diff --git a/include/dba.php b/include/dba.php
index bccd9792be..86ca2ac2de 100644
--- a/include/dba.php
+++ b/include/dba.php
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@
 
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
-function dbesc($str) {
-	if (DBA::$connected) {
-		return(DBA::escape($str));
-	} else {
-		return(str_replace("'","\\'",$str));
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief execute SQL query with printf style args - deprecated
  *
@@ -49,7 +41,3 @@ function q($sql) {
 
 	return $data;
 }
-
-function dba_timer() {
-	return microtime(true);
-}