reset_password_sent_at')
-        'Someone requested password reset of'
-      elsif version.changeset.keys.include?('confirmed_at') && version.changeset['confirmed_at'][0].nil?
-        (version.whodunnit.nil? ? link_to_user(version.item_id) : link_to_user(version.whodunnit)) + ' confirmed account of'
-      elsif version.changeset.keys.include?('confirmed_at') && version.changeset['confirmed_at'][1].nil?
-        link_to_user(version.whodunnit) + ' unconfirmed account of'
-      else
-        link_to_user(version.whodunnit) + " updated #{updated_attributes(version)} of"
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  def users_role_change_description(version)
-    version.event == 'create' ? 'added' : 'removed'
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/format_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/format_helper_spec.rb
index dd306b5f..f14de8b3 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/format_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/format_helper_spec.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ describe FormatHelper, type: :helper do
     end
 
     it 'should return HTML for header markdown' do
-      expect(Redcarpet::Markdown).to receive(:new).
-        with(Redcarpet::Render::HTML, autolink: true,
-                                      space_after_headers: true,
-                                      no_intra_emphasis: true).
-        and_call_original
+      expect(Redcarpet::Markdown).to receive(:new)
+      .with(Redcarpet::Render::HTML, autolink: true, space_after_headers: true, no_intra_emphasis: true)
+      .and_call_original
 
       expect(markdown('# this is my header')).to eq "<h1>this is my header</h1>\n"
     end