diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/string_coding.h b/contrib/epee/include/string_coding.h
index 82050ef96..0d9c6c244 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/string_coding.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/string_coding.h
@@ -34,100 +34,6 @@ namespace epee
 {
 namespace string_encoding
 {
-	inline std::string convert_to_ansii(const std::wstring& str_from)
-	{
-		
-		std::string res(str_from.begin(), str_from.end());
-		return res;
-		/*
-		std::string result;
-		std::locale loc;
-		for(unsigned int i= 0; i < str_from.size(); ++i)
-		{
-			result += std::use_facet<std::ctype<wchar_t> >(loc).narrow(str_from[i]);
-		}
-		return result;
-		*/
-		
-		//return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(str_from);
-		/*
-		std::string str_trgt;
-		if(!str_from.size())
-			return str_trgt;
-		int cb = ::WideCharToMultiByte( code_page, 0, str_from.data(), (__int32)str_from.size(), 0, 0, 0, 0  );
-		if(!cb)
-			return str_trgt;
-		str_trgt.resize(cb);
-		::WideCharToMultiByte(  code_page, 0, str_from.data(), (int)str_from.size(), 
-			                        (char*)str_trgt.data(), (int)str_trgt.size(), 0, 0);
-		return str_trgt;*/
-	}
-
-	inline std::string convert_to_ansii(const std::string& str_from)
-	{
-		return str_from;
-	}
-
-	inline std::wstring convert_to_unicode(const std::string& str_from)
-	{
-		std::wstring result;
-		std::locale loc;
-		for(unsigned int i= 0; i < str_from.size(); ++i)
-		{
-			result += std::use_facet<std::ctype<wchar_t> >(loc).widen(str_from[i]);
-		}
-		return result;
-		
-		//return boost::lexical_cast<std::wstring>(str_from);
-		/*
-		std::wstring str_trgt;
-		if(!str_from.size())
-			return str_trgt;
-
-		int cb = ::MultiByteToWideChar( code_page, 0, str_from.data(), (int)str_from.size(), 0, 0 );
-		if(!cb)
-			return str_trgt;
-
-		str_trgt.resize(cb);
-		::MultiByteToWideChar( code_page, 0, str_from.data(),(int)str_from.size(), 
-								(wchar_t*)str_trgt.data(),(int)str_trgt.size());
-		return str_trgt;*/
-	}
-	inline std::wstring convert_to_unicode(const std::wstring& str_from)
-	{
-		return str_from;
-	}
-
-	template<class target_string>
-	inline target_string convert_to_t(const std::wstring& str_from);
-	
-	template<>
-	inline std::string convert_to_t<std::string>(const std::wstring& str_from)
-	{
-		return convert_to_ansii(str_from);
-	}
-
-	template<>
-	inline std::wstring convert_to_t<std::wstring>(const std::wstring& str_from)
-	{
-		return str_from;
-	}
-
-	template<class target_string>
-	inline target_string convert_to_t(const std::string& str_from);
-
-	template<>
-	inline std::string convert_to_t<std::string>(const std::string& str_from)
-	{
-		return str_from;
-	}
-
-	template<>
-	inline std::wstring convert_to_t<std::wstring>(const std::string& str_from)
-	{
-		return convert_to_unicode(str_from);
-	}
-
 	inline 
 	std::string& base64_chars()
 	{