diff --git a/src/dbwrapper.h b/src/dbwrapper.h
index b900312455..54924578b9 100644
--- a/src/dbwrapper.h
+++ b/src/dbwrapper.h
@@ -345,18 +345,6 @@ public:
     // Get an estimate of LevelDB memory usage (in bytes).
     size_t DynamicMemoryUsage() const;
 
-    // not available for LevelDB; provide for compatibility with BDB
-    bool Flush()
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    bool Sync()
-    {
-        CDBBatch batch(*this);
-        return WriteBatch(batch, true);
-    }
-
     CDBIterator *NewIterator()
     {
         return new CDBIterator(*this, pdb->NewIterator(iteroptions));