diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openepics/names/util/StructureElementUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/openepics/names/util/StructureElementUtil.java
index 48a0f708a77283a3e42bbd47864c8b238c5f8ca5..ad1fcc41cd783428d3c8d58faf1aa11adb1d812f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openepics/names/util/StructureElementUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openepics/names/util/StructureElementUtil.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import org.openepics.names.repository.model.DeviceGroup;
 import org.openepics.names.repository.model.DeviceType;
 import org.openepics.names.repository.model.Discipline;
-import org.openepics.names.repository.model.NameStructure;
-import org.openepics.names.repository.model.Structure;
 import org.openepics.names.repository.model.Subsystem;
 import org.openepics.names.repository.model.System;
 import org.openepics.names.repository.model.SystemGroup;
@@ -627,194 +625,6 @@ public class StructureElementUtil {
                 when, who);
     }
 
-    private static boolean hasSameContent(StructureElement structureElement, NameStructure nameStructure) {
-        // StructureElement
-        //     x uuid
-        //     x description
-        //     x status
-        //     x latest
-        //     x deleted
-        // NameStructure
-        //     x uuid
-        //     x description
-        //     x status
-        //     x latest
-        //     x deleted
-
-        if (structureElement == null && nameStructure == null)
-            return true;
-        if (structureElement == null)
-            return false;
-        if (nameStructure == null)
-            return false;
-
-        if (structureElement.getUuid() == null) {
-            if (nameStructure.getUuid() != null)
-                return false;
-        } else if (!structureElement.getUuid().equals(nameStructure.getUuid()))
-            return false;
-        if (structureElement.getDescription() == null) {
-            if (nameStructure.getDescription() != null)
-                return false;
-        } else if (!structureElement.getDescription().equals(nameStructure.getDescription()))
-            return false;
-        if (structureElement.getStatus() == null) {
-            if (nameStructure.getStatus() != null)
-                return false;
-        } else if (!structureElement.getStatus().equals(nameStructure.getStatus()))
-            return false;
-        if (structureElement.isLatest() == null) {
-            if (nameStructure.isLatest() != null)
-                return false;
-        } else if (!structureElement.isLatest().equals(nameStructure.isLatest()))
-            return false;
-        if (structureElement.isDeleted() == null) {
-            if (nameStructure.isDeleted() != null)
-                return false;
-        } else if (!structureElement.isDeleted().equals(nameStructure.isDeleted()))
-            return false;
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    private static boolean hasSameContent(StructureElement structureElement, Structure structure) {
-        // StructureElement
-        //     x name
-        //     x mnemonic
-        // Structure
-        //     x name
-        //     x mnemonic
-
-        if (!hasSameContent(structureElement, (NameStructure) structure))
-            return false;
-
-        if (structureElement == null)
-            return false;
-
-        if (structureElement.getName() == null) {
-            if (structure.getName() != null)
-                return false;
-        } else if (!structureElement.getName().equals(structure.getName()))
-            return false;
-        if (structureElement.getMnemonic() == null) {
-            if (structure.getMnemonic() != null)
-                return false;
-        } else if (!structureElement.getMnemonic().equals(structure.getMnemonic()))
-            return false;
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public static boolean hasSameContent(StructureElement structureElement, SystemGroup systemGroup) {
-        // StructureElement
-        //     x type
-        // SystemGroup
-
-        if (!hasSameContent(structureElement, (Structure) systemGroup))
-            return false;
-
-        return Type.SYSTEMGROUP.equals(structureElement.getType());
-    }
-
-    public static boolean hasSameContent(StructureElement structureElement, System system) {
-        // StructureElement
-        //     x type
-        //     x parent
-        // System
-        //     x parent_uuid
-
-        if (!hasSameContent(structureElement, (Structure) system))
-            return false;
-
-        if (!Type.SYSTEM.equals(structureElement.getType())) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (structureElement.getParent() == null) {
-            if (system.getParentUuid() != null)
-                return false;
-        } else if (!structureElement.getParent().equals(system.getParentUuid()))
-            return false;
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public static boolean hasSameContent(StructureElement structureElement, Subsystem subsystem) {
-        // StructureElement
-        //     x type
-        //     x parent
-        // Subsystem
-        //     x parent_uuid
-
-        if (!hasSameContent(structureElement, (Structure) subsystem))
-            return false;
-
-        if (!Type.SUBSYSTEM.equals(structureElement.getType())) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (structureElement.getParent() == null) {
-            if (subsystem.getParentUuid() != null)
-                return false;
-        } else if (!structureElement.getParent().equals(subsystem.getParentUuid()))
-            return false;
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public static boolean hasSameContent(StructureElement structureElement, Discipline discipline) {
-        // StructureElement
-        //     x type
-        // Discipline
-
-        if (!hasSameContent(structureElement, (Structure) discipline))
-            return false;
-
-        return Type.DISCIPLINE.equals(structureElement.getType());
-    }
-
-    public static boolean hasSameContent(StructureElement structureElement, DeviceGroup deviceGroup) {
-        // StructureElement
-        //     x type
-        //     x parent
-        // Subsystem
-        //     x parent_uuid
-
-        if (!hasSameContent(structureElement, (Structure) deviceGroup))
-            return false;
-
-        if (!Type.DEVICEGROUP.equals(structureElement.getType())) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (structureElement.getParent() == null) {
-            if (deviceGroup.getParentUuid() != null)
-                return false;
-        } else if (!structureElement.getParent().equals(deviceGroup.getParentUuid()))
-            return false;
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public static boolean hasSameContent(StructureElement structureElement, DeviceType deviceType) {
-        // StructureElement
-        //     x type
-        //     x parent
-        // DeviceType
-        //     x parent_uuid
-
-         if (!hasSameContent(structureElement, (Structure) deviceType))
-             return false;
-
-         if (!Type.DEVICETYPE.equals(structureElement.getType())) {
-             return false;
-         }
-         if (structureElement.getParent() == null) {
-             if (deviceType.getParentUuid() != null)
-                 return false;
-         } else if (!structureElement.getParent().equals(deviceType.getParentUuid()))
-             return false;
-
-         return true;
-    }
-
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     /**