diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/lmdb_db/key_prefix_cursor.rs b/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/lmdb_db/key_prefix_cursor.rs
index a0401b4771..30dc674658 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/lmdb_db/key_prefix_cursor.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/lmdb_db/key_prefix_cursor.rs
@@ -62,26 +62,6 @@ where V: DeserializeOwned
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns the item on or before the given seek key, progressing backwards until the key prefix no longer matches
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub fn prev(&mut self) -> Result<Option<(Vec<u8>, V)>, ChainStorageError> {
-        if !self.has_seeked {
-            let prefix_key = self.prefix_key;
-            if let Some((k, val)) = self.seek_gte(prefix_key)? {
-                // seek_range_k returns the greater key, so we only want to return the current value that was seeked to
-                // if it exactly matches the prefix_key
-                if k == prefix_key {
-                    return Ok(Some((k, val)));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        match self.cursor.prev(&self.access).to_opt()? {
-            Some((k, v)) => Self::deserialize_if_matches(self.prefix_key, k, v),
-            None => Ok(None),
-        }
-    }
-
     // This function could be used later in cases where multiple seeks are required.
     #[cfg(test)]
     pub fn reset_to(&mut self, prefix_key: &'a [u8]) {
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/lmdb_db/lmdb.rs b/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/lmdb_db/lmdb.rs
index defd4a0af8..75e238b088 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/lmdb_db/lmdb.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/chain_storage/lmdb_db/lmdb.rs
@@ -445,52 +445,3 @@ pub fn lmdb_clear(txn: &WriteTransaction<'_>, db: &Database) -> Result<usize, Ch
     }
     Ok(num_deleted)
 }
-
-/// Used for migrations, you probably dont want to use this as it loops though the entire database.
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-pub(super) fn lmdb_map_inplace<F, V, R>(
-    txn: &WriteTransaction<'_>,
-    db: &Database,
-    f: F,
-) -> Result<(), ChainStorageError>
-where
-    F: Fn(V) -> Option<R>,
-    V: DeserializeOwned,
-    R: Serialize,
-{
-    let mut access = txn.access();
-    let mut cursor = txn.cursor(db).map_err(|e| {
-        error!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Could not get read cursor from lmdb: {:?}", e);
-        ChainStorageError::AccessError(e.to_string())
-    })?;
-    let iter = CursorIter::new(
-        MaybeOwned::Borrowed(&mut cursor),
-        &access,
-        |c, a| c.first(a),
-        Cursor::next::<[u8], [u8]>,
-    )?;
-    let items = iter
-        .map(|r| r.map(|(k, v)| (k.to_vec(), v.to_vec())))
-        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
-
-    for (key, val) in items {
-        // let (key, val) = row?;
-        let val = deserialize::<V>(&val)?;
-        if let Some(ret) = f(val) {
-            let ret_bytes = serialize(&ret)?;
-            access.put(db, &key, &ret_bytes, put::Flags::empty()).map_err(|e| {
-                if let lmdb_zero::Error::Code(code) = &e {
-                    if *code == lmdb_zero::error::MAP_FULL {
-                        return ChainStorageError::DbResizeRequired;
-                    }
-                }
-                error!(
-                    target: LOG_TARGET,
-                    "Could not replace value in lmdb transaction: {:?}", e
-                );
-                ChainStorageError::AccessError(e.to_string())
-            })?;
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}