diff --git a/libvlc_Instance.cpp b/libvlc_Instance.cpp
index 74b17e4521be2c6f367ff8dadb7bc20e3cc44418..d846beea509fb7758f32caf9be70efee0a47a271 100644
--- a/libvlc_Instance.cpp
+++ b/libvlc_Instance.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ void Instance::setExitHandler(void(*cb)(void *), void * opaque)
     libvlc_set_exit_handler(m_obj, cb, opaque);
 }
 
-void Instance::wait() 
-{
-    libvlc_wait(m_obj);
-}
-
 void Instance::setUserAgent(const std::string& name, const std::string& http) 
 {
     libvlc_set_user_agent(m_obj, name.c_str(), http.c_str());
@@ -107,25 +102,6 @@ void Instance::logSetFile(FILE * stream)
     libvlc_log_set_file(m_obj, stream);
 }
 
-unsigned Instance::logVerbosity() 
-{
-    unsigned c_result = libvlc_get_log_verbosity(m_obj);
-    unsigned result = c_result;
-    return result;
-}
-
-void Instance::setLogVerbosity(unsigned level) 
-{
-    libvlc_set_log_verbosity(m_obj, level);
-}
-
-libvlc_log_t * Instance::logOpen() 
-{
-    libvlc_log_t * c_result = libvlc_log_open(m_obj);
-    libvlc_log_t * result = c_result;
-    return result;
-}
-
 std::list<ModuleDescription> Instance::audioFilterList() 
 {
     libvlc_module_description_t * c_result = libvlc_audio_filter_list_get(m_obj);
diff --git a/libvlc_Instance.hpp b/libvlc_Instance.hpp
index 267e496181f68be59391fe5b6e8ca175f7163227..c0edc17301c530e7db6367fe3a433e8d60de0d0e 100644
--- a/libvlc_Instance.hpp
+++ b/libvlc_Instance.hpp
@@ -112,15 +112,6 @@ public:
      */
     void setExitHandler(void(*cb)(void *), void * opaque);
 
-    /**
-     * Waits until an interface causes the instance to exit. You should start
-     * at least one interface first, using Instance::addIntf() .
-     *
-     * \warning This function wastes one thread doing basically nothing.
-     * Instance::setExitHandler() should be used instead.
-     */
-    void wait();
-
     /**
      * Sets the application name. LibVLC passes this as the user agent string
      * when a protocol requires it.
@@ -189,30 +180,6 @@ public:
      */
     void logSetFile(FILE * stream);
 
-    /**
-     * Always returns minus one. This function is only provided for backward
-     * compatibility.
-     *
-     * \return always -1
-     */
-    unsigned logVerbosity();
-
-    /**
-     * This function does nothing. It is only provided for backward
-     * compatibility.
-     *
-     * \param level  ignored
-     */
-    void setLogVerbosity(unsigned level);
-
-    /**
-     * This function does nothing useful. It is only provided for backward
-     * compatibility.
-     *
-     * \return an unique pointer or NULL on error
-     */
-    libvlc_log_t * logOpen();
-
     /**
      * Returns a list of audio filters that are available.
      *
diff --git a/libvlc_Media.cpp b/libvlc_Media.cpp
index bac9145b500f638ff22200232608432bca5f6c99..6fca6eb04986b2c443515d78356d9626207a0f54 100644
--- a/libvlc_Media.cpp
+++ b/libvlc_Media.cpp
@@ -96,19 +96,6 @@ Media::~Media()
     release();
 }
 
-std::vector<MediaTrackInfo> Media::tracksInfo() {
-    libvlc_media_track_info_t* infos;
-    int num = libvlc_media_get_tracks_info(m_obj, &infos);
-    std::vector<MediaTrackInfo> result;
-    result.reserve(num);
-    for (int i = 0; i < num; ++i) {
-        result.push_back(MediaTrackInfo(infos+i));
-    }
-    libvlc_free(infos);
-    return result;
-}
-
-
 void Media::addOption(const std::string& psz_options) 
 {
     libvlc_media_add_option(m_obj, psz_options.c_str());
diff --git a/libvlc_Media.hpp b/libvlc_Media.hpp
index 7f532a669b5906bb3e99d8c50f1baf9ddcc49ade..3811bc1e6a5892283f8797a8feee4ff94bfa3080 100644
--- a/libvlc_Media.hpp
+++ b/libvlc_Media.hpp
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ public:
 
     ~Media();
 
-    /**
-     * Foo bar
-     */
-    std::vector<MediaTrackInfo> tracksInfo();
-
     /**
      * Add an option to the media.
      *