diff --git a/app/helpers/tabs/observations_helper.rb b/app/helpers/tabs/observations_helper.rb
index 10b564e1dc..23c21b9c42 100644
--- a/app/helpers/tabs/observations_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/tabs/observations_helper.rb
@@ -239,17 +239,6 @@ def observation_images_edit_tabs(image:)
       [object_return_tab(image)]
     end
 
-    def observation_images_new_tabs(obs:)
-      [object_return_tab(obs),
-       edit_observation_tab(obs)]
-    end
-
-    # Note this takes `obj:` not `obs:`
-    def observation_images_remove_tabs(obj:)
-      [object_return_tab(obj),
-       edit_observation_tab(obj)]
-    end
-
     def observation_images_reuse_tabs(obs:)
       [object_return_tab(obs),
        edit_observation_tab(obs)]