diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/storage/DBReaderTest.java b/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/storage/DBReaderTest.java
index 647ab911f..459cd2478 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/storage/DBReaderTest.java
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/storage/DBReaderTest.java
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ public class DBReaderTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testGetFeedItemlistCheckChaptersFalse() throws Exception {
-        Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
         List<Feed> feeds = DBTestUtils.saveFeedlist(10, 10, false, false, 0);
         for (Feed feed : feeds) {
             for (FeedItem item : feed.getItems()) {
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/ui/UITestUtils.java b/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/ui/UITestUtils.java
index 8e16d1a3b..e95f0990e 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/ui/UITestUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/ui/UITestUtils.java
@@ -98,15 +98,6 @@ public class UITestUtils {
         return String.format("%s/files/%d", server.getBaseUrl(), id);
     }
 
-    private File newBitmapFile(String name) throws IOException {
-        File imgFile = new File(destDir, name);
-        Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(128, 128, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
-        FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(imgFile);
-        bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 1, out);
-        out.close();
-        return imgFile;
-    }
-
     private File newMediaFile(String name) throws IOException {
         File mediaFile = new File(hostedMediaDir, name);
         if (mediaFile.exists()) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBReader.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBReader.java
index 8b87d7c54..c2076c669 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBReader.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBReader.java
@@ -507,17 +507,6 @@ public final class DBReader {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Loads the download log for a particular feed from the database.
-     *
-     * @param feed Feed for which the download log is loaded
-     * @return A list with DownloadStatus objects that represent the feed's download log,
-     * newest events first.
-     */
-    public static List<DownloadStatus> getFeedDownloadLog(Feed feed) {
-        return getFeedDownloadLog(feed.getId());
-    }
-
     /**
      * Loads the download log for a particular feed from the database.
      *
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBTasks.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBTasks.java
index c4a06efa2..20067624b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBTasks.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBTasks.java
@@ -379,18 +379,6 @@ public final class DBTasks {
         return result;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Loads the queue from the database and checks if the specified FeedItem is in the queue.
-     * This method should NOT be executed in the GUI thread.
-     *
-     * @param context    Used for accessing the DB.
-     * @param feedItemId ID of the FeedItem
-     */
-    public static boolean isInQueue(Context context, final long feedItemId) {
-        LongList queue = DBReader.getQueueIDList();
-        return queue.contains(feedItemId);
-    }
-
     private static Feed searchFeedByIdentifyingValueOrID(PodDBAdapter adapter,
                                                          Feed feed) {
         if (feed.getId() != 0) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
index 1aff73564..ce8342d57 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
@@ -904,49 +904,6 @@ public class PodDBAdapter {
                         null, null);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a cursor for a DB query in the FeedImages table for given IDs.
-     *
-     * @param imageIds IDs of the images
-     * @return The cursor of the query
-     */
-    public final Cursor getImageCursor(String... imageIds) {
-        int length = imageIds.length;
-        if (length > IN_OPERATOR_MAXIMUM) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Length of id array is larger than "
-                    + IN_OPERATOR_MAXIMUM + ". Creating multiple cursors");
-            int numCursors = (int) (((double) length) / (IN_OPERATOR_MAXIMUM)) + 1;
-            Cursor[] cursors = new Cursor[numCursors];
-            for (int i = 0; i < numCursors; i++) {
-                int neededLength;
-                String[] parts;
-                final int elementsLeft = length - i * IN_OPERATOR_MAXIMUM;
-
-                if (elementsLeft >= IN_OPERATOR_MAXIMUM) {
-                    neededLength = IN_OPERATOR_MAXIMUM;
-                    parts = Arrays.copyOfRange(imageIds, i
-                            * IN_OPERATOR_MAXIMUM, (i + 1)
-                            * IN_OPERATOR_MAXIMUM);
-                } else {
-                    neededLength = elementsLeft;
-                    parts = Arrays.copyOfRange(imageIds, i
-                            * IN_OPERATOR_MAXIMUM, (i * IN_OPERATOR_MAXIMUM)
-                            + neededLength);
-                }
-
-                cursors[i] = db.rawQuery("SELECT * FROM "
-                        + TABLE_NAME_FEED_IMAGES + " WHERE " + KEY_ID + " IN "
-                        + buildInOperator(neededLength), parts);
-            }
-            Cursor result = new MergeCursor(cursors);
-            result.moveToFirst();
-            return result;
-        } else {
-            return db.query(TABLE_NAME_FEED_IMAGES, null, KEY_ID + " IN "
-                    + buildInOperator(length), imageIds, null, null, null);
-        }
-    }
-
     public final Cursor getSimpleChaptersOfFeedItemCursor(final FeedItem item) {
         return db.query(TABLE_NAME_SIMPLECHAPTERS, null, KEY_FEEDITEM
                         + "=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(item.getId())}, null,