diff --git a/include/osg/BoundingBox b/include/osg/BoundingBox
index b8bcfd637..86fedaabb 100644
--- a/include/osg/BoundingBox
+++ b/include/osg/BoundingBox
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ class SG_EXPORT BoundingBox
         inline float& zMax() { return _max.z(); }
         inline const float zMax() const { return _max.z(); }
 
-        inline Vec3& min() {  return _min; }
-        inline const Vec3& min() const {  return _min; }
-
-        inline Vec3& max() {  return _max; }
-        inline const Vec3& max() const {  return _max; }
-
         /** Calculate and return the center of the bounding box.*/
         inline const Vec3 center() const
         {