diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/opml.py b/src/calibre/utils/opml.py
index 12a95cb889..f508d7138c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/opml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/opml.py
@@ -29,59 +29,3 @@ class OPML(object):
                 outline.set('xmlUrl', feeds)
         
         return self.outlines
-
-    def import_recipes(self, outlines):
-        nr = 0
-        #recipe_model = CustomRecipeModel(RecipeModel())
-        for outline in outlines:
-            src, title = self.options_to_profile(dict(
-                nr=nr,
-                title=unicode(outline.get('title')),
-                feeds=outline.get('xmlUrl'),
-                oldest_article=self.oldest_article,
-                max_articles=self.max_articles,
-                base_class='AutomaticNewsRecipe'
-            ))
-            try:
-                compile_recipe(src)
-                add_custom_recipe(title, src)
-            except Exception as err:
-                # error dialog should be placed somewhere where it can have a parent
-                # Left it here as this way only failing feeds will silently fail
-                error_dialog(None, _('Invalid input'),
-                    _('<p>Could not create recipe. Error:<br>%s')%str(err)).exec_()
-            nr+=1
-
-            #recipe_model.add(title, src)
-
-
-    def options_to_profile(self, recipe):
-        classname = 'BasicUserRecipe'+str(recipe.get('nr'))+str(int(time.time()))
-        title = recipe.get('title').strip()
-        if not title:
-            title = classname
-        oldest_article = self.oldest_article
-        max_articles   = self.max_articles
-        feeds = recipe.get('feeds')
-
-        src = '''\
-class %(classname)s(%(base_class)s):
-    title          = %(title)s
-    oldest_article = %(oldest_article)d
-    max_articles_per_feed = %(max_articles)d
-    auto_cleanup = True
-
-    feeds          = %(feeds)s
-'''%dict(classname=classname, title=repr(title),
-                 feeds=repr(feeds), oldest_article=oldest_article,
-                 max_articles=max_articles,
-                 base_class='AutomaticNewsRecipe')
-        return src, title
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    opml = OPML();
-    opml.load('/media/sf_Kenny/Downloads/feedly.opml')
-    outlines = opml.parse()
-    print(len(opml.outlines))
-    opml.import_recipes(outlines)
-