diff --git a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
index 15fc45f8d..b2f4a02ae 100644
--- a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
+++ b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ typedef struct{
 struct dbAddr;
 struct dbCommon;
 
-/*dbDumpFldDes is obsolete. It is only provided for compatibility*/
-#define dbDumpFldDes dbDumpField
-
 /* Static database access routines*/
 epicsShareFunc DBBASE * dbAllocBase(void);
 epicsShareFunc void dbFreeBase(DBBASE *pdbbase);
@@ -70,17 +67,19 @@ epicsShareFunc DBENTRY * dbAllocEntry(DBBASE *pdbbase);
 epicsShareFunc void dbFreeEntry(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 epicsShareFunc void dbInitEntry(DBBASE *pdbbase,
     DBENTRY *pdbentry);
+
 /** Initialize DBENTRY from a valid dbAddr*.
- * Constant time equivalent of dbInitEntry() then dbFindRecord(), and finally dbFollowAlias()
- * except that DBENTRY::indfield is not set
+ * Constant time equivalent of dbInitEntry() then dbFindRecord(),
+ * and finally dbFollowAlias()
  */
 epicsShareFunc void dbInitEntryFromAddr(struct dbAddr *paddr, DBENTRY *pdbentry);
+
 /** Initialize DBENTRY from a valid record (dbCommon*).
- * Constant time equivalent of dbInitEntry() then dbFindRecord(), and finally dbFollowAlias()
- * when no field is specified (pflddes and pfield are NULL).
- * except that DBENTRY::indfield is not set.
+ * Constant time equivalent of dbInitEntry() then dbFindRecord(),
+ * and finally dbFollowAlias() when no field is specified.
  */
 epicsShareFunc void dbInitEntryFromRecord(struct dbCommon *prec, DBENTRY *pdbentry);
+
 epicsShareFunc void dbFinishEntry(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 epicsShareFunc DBENTRY * dbCopyEntry(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 epicsShareFunc void dbCopyEntryContents(DBENTRY *pfrom,
@@ -183,9 +182,6 @@ epicsShareFunc int dbFoundField(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 epicsShareFunc char * dbGetString(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 epicsShareFunc long dbPutString(DBENTRY *pdbentry,
     const char *pstring);
-epicsShareFunc char * dbVerify(DBENTRY *pdbentry,
-    const char *pstring);
-epicsShareFunc char * dbGetRange(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 epicsShareFunc int  dbIsDefaultValue(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 
 epicsShareFunc long dbFirstInfo(DBENTRY *pdbentry);