diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.rb
index 67bc09d8bc..99f84806e7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.rb
@@ -238,18 +238,6 @@ class Report
     dump_formula_report :D, "Deleted Formulae"
   end
 
-  def tapped_formula_for key
-    fetch(key, []).select { |path| HOMEBREW_TAP_PATH_REGEX === path.to_s }
-  end
-
-  def new_tapped_formula
-    tapped_formula_for :A
-  end
-
-  def removed_tapped_formula
-    tapped_formula_for :D
-  end
-
   def select_formula key
     fetch(key, []).map do |path|
       case path.to_s
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_updater.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_updater.rb
index ec48851ae1..a83b289756 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_updater.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_updater.rb
@@ -126,11 +126,5 @@ class UpdaterTests < Homebrew::TestCase
     assert_equal %w{foo/bar/lua}, @report.select_formula(:A)
     assert_equal %w{foo/bar/git}, @report.select_formula(:M)
     assert_empty @report.select_formula(:D)
-
-    assert_empty @report.removed_tapped_formula
-    assert_equal [repo.join("Formula", "lua.rb")],
-      @report.new_tapped_formula
-    assert_equal [repo.join("Formula", "git.rb")],
-      @report.tapped_formula_for(:M)
   end
 end