diff --git a/src/app/ui/color_bar.cpp b/src/app/ui/color_bar.cpp
index 63ff3e637..be315e3c2 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/color_bar.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ui/color_bar.cpp
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ void ColorBar::onGradient()
     return;
 
   Palette newPalette(*get_current_palette());
-  newPalette.makeHorzRamp(index1, index2);
+  newPalette.makeGradient(index1, index2);
 
   setPalette(&newPalette, "Gradient");
 }
diff --git a/src/doc/palette.cpp b/src/doc/palette.cpp
index 46430a7ca..8e88398d5 100644
--- a/src/doc/palette.cpp
+++ b/src/doc/palette.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void Palette::makeBlack()
 }
 
 // Creates a linear ramp in the palette.
-void Palette::makeHorzRamp(int from, int to)
+void Palette::makeGradient(int from, int to)
 {
   int r, g, b;
   int r1, g1, b1;
@@ -182,73 +182,6 @@ void Palette::makeHorzRamp(int from, int to)
   }
 }
 
-void Palette::makeVertRamp(int from, int to, int columns)
-{
-  int r, g, b;
-  int r1, g1, b1;
-  int r2, g2, b2;
-  int y, ybeg, yend, n;
-  int offset;
-
-  ASSERT(from >= 0 && from <= 255);
-  ASSERT(to >= 0 && to <= 255);
-  ASSERT(columns >= 1 && columns <= MaxColors);
-
-  /* both indices have to be in the same column */
-  ASSERT((from % columns) == (to % columns));
-
-  if (from > to)
-    std::swap(from, to);
-
-  ybeg = from/columns;
-  yend = to/columns;
-  n = yend - ybeg;
-  if (n < 2)
-    return;
-
-  r1 = rgba_getr(getEntry(from));
-  g1 = rgba_getg(getEntry(from));
-  b1 = rgba_getb(getEntry(from));
-  r2 = rgba_getr(getEntry(to));
-  g2 = rgba_getg(getEntry(to));
-  b2 = rgba_getb(getEntry(to));
-
-  offset = from % columns;
-
-  for (y=ybeg+1; y<yend; ++y) {
-    r = r1 + (r2-r1) * (y-ybeg) / n;
-    g = g1 + (g2-g1) * (y-ybeg) / n;
-    b = b1 + (b2-b1) * (y-ybeg) / n;
-    setEntry(y*columns+offset, rgba(r, g, b, 255));
-  }
-}
-
-// Creates a rectangular ramp in the palette
-void Palette::makeRectRamp(int from, int to, int columns)
-{
-  int x1, y1, x2, y2, y;
-
-  ASSERT(from >= 0 && from <= 255);
-  ASSERT(to >= 0 && to <= 255);
-  ASSERT(columns >= 1 && columns <= MaxColors);
-
-  if (from > to)
-    std::swap(from, to);
-
-  x1 = from % columns;
-  y1 = from / columns;
-  x2 = to % columns;
-  y2 = to / columns;
-
-  makeVertRamp(from, y2*columns+x1, columns);
-  if (x1 < x2) {
-    makeVertRamp(y1*columns+x2, to, columns);
-    if (x2 - x1 >= 2)
-      for (y=y1; y<=y2; ++y)
-        makeHorzRamp(y*columns+x1, y*columns+x2);
-  }
-}
-
 int Palette::findExactMatch(int r, int g, int b) const
 {
   for (int i=0; i<(int)m_colors.size(); ++i)
diff --git a/src/doc/palette.h b/src/doc/palette.h
index 93f258e28..4568c1e01 100644
--- a/src/doc/palette.h
+++ b/src/doc/palette.h
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ namespace doc {
     bool isBlack() const;
     void makeBlack();
 
-    void makeHorzRamp(int from, int to);
-    void makeVertRamp(int from, int to, int columns);
-    void makeRectRamp(int from, int to, int columns);
+    void makeGradient(int from, int to);
 
     int findExactMatch(int r, int g, int b) const;
     int findBestfit(int r, int g, int b, int mask_index = 0) const;