diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
index 50586e1057..f7e34f0671 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
@@ -32,34 +32,6 @@ const QSet<PacketType> NON_SOURCED_PACKETS = QSet<PacketType>()
 
 const QSet<PacketType> RELIABLE_PACKETS = QSet<PacketType>();
 
-int arithmeticCodingValueFromBuffer(const char* checkValue) {
-    if (((uchar) *checkValue) < 255) {
-        return *checkValue;
-    } else {
-        return 255 + arithmeticCodingValueFromBuffer(checkValue + 1);
-    }
-}
-
-int numBytesArithmeticCodingFromBuffer(const char* checkValue) {
-    if (((uchar) *checkValue) < 255) {
-        return 1;
-    } else {
-        return 1 + numBytesArithmeticCodingFromBuffer(checkValue + 1);
-    }
-}
-
-int packArithmeticallyCodedValue(int value, char* destination) {
-    if (value < 255) {
-        // less than 255, just pack our value
-        destination[0] = (uchar) value;
-        return 1;
-    } else {
-        // pack 255 and then recursively pack on
-        ((unsigned char*)destination)[0] = 255;
-        return 1 + packArithmeticallyCodedValue(value - 255, destination + 1);
-    }
-}
-
 PacketVersion versionForPacketType(PacketType packetType) {
     switch (packetType) {
         case PacketType::EntityAdd:
@@ -123,10 +95,6 @@ QString nameForPacketType(PacketType packetType) {
     return QString("unexpected");
 }
 
-int numBytesForArithmeticCodedPacketType(PacketType packetType) {
-    return (int) ceilf((float) packetType / 255);
-}
-
 uint qHash(const PacketType& key, uint seed) {
     // seems odd that Qt couldn't figure out this cast itself, but this fixes a compile error after switch to
     // strongly typed enum for PacketType
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
index 0cb20b2247..394ff01d4a 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
@@ -87,13 +87,6 @@ extern const QSet<PacketType> RELIABLE_PACKETS;
 QString nameForPacketType(PacketType packetType);
 PacketVersion versionForPacketType(PacketType packetType);
 
-int numBytesForArithmeticCodedPacketType(PacketType packetType);
-int numBytesForPacketHeaderGivenPacketType(PacketType packetType);
-int packArithmeticallyCodedValue(int value, char* destination);
-
-int arithmeticCodingValueFromBuffer(const char* checkValue);
-int numBytesArithmeticCodingFromBuffer(const char* checkValue);
-
 uint qHash(const PacketType& key, uint seed);
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const PacketType& type);