diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/secrets/lib/DistroContext.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/secrets/lib/DistroContext.py
index f1958d93..37780baf 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/secrets/lib/DistroContext.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/secrets/lib/DistroContext.py
@@ -112,18 +112,6 @@ class DistroContext(FilesContext):
                 ec = Local()
             return (await get(src_uri, content_filter = ProcFilterGpg(ec = ec))).stdout
 
-        def _matches_host_prefix(path: str) -> bool:
-            return re.match(r'^' + host_root_in_tar, path) is not None
-
-        def _crop_host_prefix(path: str) -> bool:
-            return re.sub(r'^' + host_root_in_tar, '', path) is not None
-
-        def _crop_default_prefix(path: str) -> bool:
-            return re.sub(default_rx, '', path) is not None
-
-        def _matches_default_prefix(path: str) -> bool:
-            return re.match(r'^default', path) is not None
-
         def _is_needed_secret(path: str) -> bool:
             return path in secret_paths