diff --git a/src/http_chunk.c b/src/http_chunk.c
index f4916f94..2607e5e3 100644
--- a/src/http_chunk.c
+++ b/src/http_chunk.c
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ static int http_chunk_len_append_tempfile(chunkqueue * const cq, uintmax_t len,
   #endif
 }
 
-static int http_chunk_append_file_open_fstat(const request_st * const r, const buffer * const fn, struct stat * const st) {
-    return
-      (r->conf.follow_symlink
-       || !stat_cache_path_contains_symlink(fn, r->conf.errh))
-        ? stat_cache_open_rdonly_fstat(fn, st, r->conf.follow_symlink)
-        : -1;
-}
-
 static int http_chunk_append_read_fd_range(request_st * const r, const buffer * const fn, const int fd, off_t offset, off_t len) {
     /* note: this routine should not be used for range requests
      * unless the total size of ranges requested is small */
@@ -129,35 +121,6 @@ void http_chunk_append_file_fd_range(request_st * const r, const buffer * const
         chunkqueue_append_mem(cq, CONST_STR_LEN("\r\n"));
 }
 
-int http_chunk_append_file_range(request_st * const r, const buffer * const fn, const off_t offset, off_t len) {
-    struct stat st;
-    const int fd = http_chunk_append_file_open_fstat(r, fn, &st);
-    if (fd < 0) return -1;
-
-    if (-1 == len) {
-        if (offset >= st.st_size) {
-            close(fd);
-            return (offset == st.st_size) ? 0 : -1;
-        }
-        len = st.st_size - offset;
-    }
-    else if (st.st_size - offset < len) {
-        close(fd);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    http_chunk_append_file_fd_range(r, fn, fd, offset, len);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int http_chunk_append_file(request_st * const r, const buffer * const fn) {
-    struct stat st;
-    const int fd = http_chunk_append_file_open_fstat(r, fn, &st);
-    if (fd < 0) return -1;
-    http_chunk_append_file_fd(r, fn, fd, st.st_size);
-    return 0;
-}
-
 int http_chunk_append_file_fd(request_st * const r, const buffer * const fn, const int fd, const off_t sz) {
     if (sz > 32768 || !r->resp_send_chunked) {
         http_chunk_append_file_fd_range(r, fn, fd, 0, sz);
diff --git a/src/http_chunk.h b/src/http_chunk.h
index 282caae1..c2d970b7 100644
--- a/src/http_chunk.h
+++ b/src/http_chunk.h
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ int http_chunk_append_buffer(request_st *r, buffer *mem); /* may reset "mem" */
 int http_chunk_decode_append_mem(request_st * const r, const char * const mem, const size_t len);
 int http_chunk_decode_append_buffer(request_st * const r, buffer * const mem); /* may reset "mem" */
 int http_chunk_transfer_cqlen(request_st *r, chunkqueue *src, size_t len);
-int http_chunk_append_file(request_st *r, const buffer *fn); /* copies "fn" */
 int http_chunk_append_file_fd(request_st *r, const buffer *fn, int fd, off_t sz);
 int http_chunk_append_file_ref(request_st *r, struct stat_cache_entry *sce); /* copies "fn" */
-int http_chunk_append_file_range(request_st *r, const buffer *fn, off_t offset, off_t len); /* copies "fn" */
 void http_chunk_append_file_fd_range(request_st *r, const buffer *fn, int fd, off_t offset, off_t len); /* copies "fn" */
 void http_chunk_append_file_ref_range(request_st *r, struct stat_cache_entry *sce, off_t offset, off_t len); /* copies "fn" */
 void http_chunk_close(request_st *r);