diff --git a/src/js/storyJS.tw b/src/js/storyJS.tw
index b928d9ba217df706ba189e45adbc8f17a72d3d7e..099a05d0f16178b0f1676194ad7afe00336709d5 100644
--- a/src/js/storyJS.tw
+++ b/src/js/storyJS.tw
@@ -670,26 +670,6 @@ window.relationTargetWord = function(slave) {
 	return slave.relation;
 };
 
-window.checkRelations = function(slave) {
-	if (!slave) {
-		return null;
-	} else {
-		var relations = State.variables.slaves.filter(function(s) { return areSisters(slave, s) > 0 || s.mother == slave.ID || s.father == slave.ID || s.ID == slave.mother || s.ID == slave.father; })
-	
-		return relations;
-	}
-};
-
-window.getRandomRelation = function(slave) {
-	var relations = checkRelations(slave)
-	
-	if (relations == null) {
-		return null;
-	} else {
-		return relations.random();
-	}
-};
-
 /* intended to condense the clothing/toy/etc availability checks into something less asinine */
 window.isItemAccessible = function(string) {
 	if (State.variables.cheatMode === 1){