diff --git a/src/ca/caChannel.cpp b/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
index 15f03fe..2a4bfcf 100644
--- a/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
@@ -277,13 +277,6 @@ std::tr1::shared_ptr<ChannelRequester> CAChannel::getChannelRequester()
     return channelRequester;
 }
 
-
-bool CAChannel::isConnected()
-{
-    return (ca_state(channelID) == cs_conn);
-}
-
-
 void CAChannel::getField(GetFieldRequester::shared_pointer const & requester,
                          std::string const & subField)
 {
@@ -383,12 +376,6 @@ ChannelArray::shared_pointer CAChannel::createChannelArray(
 }
 
 
-void CAChannel::printInfo()
-{
-    printInfo(std::cout);
-}
-
-
 void CAChannel::printInfo(std::ostream& out)
 {
     out << "CHANNEL  : " << getChannelName() << std::endl;
@@ -403,21 +390,6 @@ void CAChannel::printInfo(std::ostream& out)
 }
 
 
-/* --------------- epics::pvData::Requester --------------- */
-
-
-string CAChannel::getRequesterName()
-{
-    return getChannelName();
-}
-
-
-void CAChannel::message(std::string const & message,MessageType messageType)
-{
-    std::cout << "[" << getRequesterName() << "] message(" << message << ", " << getMessageTypeName(messageType) << ")" << std::endl;
-}
-
-
 /* --------------- epics::pvData::Destroyable --------------- */
 
 
diff --git a/src/ca/pv/caChannel.h b/src/ca/pv/caChannel.h
index 30517aa..ce1383f 100644
--- a/src/ca/pv/caChannel.h
+++ b/src/ca/pv/caChannel.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ public:
     virtual ConnectionState getConnectionState();
     virtual std::string getChannelName();
     virtual std::tr1::shared_ptr<ChannelRequester> getChannelRequester();
-    virtual bool isConnected();
 
     virtual void getField(GetFieldRequester::shared_pointer const & requester,std::string const & subField);
 
@@ -81,16 +80,8 @@ public:
         ChannelArrayRequester::shared_pointer const & channelArrayRequester,
         epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer const & pvRequest);
 
-    virtual void printInfo();
-
     virtual void printInfo(std::ostream& out);
 
-    /* --------------- epics::pvData::Requester --------------- */
-
-    virtual std::string getRequesterName();
-
-    virtual void message(std::string const & message, epics::pvData::MessageType messageType);
-
     /* --------------- epics::pvData::Destroyable --------------- */
 
     virtual void destroy();