diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
index 3099b33f20..9e2d01b8fe 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
@@ -368,13 +368,6 @@ impl EngineState {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn has_overlay(&self, name: &[u8]) -> bool {
-        self.scope
-            .overlays
-            .iter()
-            .any(|(overlay_name, _)| name == overlay_name)
-    }
-
     pub fn active_overlay_ids<'a, 'b>(
         &'b self,
         removed_overlays: &'a [Vec<u8>],
@@ -412,7 +405,7 @@ impl EngineState {
     }
 
     /// Translate overlay IDs from other to IDs in self
-    pub fn translate_overlay_ids(&self, other: &ScopeFrame) -> Vec<OverlayId> {
+    fn translate_overlay_ids(&self, other: &ScopeFrame) -> Vec<OverlayId> {
         let other_names = other.active_overlays.iter().map(|other_id| {
             &other
                 .overlays
@@ -520,10 +513,7 @@ impl EngineState {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
-    pub fn update_plugin_file(
-        &self,
-        updated_items: Vec<PluginRegistryItem>,
-    ) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+    fn update_plugin_file(&self, updated_items: Vec<PluginRegistryItem>) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
         // Updating the signatures plugin file with the added signatures
         use std::fs::File;
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/state_working_set.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/state_working_set.rs
index a12109f41a..7ec49e879c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/state_working_set.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/state_working_set.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl<'a> StateWorkingSet<'a> {
         None
     }
 
-    pub fn move_predecls_to_overlay(&mut self) {
+    fn move_predecls_to_overlay(&mut self) {
         let predecls: HashMap<Vec<u8>, DeclId> =
             self.delta.last_scope_frame_mut().predecls.drain().collect();
 
@@ -313,10 +313,6 @@ impl<'a> StateWorkingSet<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn global_span_offset(&self) -> usize {
-        self.permanent_state.next_span_start()
-    }
-
     pub fn files(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &CachedFile> {
         self.permanent_state.files().chain(self.delta.files.iter())
     }
@@ -554,34 +550,6 @@ impl<'a> StateWorkingSet<'a> {
         None
     }
 
-    pub fn contains_decl_partial_match(&self, name: &[u8]) -> bool {
-        let mut removed_overlays = vec![];
-
-        for scope_frame in self.delta.scope.iter().rev() {
-            for overlay_frame in scope_frame.active_overlays(&mut removed_overlays).rev() {
-                for decl in &overlay_frame.decls {
-                    if decl.0.starts_with(name) {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        for overlay_frame in self
-            .permanent_state
-            .active_overlays(&removed_overlays)
-            .rev()
-        {
-            for decl in &overlay_frame.decls {
-                if decl.0.starts_with(name) {
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        false
-    }
-
     pub fn next_var_id(&self) -> VarId {
         let num_permanent_vars = self.permanent_state.num_vars();
         VarId::new(num_permanent_vars + self.delta.vars.len())
@@ -850,20 +818,6 @@ impl<'a> StateWorkingSet<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn has_overlay(&self, name: &[u8]) -> bool {
-        for scope_frame in self.delta.scope.iter().rev() {
-            if scope_frame
-                .overlays
-                .iter()
-                .any(|(overlay_name, _)| name == overlay_name)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        self.permanent_state.has_overlay(name)
-    }
-
     /// Find the overlay corresponding to `name`.
     pub fn find_overlay(&self, name: &[u8]) -> Option<&OverlayFrame> {
         for scope_frame in self.delta.scope.iter().rev() {