diff --git a/include/password-methods/class_password-methods-crypt.inc b/include/password-methods/class_password-methods-crypt.inc
index 46664dc083543e702db37e3a867011e376cc7af1..7c99e7b94b36155e4cdf57ddec73e6fc9428eb32 100644
--- a/include/password-methods/class_password-methods-crypt.inc
+++ b/include/password-methods/class_password-methods-crypt.inc
@@ -53,16 +53,6 @@ class passwordMethodCrypt extends passwordMethod
     }
   }
 
-  /*!
-   * \brief Create template hash
-   *
-   * \param string $attrs
-   */
-  function create_template_hash($attrs)
-  {
-    return $this->generate_hash('N0T$3T4N0W').'N0T$3T4N0W';
-  }
-
   /*!
    * \brief Generate template hash
    *
diff --git a/include/password-methods/class_password-methods.inc b/include/password-methods/class_password-methods.inc
index 736436b18d083728f2d53fad67a274492133aa73..46b2f7413b6af610d192d66467b99a80640b0985 100644
--- a/include/password-methods/class_password-methods.inc
+++ b/include/password-methods/class_password-methods.inc
@@ -44,20 +44,6 @@ class passwordMethod
   {
   }
 
-  /*!
-   * \brief Create a template hash
-   *
-   * \param $attrs Attr
-   */
-  function create_template_hash($attrs)
-  {
-    if ($this->get_hash_name() == "") {
-      return "{crypt}N0T$3T4N0W";
-    } else {
-      return '{'.$this->get_hash().'}'.'N0T$3T4N0W';
-    }
-  }
-
   /*!
    * \brief Get the Hash name
    */
@@ -260,15 +246,6 @@ class passwordMethod
   {
   }
 
-  /*!
-   * \brief Method to let passwords backends manage additional information
-   *  besides the userAttribute entry
-   */
-  function set_password($password)
-  {
-    return TRUE;
-  }
-
   /*!
    * \brief Method to check if a password matches a hash
    */
@@ -381,16 +358,6 @@ class passwordMethod
     return $this->hash;
   }
 
-  /*!
-   * Get the current object
-   *
-   * \param string $dn The DN
-   */
-  function adapt_from_template($attrs)
-  {
-    return $this;
-  }
-
   /*!
    * \brief Test for problematic unicode caracters in password
    *  This can be activated with the keyword strictPasswordRules in the