diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyAssoc.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyAssoc.java
index 2734b7621..123d27026 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyAssoc.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyAssoc.java
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ public abstract class DeployBeanPropertyAssoc<T> extends DeployBeanProperty {
 		this.targetType = targetType;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Return false.
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public boolean isScalar() {
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Return the type of the target.
 	 * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/el/ElPropertyChain.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/el/ElPropertyChain.java
index c447bc9cb..1b23ac731 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/el/ElPropertyChain.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/el/ElPropertyChain.java
@@ -221,10 +221,6 @@ public class ElPropertyChain implements ElPropertyValue {
     return scalarType;
   }
 
-  public StringFormatter getStringFormatter() {
-    return scalarType;
-  }
-
   public Object elConvertType(Object value) {
     // just convert using the last one in the chain
     return lastElPropertyValue.elConvertType(value);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/util/FilterExpressionList.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/util/FilterExpressionList.java
index 822f877bc..e746bbd50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/util/FilterExpressionList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/util/FilterExpressionList.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public class FilterExpressionList<T> extends DefaultExpressionList<T> {
 
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 2226895827150099020L;
 
+  private static final String notAllowedMessage = "This method is not allowed on a filter";
+
   private final Query<T> rootQuery;
 
   private final FilterExprPath pathPrefix;
@@ -34,12 +36,6 @@ public class FilterExpressionList<T> extends DefaultExpressionList<T> {
     return new FilterExpressionList<T>(pathPrefix.trimPath(prefixTrim), this);
   }
 
-  public FilterExprPath getPathPrefix() {
-    return pathPrefix;
-  }
-
-  private final String notAllowedMessage = "This method is not allowed on a filter";
-
   @Override
   public ExpressionList<T> filterMany(String prop) {
     return rootQuery.filterMany(prop);