diff --git a/lex.go b/lex.go
index 367166d..e1e9dd7 100644
--- a/lex.go
+++ b/lex.go
@@ -128,18 +128,6 @@ func (l *lexer) acceptRun(valid string) {
 	l.backup()
 }
 
-// acceptRunUntil consumes a run of runes up to a terminator.
-func (l *lexer) acceptRunUntil(term rune) {
-	for term != l.next() {
-	}
-	l.backup()
-}
-
-// hasText returns true if the current parsed text is not empty.
-func (l *lexer) isNotEmpty() bool {
-	return l.pos > l.start
-}
-
 // lineNumber reports which line we're on, based on the position of
 // the previous item returned by nextItem. Doing it this way
 // means we don't have to worry about peek double counting.
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index cdc4a80..5810598 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ func (p *parser) errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	panic(fmt.Errorf(format, args...))
 }
 
-func (p *parser) expect(expected itemType) (token item) {
-	token = p.lex.nextItem()
-	if token.typ != expected {
-		p.unexpected(token)
-	}
-	return token
-}
-
 func (p *parser) expectOneOf(expected ...itemType) (token item) {
 	token = p.lex.nextItem()
 	for _, v := range expected {
diff --git a/properties_test.go b/properties_test.go
index 727aac2..47c3e13 100644
--- a/properties_test.go
+++ b/properties_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package properties
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"os"
@@ -21,8 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
 )
 
-var verbose = flag.Bool("verbose", false, "Verbose output")
-
 func init() {
 	ErrorHandler = PanicHandler
 }
@@ -1006,10 +1003,3 @@ func mustParse(t *testing.T, s string) *Properties {
 	}
 	return p
 }
-
-// prints to stderr if the -verbose flag was given.
-func printf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if *verbose {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format, args...)
-	}
-}