diff --git a/library/model/common/setting.php b/library/model/common/setting.php
index f0dd61c9f..49eb15899 100644
--- a/library/model/common/setting.php
+++ b/library/model/common/setting.php
@@ -3,67 +3,6 @@
 /// All rights reserved. Licensed under the GPL.
 /// See the GNU General Public License for more details. (/documents/LICENSE, /documents/COPYRIGHT)
 
-//global $userSetting;
-//$userSetting = array();
-
-/* TO BE DEPRECATED SINCE 1.9
-function clearServiceSettingCache() {
-	global $__serviceSetting;
-	if( !empty($__serviceSetting) ) {
-		$__serviceSetting = array();
-	}
-}
-
-function clearUserSettingCache() {
-	global $userSetting;
-	if( !empty($userSetting) ) {
-		$userSetting = array();
-	}
-}
-
-function getServiceSetting($name, $default = null) {
-	return Setting::getServiceSetting($name, $default, true);
-}
-
-function setServiceSetting($name, $value) {
-	return Setting::setServiceSettingGlobal($name, $value);
-}
-
-function removeServiceSetting($name,$pruneSimilarEntries = false) {
-	global $database;
-	clearServiceSettingCache();
-	if($pruneSimilarEntries) return POD::execute("DELETE FROM {$database['prefix']}ServiceSettings WHERE name like '".POD::escapeString($name)."'");
-	else return POD::execute("DELETE FROM {$database['prefix']}ServiceSettings WHERE name = '".POD::escapeString($name)."'");
-}
-
-function getBlogSetting($name, $default = null, $blogid = null) {
-	return Setting::getBlogSettingGlobal($name, $default);
-}
-
-function setBlogSetting($name, $value, $blogid = null) {
-	return Setting::setBlogSettingGlobal($name, $value, $blogid);
-}
-
-function setBlogSettingDefault($name, $value, $blogid = null) {
-	return Setting::setBlogSettingDefault($name, $value, $blogid);
-}
-
-function removeBlogSetting($name, $blogid = null) {
-	return Setting::removeBlogSettingGlobal($name, $blogid);
-}
-
-function getUserSetting($name, $default = null, $userid = null) {
-	return Setting::getUserSettingGlobal($name, $default, $userid);
-}
-
-function setUserSetting($name, $value, $userid = null) {
-	return Setting::setUserSettingGlobal($name, $value, $userid);
-}
-
-function removeUserSetting($name, $userid = null) {
-	return Setting::removeUserSettingGlobal($name, $userid);
-}
-*/
 function getDefinedTableNames() {
     $context = Model_Context::getInstance();
     $prefix = $context->getProperty('database.prefix');