diff --git a/src/soundsource.cpp b/src/soundsource.cpp
index 8abc387452e..c3124c952a1 100644
--- a/src/soundsource.cpp
+++ b/src/soundsource.cpp
@@ -95,16 +95,6 @@ void manager::update_positions()
 	}
 }
 
-void manager::add_location(const std::string &id, const map_location &loc)
-{
-	positional_source_iterator it = sources_.find(id);
-
-	if(it == sources_.end())
-		return;
-	else
-		(*it).second->add_location(loc);
-}
-
 void manager::write_sourcespecs(config& cfg) const
 {
 	for(positional_source_const_iterator i = sources_.begin(); i != sources_.end(); ++i) {
@@ -223,11 +213,6 @@ int positional_source::calculate_volume(const map_location &loc, const display &
 			/ static_cast<double>(faderange_)) * DISTANCE_SILENT));
 }
 
-void positional_source::add_location(const map_location &loc)
-{
-	locations_.push_back(loc);
-}
-
 void positional_source::write_config(config& cfg) const
 {
 	cfg["sounds"] = this->files_;
diff --git a/src/soundsource.hpp b/src/soundsource.hpp
index b2723773389..ae2c26f658a 100644
--- a/src/soundsource.hpp
+++ b/src/soundsource.hpp
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ public:
 	void update(unsigned int time, const display &disp);
 	void update_positions(unsigned int time, const display &disp);
 
-	void add_location(const map_location &loc);
-	void remove_location(const map_location &loc);
-	void replace_location(const map_location &oldloc, const map_location &newloc);
-
 	int calculate_volume(const map_location &loc, const display &disp);
 
 	/**
@@ -101,8 +97,6 @@ public:
 	void remove(const std::string &id);
 	void update();
 
-	void add_location(const std::string &id, const map_location &loc);
-
 	// checks which sound sources are visible
 	void update_positions();
 
@@ -181,10 +175,6 @@ public:
 		return locations_;
 	}
 
-	void add_location(const map_location& loc) {
-		locations_.push_back(loc);
-	}
-
 	int full_range() const { return range_; }
 
 	void set_full_range(int value) {