diff --git a/zones.php b/zones.php
index 6d31002..440bf63 100644
--- a/zones.php
+++ b/zones.php
@@ -24,115 +24,6 @@ function _valid_label($name) {
     return is_ascii($name) && ( bool ) preg_match("/^([-.a-z0-9_\/\*]+)?$/i", $name );
 }
 
-function make_record($zone, $input) {
-    global $defaults;
-
-    $name = isset($input['name']) ? $input['name'] : '';
-
-    if ('' == $name) {
-        $name = $zone['name'];
-    } elseif (string_ends_with($name, '.')) {
-        # "absolute" name, shouldn't append zone[name] - but check.
-        $name = substr($name, 0, -1);
-        if (!string_ends_with($name, $zone['name'])) {
-            jtable_respond(null, 'error', "Name $name not in zone ".$zone['name']);
-        }
-    } else if (!string_ends_with($name, $zone['name'])) {
-        $name = $name . '.' . $zone['name'];
-    }
-
-    $ttl = (int) ((isset($input['ttl']) && $input['ttl']) ? $input['ttl'] : $defaults['ttl']);
-    $type = isset($input['type']) ? $input['type'] : '';
-    $disabled = (bool) (isset($input['disabled']) && $input['disabled']);
-
-    $content = isset($input['content']) ? $input['content'] : '';
-
-    if ($type === 'TXT') {
-        # empty TXT records are ok, otherwise require surrounding quotes: "..."
-        if (strlen($content) == 1 || substr($content, 0, 1) !== '"' || substr($content, -1) !== '"') {
-            # fix quoting: first escape all \, then all ", then surround with quotes.
-            $content = '"'.str_replace('"', '\\"', str_replace('\\', '\\\\', $content)).'"';
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (!_valid_label($name)) {
-        jtable_respond(null, 'error', "Please only use [a-z0-9_/.-]");
-    }
-    if (!$type) {
-        jtable_respond(null, 'error', "Require a type");
-    }
-    if (!is_ascii($content)) {
-        jtable_respond(null, 'error', "Please only use ASCII-characters in your fields");
-    }
-
-    return array(
-        'disabled' => $disabled,
-        'type' => $type,
-        'name' => $name,
-        'ttl'  => $ttl,
-        'content'   => $content);
-}
-
-function update_records($zone, $name_and_type, $inputs) {
-    # need one "record" to extract name and type, in case we have no inputs
-    # (deletion of all records)
-    $name_and_type = make_record($zone, $name_and_type);
-    $name = $name_and_type['name'];
-    $type = $name_and_type['type'];
-
-    $records = array();
-    foreach ($inputs as $input) {
-        $record = make_record($zone, $input);
-        if ($record['name'] !== $name || $record['type'] !== $type) {
-            jtable_respond(null, 'error', "Records not matching");
-        }
-
-        array_push($records, $record);
-    }
-
-    if (!_valid_label($name)) {
-        jtable_respond(null, 'error', "Please only use [a-z0-9_/.-]");
-    }
-
-    $patch = array(
-        'rrsets' => array(array(
-            'name' => $name,
-            'type' => $type,
-            'changetype' => count($records) ? 'REPLACE' : 'DELETE',
-            'records' => $records)));
-
-    api_request($zone['url'], $patch, 'PATCH');
-}
-
-function create_record($zone, $input) {
-    $record = make_record($zone, $input);
-    $records = get_records_by_name_type($zone, $record['name'], $record['type']);
-    array_push($records, $record);
-
-    $patch = array(
-        'rrsets' => array(array(
-            'name' => $record['name'],
-            'type' => $record['type'],
-            'changetype' => 'REPLACE',
-            'records' => $records)));
-
-    api_request($zone['url'], $patch, 'PATCH');
-
-    return $record;
-}
-
-function get_records_by_name_type($zone, $name, $type) {
-    $zone = api_request($zone['url']);
-    $records = array();
-    foreach ($zone['records'] as $record) {
-        if ($record['name'] == $name and $record['type'] == $type) {
-            array_push($records, $record);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return $records;
-}
-
 function decode_record_id($id) {
     $record = json_decode($id, 1);
     if (!$record
@@ -146,39 +37,6 @@ function decode_record_id($id) {
     return $record;
 }
 
-# get all records with same name and type but different id (content)
-# requires records with id to be present
-# SOA records match always, regardless of content.
-function get_records_except($zone, $exclude) {
-    $is_soa = ($exclude['type'] == 'SOA');
-
-    $found = false;
-    $zone = api_request($zone['url']);
-    $records = array();
-    foreach ($zone['records'] as $record) {
-        if ($record['name'] == $exclude['name'] and $record['type'] == $exclude['type']) {
-            if ($is_soa) {
-                # SOA changes all the time (serial); we can't match it in a sane way.
-                # OTOH we know it is unique anyway - just pretend we found a match.
-                $found = true;
-            } elseif ($record['content'] != $exclude['content']
-                or $record['ttl']        != $exclude['ttl']
-                or $record['disabled']   != $exclude['disabled']) {
-                array_push($records, $record);
-            } else {
-                $found = true;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (!$found) {
-        header("Status: 404 Not Found");
-        jtable_respond(null, 'error', "Didn't find record with id");
-    }
-
-    return $records;
-}
-
 function compareName($a, $b) {
     $a = array_reverse(explode('.', $a));
     $b = array_reverse(explode('.', $b));