diff --git a/components/resource/objectcache.cpp b/components/resource/objectcache.cpp
index 0c6066417..54576a122 100644
--- a/components/resource/objectcache.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/objectcache.cpp
@@ -31,42 +31,18 @@ ObjectCache::~ObjectCache()
 //    OSG_NOTICE<<"Destructed ObjectCache"<<std::endl;
 }
 
-void ObjectCache::addObjectCache(ObjectCache* objectCache)
-{
-    // don't allow a cache to be added to itself.
-    if (objectCache==this) return;
-
-    // lock both ObjectCache to prevent their contents from being modified by other threads while we merge.
-    OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock1(_objectCacheMutex);
-    OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock2(objectCache->_objectCacheMutex);
-
-    // OSG_NOTICE<<"Inserting objects to main ObjectCache "<<objectCache->_objectCache.size()<<std::endl;
-
-    _objectCache.insert(objectCache->_objectCache.begin(), objectCache->_objectCache.end());
-}
-
-
 void ObjectCache::addEntryToObjectCache(const std::string& filename, osg::Object* object, double timestamp)
 {
     OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(_objectCacheMutex);
     _objectCache[filename]=ObjectTimeStampPair(object,timestamp);
 }
 
-osg::Object* ObjectCache::getFromObjectCache(const std::string& fileName)
-{
-    OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(_objectCacheMutex);
-    ObjectCacheMap::iterator itr = _objectCache.find(fileName);
-    if (itr!=_objectCache.end()) return itr->second.first.get();
-    else return 0;
-}
-
 osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> ObjectCache::getRefFromObjectCache(const std::string& fileName)
 {
     OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(_objectCacheMutex);
     ObjectCacheMap::iterator itr = _objectCache.find(fileName);
     if (itr!=_objectCache.end())
     {
-        // OSG_NOTICE<<"Found "<<fileName<<" in ObjectCache "<<this<<std::endl;
         return itr->second.first;
     }
     else return 0;
diff --git a/components/resource/objectcache.hpp b/components/resource/objectcache.hpp
index 624c38bad..b933933f3 100644
--- a/components/resource/objectcache.hpp
+++ b/components/resource/objectcache.hpp
@@ -49,18 +49,12 @@ class ObjectCache : public osg::Referenced
         /** Remove all objects in the cache regardless of having external references or expiry times.*/
         void clear();
 
-        /** Add contents of specified ObjectCache to this object cache.*/
-        void addObjectCache(ObjectCache* object);
-
         /** Add a filename,object,timestamp triple to the Registry::ObjectCache.*/
         void addEntryToObjectCache(const std::string& filename, osg::Object* object, double timestamp = 0.0);
 
         /** Remove Object from cache.*/
         void removeFromObjectCache(const std::string& fileName);
 
-        /** Get an Object from the object cache*/
-        osg::Object* getFromObjectCache(const std::string& fileName);
-
         /** Get an ref_ptr<Object> from the object cache*/
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Object> getRefFromObjectCache(const std::string& fileName);