diff --git a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/SnapshotDao.java b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/SnapshotDao.java
index 1c11f9b6180..93ba720d0bf 100755
--- a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/SnapshotDao.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/SnapshotDao.java
@@ -31,26 +31,14 @@ public interface SnapshotDao extends GenericDao<SnapshotVO, Long>, StateDao<Snap
 
     List<SnapshotVO> listByVolumeId(Filter filter, long volumeId);
 
-    SnapshotVO findNextSnapshot(long parentSnapId);
-
     long getLastSnapshot(long volumeId, DataStoreRole role);
 
-    List<SnapshotVO> listByVolumeIdType(long volumeId, Type type);
-
     List<SnapshotVO> listByVolumeIdTypeNotDestroyed(long volumeId, Type type);
 
     List<SnapshotVO> listByVolumeIdIncludingRemoved(long volumeId);
 
-    List<SnapshotVO> listByBackupUuid(long volumeId, String backupUuid);
-
-    long updateSnapshotVersion(long volumeId, String from, String to);
-
     List<SnapshotVO> listByVolumeIdVersion(long volumeId, String version);
 
-    Long getSecHostId(long volumeId);
-
-    long updateSnapshotSecHost(long dcId, long secHostId);
-
     public Long countSnapshotsForAccount(long accountId);
 
     List<SnapshotVO> listByInstanceId(long instanceId, Snapshot.State... status);
diff --git a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/SnapshotDaoImpl.java b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/SnapshotDaoImpl.java
index 560edc93816..5a3998a0c80 100755
--- a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/SnapshotDaoImpl.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/SnapshotDaoImpl.java
@@ -55,16 +55,10 @@ public class SnapshotDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<SnapshotVO, Long> implements
     // TODO: we should remove these direct sqls
     private static final String GET_LAST_SNAPSHOT =
         "SELECT snapshots.id FROM snapshot_store_ref, snapshots where snapshots.id = snapshot_store_ref.snapshot_id AND snapshosts.volume_id = ? AND snapshot_store_ref.role = ? ORDER BY created DESC";
-    private static final String UPDATE_SNAPSHOT_VERSION = "UPDATE snapshots SET version = ? WHERE volume_id = ? AND version = ?";
-    private static final String GET_SECHOST_ID =
-        "SELECT store_id FROM snapshots, snapshot_store_ref where snapshots.id = snapshot_store_ref.snapshot_id AND volume_id = ? AND backup_snap_id IS NOT NULL AND sechost_id IS NOT NULL LIMIT 1";
-    private static final String UPDATE_SECHOST_ID = "UPDATE snapshots SET sechost_id = ? WHERE data_center_id = ?";
 
     private SearchBuilder<SnapshotVO> VolumeIdSearch;
     private SearchBuilder<SnapshotVO> VolumeIdTypeSearch;
     private SearchBuilder<SnapshotVO> VolumeIdTypeNotDestroyedSearch;
-    private SearchBuilder<SnapshotVO> ParentIdSearch;
-    private SearchBuilder<SnapshotVO> backupUuidSearch;
     private SearchBuilder<SnapshotVO> VolumeIdVersionSearch;
     private SearchBuilder<SnapshotVO> AccountIdSearch;
     private SearchBuilder<SnapshotVO> InstanceIdSearch;
@@ -78,25 +72,6 @@ public class SnapshotDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<SnapshotVO, Long> implements
     @Inject
     protected VolumeDao _volumeDao;
 
-    @Override
-    public SnapshotVO findNextSnapshot(long snapshotId) {
-        SearchCriteria<SnapshotVO> sc = ParentIdSearch.create();
-        sc.setParameters("prevSnapshotId", snapshotId);
-        return findOneIncludingRemovedBy(sc);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public List<SnapshotVO> listByBackupUuid(long volumeId, String backupUuid) {
-        SearchCriteria<SnapshotVO> sc = backupUuidSearch.create();
-        sc.setParameters("backupUuid", backupUuid);
-        return listBy(sc, null);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public List<SnapshotVO> listByVolumeIdType(long volumeId, Type type) {
-        return listByVolumeIdType(null, volumeId, type);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public List<SnapshotVO> listByVolumeIdTypeNotDestroyed(long volumeId, Type type) {
         SearchCriteria<SnapshotVO> sc = VolumeIdTypeNotDestroyedSearch.create();
@@ -168,17 +143,7 @@ public class SnapshotDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<SnapshotVO, Long> implements
         VolumeIdVersionSearch.and("volumeId", VolumeIdVersionSearch.entity().getVolumeId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
         VolumeIdVersionSearch.and("version", VolumeIdVersionSearch.entity().getVersion(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
         VolumeIdVersionSearch.done();
-        /*
-         * ParentIdSearch = createSearchBuilder();
-         * ParentIdSearch.and("prevSnapshotId",
-         * ParentIdSearch.entity().getPrevSnapshotId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
-         * ParentIdSearch.done();
-         *
-         * backupUuidSearch = createSearchBuilder();
-         * backupUuidSearch.and("backupUuid",
-         * backupUuidSearch.entity().getBackupSnapshotId(),
-         * SearchCriteria.Op.EQ); backupUuidSearch.done();
-         */
+
         AccountIdSearch = createSearchBuilder();
         AccountIdSearch.and("accountId", AccountIdSearch.entity().getAccountId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
         AccountIdSearch.done();
@@ -214,26 +179,6 @@ public class SnapshotDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<SnapshotVO, Long> implements
         InstanceIdSearch.done();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Long getSecHostId(long volumeId) {
-
-        TransactionLegacy txn = TransactionLegacy.currentTxn();
-        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
-        String sql = GET_SECHOST_ID;
-        try {
-            pstmt = txn.prepareAutoCloseStatement(sql);
-            pstmt.setLong(1, volumeId);
-            ResultSet rs = pstmt.executeQuery();
-            if (rs.next()) {
-                return rs.getLong(1);
-            }
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-            s_logger.info("[ignored]"
-                    + "caught something while getting sec. host id: " + ex.getLocalizedMessage());
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public long getLastSnapshot(long volumeId, DataStoreRole role) {
         TransactionLegacy txn = TransactionLegacy.currentTxn();
@@ -253,41 +198,6 @@ public class SnapshotDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<SnapshotVO, Long> implements
         return 0;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public long updateSnapshotVersion(long volumeId, String from, String to) {
-        TransactionLegacy txn = TransactionLegacy.currentTxn();
-        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
-        String sql = UPDATE_SNAPSHOT_VERSION;
-        try {
-            pstmt = txn.prepareAutoCloseStatement(sql);
-            pstmt.setString(1, to);
-            pstmt.setLong(2, volumeId);
-            pstmt.setString(3, from);
-            pstmt.executeUpdate();
-            return 1;
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-            s_logger.error("error getting last snapshot", ex);
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public long updateSnapshotSecHost(long dcId, long secHostId) {
-        TransactionLegacy txn = TransactionLegacy.currentTxn();
-        PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
-        String sql = UPDATE_SECHOST_ID;
-        try {
-            pstmt = txn.prepareAutoCloseStatement(sql);
-            pstmt.setLong(1, secHostId);
-            pstmt.setLong(2, dcId);
-            pstmt.executeUpdate();
-            return 1;
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-            s_logger.error("error set secondary storage host id", ex);
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Long countSnapshotsForAccount(long accountId) {
         SearchCriteria<Long> sc = CountSnapshotsByAccount.create();