diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
index e8977a4b173e7..e3b27600c5e07 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
@@ -645,27 +645,6 @@ pub enum Kind {
 }
 
 impl Kind {
-    pub fn parse(string: &str) -> Option<Kind> {
-        // these strings, including the one-letter aliases, must match the x.py help text
-        Some(match string {
-            "build" | "b" => Kind::Build,
-            "check" | "c" => Kind::Check,
-            "clippy" => Kind::Clippy,
-            "fix" => Kind::Fix,
-            "fmt" => Kind::Format,
-            "test" | "t" => Kind::Test,
-            "bench" => Kind::Bench,
-            "doc" | "d" => Kind::Doc,
-            "clean" => Kind::Clean,
-            "dist" => Kind::Dist,
-            "install" => Kind::Install,
-            "run" | "r" => Kind::Run,
-            "setup" => Kind::Setup,
-            "suggest" => Kind::Suggest,
-            _ => return None,
-        })
-    }
-
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
             Kind::Build => "build",
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
index bcb8260b15aa8..1a8322c0dfd88 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
@@ -1911,15 +1911,6 @@ impl Compiler {
     pub fn is_snapshot(&self, build: &Build) -> bool {
         self.stage == 0 && self.host == build.build
     }
-
-    /// Returns if this compiler should be treated as a final stage one in the
-    /// current build session.
-    /// This takes into account whether we're performing a full bootstrap or
-    /// not; don't directly compare the stage with `2`!
-    pub fn is_final_stage(&self, build: &Build) -> bool {
-        let final_stage = if build.config.full_bootstrap { 2 } else { 1 };
-        self.stage >= final_stage
-    }
 }
 
 fn envify(s: &str) -> String {