diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index e6b58789be..5a74763a4e 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2052,9 +2052,7 @@ ifdef PRODUCT_EXTRA_RECOVERY_KEYS
 endif
 	$(hide) echo 'mkbootimg_args=$(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS)' >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 	$(hide) echo 'mkbootimg_version_args=$(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS)' >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
-	$(hide) echo "use_set_metadata=1" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 	$(hide) echo "multistage_support=1" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
-	$(hide) echo "update_rename_support=1" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 	$(hide) echo "blockimgdiff_versions=1,2,3,4" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 ifneq ($(OEM_THUMBPRINT_PROPERTIES),)
 	# OTA scripts are only interested in fingerprint related properties
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py b/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py
index 343f344041..2a9a4178ec 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/edify_generator.py
@@ -277,36 +277,6 @@ class EdifyGenerator(object):
 
     self.script.append('wipe_block_device("%s", %s);' % (device, size))
 
-  def DeleteFiles(self, file_list):
-    """Delete all files in file_list."""
-    if not file_list:
-      return
-    cmd = "delete(" + ",\0".join(['"%s"' % (i,) for i in file_list]) + ");"
-    self.script.append(self.WordWrap(cmd))
-
-  def DeleteFilesIfNotMatching(self, file_list):
-    """Delete the file in file_list if not matching the checksum."""
-    if not file_list:
-      return
-    for name, sha1 in file_list:
-      cmd = ('sha1_check(read_file("{name}"), "{sha1}") || '
-             'delete("{name}");'.format(name=name, sha1=sha1))
-      self.script.append(self.WordWrap(cmd))
-
-  def RenameFile(self, srcfile, tgtfile):
-    """Moves a file from one location to another."""
-    if self.info.get("update_rename_support", False):
-      self.script.append('rename("%s", "%s");' % (srcfile, tgtfile))
-    else:
-      raise ValueError("Rename not supported by update binary")
-
-  def SkipNextActionIfTargetExists(self, tgtfile, tgtsha1):
-    """Prepend an action with an apply_patch_check in order to
-       skip the action if the file exists.  Used when a patch
-       is later renamed."""
-    cmd = ('sha1_check(read_file("%s"), %s) ||' % (tgtfile, tgtsha1))
-    self.script.append(self.WordWrap(cmd))
-
   def ApplyPatch(self, srcfile, tgtfile, tgtsize, tgtsha1, *patchpairs):
     """Apply binary patches (in *patchpairs) to the given srcfile to
     produce tgtfile (which may be "-" to indicate overwriting the
@@ -343,48 +313,6 @@ class EdifyGenerator(object):
         raise ValueError(
             "don't know how to write \"%s\" partitions" % p.fs_type)
 
-  def SetPermissions(self, fn, uid, gid, mode, selabel, capabilities):
-    """Set file ownership and permissions."""
-    if not self.info.get("use_set_metadata", False):
-      self.script.append('set_perm(%d, %d, 0%o, "%s");' % (uid, gid, mode, fn))
-    else:
-      if capabilities is None:
-        capabilities = "0x0"
-      cmd = 'set_metadata("%s", "uid", %d, "gid", %d, "mode", 0%o, ' \
-          '"capabilities", %s' % (fn, uid, gid, mode, capabilities)
-      if selabel is not None:
-        cmd += ', "selabel", "%s"' % selabel
-      cmd += ');'
-      self.script.append(cmd)
-
-  def SetPermissionsRecursive(self, fn, uid, gid, dmode, fmode, selabel,
-                              capabilities):
-    """Recursively set path ownership and permissions."""
-    if not self.info.get("use_set_metadata", False):
-      self.script.append('set_perm_recursive(%d, %d, 0%o, 0%o, "%s");'
-                         % (uid, gid, dmode, fmode, fn))
-    else:
-      if capabilities is None:
-        capabilities = "0x0"
-      cmd = 'set_metadata_recursive("%s", "uid", %d, "gid", %d, ' \
-          '"dmode", 0%o, "fmode", 0%o, "capabilities", %s' \
-          % (fn, uid, gid, dmode, fmode, capabilities)
-      if selabel is not None:
-        cmd += ', "selabel", "%s"' % selabel
-      cmd += ');'
-      self.script.append(cmd)
-
-  def MakeSymlinks(self, symlink_list):
-    """Create symlinks, given a list of (dest, link) pairs."""
-    by_dest = {}
-    for d, l in symlink_list:
-      by_dest.setdefault(d, []).append(l)
-
-    for dest, links in sorted(by_dest.iteritems()):
-      cmd = ('symlink("%s", ' % (dest,) +
-             ",\0".join(['"' + i + '"' for i in sorted(links)]) + ");")
-      self.script.append(self.WordWrap(cmd))
-
   def AppendExtra(self, extra):
     """Append text verbatim to the output script."""
     self.script.append(extra)