diff --git a/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h b/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
index 677adce4..e72181b5 100644
--- a/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
+++ b/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ class FairMQDevice
     /// Default destructor
     virtual ~FairMQDevice();
 
-    /// Catches interrupt signals (SIGINT, SIGTERM)
-    void CatchSignals();
-
     /// Outputs the socket transfer rates
     virtual void LogSocketRates();
 
@@ -543,8 +540,6 @@ class FairMQDevice
     bool HandleMsgInput(const std::string& chName, const InputMsgCallback& callback, int i);
     bool HandleMultipartInput(const std::string& chName, const InputMultipartCallback& callback, int i);
 
-    void CreateOwnConfig();
-
     std::vector<FairMQChannel*> fUninitializedBindingChannels;
     std::vector<FairMQChannel*> fUninitializedConnectingChannels;