diff --git a/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py b/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
index 9b1261aff..2fe480a1a 100644
--- a/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
+++ b/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
@@ -1643,45 +1643,6 @@ def get_start_time(self):
 
         return None
 
-    def is_outdated(self):
-        '''Check whether domain needs restart to update root image from \
-            template.
-
-        :returns: :py:obj:`True` if is outdated, :py:obj:`False` otherwise.
-        :rtype: bool
-        '''
-        # pylint: disable=no-member
-
-        # Makes sense only on VM based on template
-        if self.template is None:
-            return False
-
-        if not self.is_running():
-            return False
-
-        if not hasattr(self.template, 'rootcow_img'):
-            return False
-
-        rootimg_inode = os.stat(self.template.root_img)
-        try:
-            rootcow_inode = os.stat(self.template.rootcow_img)
-        except OSError:
-            # The only case when rootcow_img doesn't exists is in the middle of
-            # commit_changes, so VM is outdated right now
-            return True
-
-        current_dmdev = "/dev/mapper/snapshot-{0:x}:{1}-{2:x}:{3}".format(
-                rootimg_inode[2], rootimg_inode[1],
-                rootcow_inode[2], rootcow_inode[1])
-
-        # FIXME
-        # 51712 (0xCA00) is xvda
-        #  backend node name not available through xenapi :(
-        used_dmdev = self.app.vmm.xs.read('',
-            '/local/domain/0/backend/vbd/{}/51712/node'.format(self.xid))
-
-        return used_dmdev != current_dmdev
-
     #
     # helper methods
     #
diff --git a/qubes/vm/templatevm.py b/qubes/vm/templatevm.py
index 89128ba36..7c4d62bbe 100644
--- a/qubes/vm/templatevm.py
+++ b/qubes/vm/templatevm.py
@@ -99,13 +99,3 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             }
         }
         super(TemplateVM, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def commit_changes(self):
-        '''Commit changes to template'''
-        self.log.debug('commit_changes()')
-
-        if not self.app.vmm.offline_mode:
-            assert not self.is_running(), \
-                'Attempt to commit changes on running Template VM!'
-
-        self.storage.commit()