diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index 904348af3..2ed265cb5 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -967,30 +967,6 @@ static struct seg_pvs *_find_seg_pvs_by_le(struct dm_list *list, uint32_t le)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- * Find first unused LV number.
- */
-uint32_t find_free_lvnum(struct logical_volume *lv)
-{
-	int lvnum_used[MAX_RESTRICTED_LVS + 1] = { 0 };
-	uint32_t i = 0;
-	struct lv_list *lvl;
-	int lvnum;
-
-	dm_list_iterate_items(lvl, &lv->vg->lvs) {
-		lvnum = lvnum_from_lvid(&lvl->lv->lvid);
-		if (lvnum <= MAX_RESTRICTED_LVS)
-			lvnum_used[lvnum] = 1;
-	}
-
-	while (lvnum_used[i])
-		i++;
-
-	/* FIXME What if none are free? */
-
-	return i;
-}
-
 dm_percent_t copy_percent(const struct logical_volume *lv)
 {
 	uint32_t numerator = 0u, denominator = 0u;
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index 9c372a7f0..af9c3864b 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #define STRIPE_SIZE_MIN ( (unsigned) lvm_getpagesize() >> SECTOR_SHIFT)	/* PAGESIZE in sectors */
 #define STRIPE_SIZE_MAX ( 512L * 1024L >> SECTOR_SHIFT)	/* 512 KB in sectors */
 #define STRIPE_SIZE_LIMIT ((UINT_MAX >> 2) + 1)
-#define MAX_RESTRICTED_LVS 255	/* Used by FMT_RESTRICTED_LVIDS */
 #define MAX_EXTENT_SIZE ((uint32_t) -1)
 #define MIN_NON_POWER2_EXTENT_SIZE (128U * 2U)	/* 128KB in sectors */
 
@@ -1431,7 +1430,6 @@ const char *get_pvmove_pvname_from_lv_mirr(const struct logical_volume *lv_mirr)
 struct dm_list *lvs_using_lv(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 			  struct logical_volume *lv);
 
-uint32_t find_free_lvnum(struct logical_volume *lv);
 dm_percent_t copy_percent(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 char *generate_lv_name(struct volume_group *vg, const char *format,
 		       char *buffer, size_t len);
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.h b/lib/metadata/metadata.h
index 95fd359c7..3d470207f 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 //#define STRIPE_SIZE_MIN ( (unsigned) lvm_getpagesize() >> SECTOR_SHIFT)	/* PAGESIZE in sectors */
 //#define STRIPE_SIZE_MAX ( 512L * 1024L >> SECTOR_SHIFT)	/* 512 KB in sectors */
 //#define STRIPE_SIZE_LIMIT ((UINT_MAX >> 2) + 1)
-//#define MAX_RESTRICTED_LVS 255	/* Used by FMT_RESTRICTED_LVIDS */
 #define MIN_PE_SIZE     (8192L >> SECTOR_SHIFT) /* 8 KB in sectors - format1 only */
 #define MAX_PE_SIZE     (16L * 1024L * (1024L >> SECTOR_SHIFT) * 1024L) /* format1 only */
 #define MIRROR_LOG_OFFSET	2	/* sectors */
diff --git a/lib/uuid/uuid.c b/lib/uuid/uuid.c
index d8b72422b..78f7781df 100644
--- a/lib/uuid/uuid.c
+++ b/lib/uuid/uuid.c
@@ -44,38 +44,6 @@ void uuid_from_num(char *uuid, uint32_t num)
 	}
 }
 
-int lvid_from_lvnum(union lvid *lvid, struct id *vgid, uint32_t lv_num)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	memcpy(lvid->id, vgid, sizeof(*lvid->id));
-
-	for (i = ID_LEN; i; i--) {
-		lvid->id[1].uuid[i - 1] = _c[lv_num % (sizeof(_c) - 1)];
-		lv_num /= sizeof(_c) - 1;
-	}
-
-	lvid->s[sizeof(lvid->s) - 1] = '\0';
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-int lvnum_from_lvid(union lvid *lvid)
-{
-	int i, lv_num = 0;
-	char *c;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ID_LEN; i++) {
-		lv_num *= sizeof(_c) - 1;
-		if ((c = strchr(_c, lvid->id[1].uuid[i])))
-			lv_num += (int) (c - _c);
-		if (lv_num < 0)
-			lv_num = 0;
-	}
-
-	return lv_num;
-}
-
 int lvid_in_restricted_range(union lvid *lvid)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/lib/uuid/uuid.h b/lib/uuid/uuid.h
index 17d7d9821..f22533dda 100644
--- a/lib/uuid/uuid.h
+++ b/lib/uuid/uuid.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ union lvid {
 	char s[2 * sizeof(struct id) + 1 + 7];
 };
 
-int lvid_from_lvnum(union lvid *lvid, struct id *vgid, uint32_t lv_num);
-int lvnum_from_lvid(union lvid *lvid);
 int lvid_in_restricted_range(union lvid *lvid);
 
 void uuid_from_num(char *uuid, uint32_t num);