diff --git a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/Attribute.groovy b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/Attribute.groovy
index 398e543d69..6ec02e4011 100644
--- a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/Attribute.groovy
+++ b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/Attribute.groovy
@@ -23,27 +23,11 @@ package org.springframework.security.config.doc
  * @see XsdDocumentedSpec
  */
 class Attribute {
-    def prefix = ""
     def name
     def desc
     def elmt
 
-    def indent() {
-        prefix += "    "
-    }
-
-    def toDocbook(prefix) {
-        def indent = "    "+prefix
-        """
-${prefix}<section xml:id="${id}">
-${indent}<title><literal>${name}</literal></title>
-${indent}<para>${desc}</para>
-${prefix}</section>"""
-    }
     def getId() {
         return "${elmt.id}-${name}".toString()
     }
-    public String toString() {
-        prefix + '@' + name + " - " + desc
-    }
 }
diff --git a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/Element.groovy b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/Element.groovy
index 95120da58c..225eff05a9 100644
--- a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/Element.groovy
+++ b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/Element.groovy
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.config.doc
 * @see XsdDocumentedSpec
 */
 class Element {
-    def prefix = ""
     def name
     def desc
     def attrs
@@ -34,12 +33,6 @@ class Element {
     def childElmts = [:]
     def parentElmts = [:]
 
-    def indent() {
-        prefix += "    "
-        attrs*.indent()
-        childElmts.values()*.indent()
-    }
-
     def getId() {
         return "nsa-${name}".toString()
     }
@@ -83,73 +76,6 @@ class Element {
         ids
     }
 
-    def getFullName() {
-        parentElmt ? parentElmt.fullName+"-"+name : name
-    }
-
-    def docbookParentElmts(prefix) {
-        if(parentElmts.empty) {
-            return ''
-        }
-        def indent = prefix+'    '
-        def parents = """
-${prefix}<section xml:id="${id}-parents">
-${indent}<title>Parent Elements of <literal>&lt;${name}&gt;</literal></title>
-${indent}<orderedlist>"""
-        parentElmts.sort {l,r -> l.name.compareTo(r.name)}.each {
-            parents += """\n${indent}    <listitem><link xlink:href="#${it.id}">${it.name}</link></listitem>"""
-        }
-        parents += "\n${indent}</orderedlist>\n${prefix}</section>"
-        parents
-    }
-
-    def docbookChildElmts(prefix) {
-        if(!childElmts) {
-            return ''
-        }
-        def indent = prefix+'    '
-        def children = """
-${prefix}<section xml:id="${id}-children">
-${indent}<title>Child Elements of <literal>&lt;${name}&gt;</literal></title>
-${indent}<orderedlist>"""
-        childElmts.values().sort {l,r -> l.name.compareTo(r.name)}.each {
-            children += """\n${indent}    <listitem><link xlink:href="#${it.id}">${it.name}</link></listitem>"""
-        }
-        children += "\n${indent}</orderedlist>\n${prefix}</section>"
-        children
-    }
-    def toDocbook(prefix) {
-        def indent = prefix+'    '
-        def parentElmt = docbookParentElmts(indent)
-        def attributes = ""
-        attrs.sort {l,r -> l.name.compareTo(r.name)}.each {
-            attributes += it.toDocbook(indent+'    ')
-        }
-        if(attributes) {
-            attributes = """
-${indent}<section xml:id="${id}-attributes">
-${indent}    <title><literal>&lt;${name}&gt;</literal> Attributes</title>${attributes}
-${indent}</section>"""
-        }
-        def childElmts = docbookChildElmts(indent)
-        def elements = ""
-        childElmts.values().sort {l,r -> l.name.compareTo(r.name)}.each {
-            elements += it.toDocbook(prefix)
-        }
-        """
-${prefix}<section xml:id="${id}">
-${indent}<title><literal>&lt;${name}&gt;</literal></title>
-${indent}<para>${desc}</para>${parentElmt}${attributes}${childElmts}
-${prefix}</section>${elements}"""
-    }
-
-    public String toString() {
-        def result = prefix + name + " - " + desc+"\n"
-        attrs.sort {l,r -> l.name.compareTo(r.name)}.each { result+= it.toString()}
-        childElmts.values().sort {l,r -> l.name.compareTo(r.name)}.each { result+= it.toString() }
-        result
-    }
-
     def getAllChildElmts() {
         def result = [:]
         childElmts.values()*.subGrps*.each { elmt -> result.put(elmt.name,elmt) }
diff --git a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/SpringSecurityXsdParser.groovy b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/SpringSecurityXsdParser.groovy
index 6c5a081a44..e978588281 100644
--- a/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/SpringSecurityXsdParser.groovy
+++ b/config/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/security/config/doc/SpringSecurityXsdParser.groovy
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ class SpringSecurityXsdParser {
         e.childElmts = elements(n)
         e.attrs = attrs(n)
         e.attrs.addAll(attrgrps(n))
-        e.childElmts.values()*.indent()
-        e.attrs*.indent()
         e.attrs*.elmt = e
         e.childElmts.values()*.each { it.parentElmts.put(e.name,e) }