diff --git a/src/main/scala/leon/purescala/Common.scala b/src/main/scala/leon/purescala/Common.scala
index 2f152045a7de29fd097625e3f0ee771b810b9504..16f006cd4c7ef0eb7364e05c0eeb036002aa78f6 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/leon/purescala/Common.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/leon/purescala/Common.scala
@@ -58,17 +58,6 @@ object Common {
     def toVariable : Variable = Variable(this)
 
     def freshen: Identifier = FreshIdentifier(name, tpe, alwaysShowUniqueID).copiedFrom(this)
-    
-    var owner : Option[Definition] = None
-    
-    def setOwner(df : Definition) : Identifier = { this.owner = Some(df); this }
-    
-    def ownerChain : List[Identifier] = owner match { 
-      case None => List(this)
-      case Some(ow) => ow.id :: ow.id.ownerChain
-    }
-
-    def fullName: String = (ownerChain.map(_.name) :+ name).mkString(".")
 
   }