--- a/src/Cell.h
+++ b/src/Cell.h
@@ -73,34 +73,10 @@
 
   Cell index (const octave_value_list& idx, bool resize_ok = false) const;
 
-  Cell index (const idx_vector& i, bool resize_ok = 0,
-	      const octave_value& rfv = resize_fill_value ()) const
-    { return Cell (ArrayN<octave_value>::index (i, resize_ok, rfv)); }
-
-  Cell index (const idx_vector& i, idx_vector& j, bool resize_ok = 0,
-	      const octave_value& rfv = resize_fill_value ()) const
-    { return Cell (ArrayN<octave_value>::index (i, j, resize_ok, rfv)); }
-
-  Cell index (const Array<idx_vector>& ra_idx, bool resize_ok = 0,
-	      const octave_value& rfv = resize_fill_value ()) const
-    { return Cell (ArrayN<octave_value>::index (ra_idx, resize_ok, rfv)); }
-
-  // FIXME -- this seems necessary for
-  // octave_base_mat<Cell>::delete_elements to work, but I don't
-  // understand why.
-  void delete_elements (const Array<idx_vector>& ia)
-    { ArrayN<octave_value>::delete_elements (ia); }
-
   Cell& delete_elements (const octave_value_list& idx);
 
   Cell& assign (const octave_value_list& idx, const Cell& rhs,
-		const octave_value& fill_val = octave_value ());
-
-  // FIXME -- this seems necessary for octave_base_mat<Cell>::assign
-  // to work, but I don't understand why.
-  void assign (const Array<idx_vector>& ia, const Array<octave_value>& rhs,
-               const octave_value& fill_val = octave_value ())
-    { ArrayN<octave_value>::assign (ia, rhs, fill_val); }
+		const octave_value& fill_val = resize_fill_value ());
 
   Cell reshape (const dim_vector& new_dims) const
     { return ArrayN<octave_value>::reshape (new_dims); }