diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_mods.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_mods.c
index 7df1fe234d9..e9c88d095b4 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_mods.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_mods.c
@@ -4064,179 +4064,6 @@ void MESH_OT_normals_make_consistent(wmOperatorType *ot)
 	RNA_def_boolean(ot->srna, "inside", 0, "Inside", "");
 }
 
-/* ********** ALIGN WITH VIEW **************** */
-
-static void editmesh_calc_selvert_center(EditMesh *em, float cent_r[3])
-{
-	EditVert *eve;
-	int nsel= 0;
-
-	zero_v3(cent_r);
-
-	for (eve= em->verts.first; eve; eve= eve->next) {
-		if (eve->f & SELECT) {
-			cent_r[0]+= eve->co[0];
-			cent_r[1]+= eve->co[1];
-			cent_r[2]+= eve->co[2];
-			nsel++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (nsel) {
-		cent_r[0]/= nsel;
-		cent_r[1]/= nsel;
-		cent_r[2]/= nsel;
-	}
-}
-
-static int mface_is_selected(MFace *mf)
-{
-	return (!(mf->flag & ME_HIDE) && (mf->flag & ME_FACE_SEL));
-}
-
-	/* XXX, code for both these functions should be abstract,
-	 * then unified, then written for other things (like objects,
-	 * which would use same as vertices method), then added
-	 * to interface! Hoera! - zr
-	 */
-static void faceselect_align_view_to_selected(View3D *v3d, RegionView3D *rv3d, Mesh *me, wmOperator *op,  int axis)
-{
-	float norm[3];
-	int i, totselected = 0;
-
-	norm[0]= norm[1]= norm[2]= 0.0;
-	for (i=0; i<me->totface; i++) {
-		MFace *mf= ((MFace*) me->mface) + i;
-
-		if (mface_is_selected(mf)) {
-			float *v1, *v2, *v3, fno[3];
-
-			v1= me->mvert[mf->v1].co;
-			v2= me->mvert[mf->v2].co;
-			v3= me->mvert[mf->v3].co;
-			if (mf->v4) {
-				float *v4= me->mvert[mf->v4].co;
-				normal_quad_v3( fno,v1, v2, v3, v4);
-			} else {
-				normal_tri_v3( fno,v1, v2, v3);
-			}
-
-			norm[0]+= fno[0];
-			norm[1]+= fno[1];
-			norm[2]+= fno[2];
-
-			totselected++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (totselected == 0)
-		BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_WARNING, "No faces selected.");
-	else
-		view3d_align_axis_to_vector(v3d, rv3d, axis, norm);
-}
-
-/* helper for below, to survive non-uniform scaled objects */
-static void face_getnormal_obspace(Object *obedit, EditFace *efa, float *fno)
-{
-	float vec[4][3];
-	
-	VECCOPY(vec[0], efa->v1->co);
-	mul_mat3_m4_v3(obedit->obmat, vec[0]);
-	VECCOPY(vec[1], efa->v2->co);
-	mul_mat3_m4_v3(obedit->obmat, vec[1]);
-	VECCOPY(vec[2], efa->v3->co);
-	mul_mat3_m4_v3(obedit->obmat, vec[2]);
-	if(efa->v4) {
-		VECCOPY(vec[3], efa->v4->co);
-		mul_mat3_m4_v3(obedit->obmat, vec[3]);
-		
-		normal_quad_v3( fno,vec[0], vec[1], vec[2], vec[3]);
-	}
-	else normal_tri_v3( fno,vec[0], vec[1], vec[2]);
-}
-
-
-static void editmesh_align_view_to_selected(Object *obedit, EditMesh *em, wmOperator *op, View3D *v3d, RegionView3D *rv3d, int axis)
-{
-	int nselverts= EM_nvertices_selected(em);
-	float norm[3]={0.0, 0.0, 0.0}; /* used for storing the mesh normal */
-	
-	if (nselverts==0) {
-		BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_WARNING, "No faces or vertices selected.");
-	} 
-	else if (EM_nfaces_selected(em)) {
-		EditFace *efa;
-		for (efa= em->faces.first; efa; efa= efa->next) {
-			if (faceselectedAND(efa, SELECT)) {
-				float fno[3];
-				
-				face_getnormal_obspace(obedit, efa, fno);
-				norm[0]+= fno[0];
-				norm[1]+= fno[1];
-				norm[2]+= fno[2];
-			}
-		}
-
-		view3d_align_axis_to_vector(v3d, rv3d, axis, norm);
-	} 
-	else if (nselverts>2) {
-		float cent[3];
-		EditVert *eve, *leve= NULL;
-
-		editmesh_calc_selvert_center(em, cent);
-		for (eve= em->verts.first; eve; eve= eve->next) {
-			if (eve->f & SELECT) {
-				if (leve) {
-					float tno[3];
-					normal_tri_v3( tno,cent, leve->co, eve->co);
-					
-						/* XXX, fixme, should be flipped intp a 
-						 * consistent direction. -zr
-						 */
-					norm[0]+= tno[0];
-					norm[1]+= tno[1];
-					norm[2]+= tno[2];
-				}
-				leve= eve;
-			}
-		}
-
-		mul_mat3_m4_v3(obedit->obmat, norm);
-		view3d_align_axis_to_vector(v3d, rv3d, axis, norm);
-	} 
-	else if (nselverts==2) { /* Align view to edge (or 2 verts) */ 
-		EditVert *eve, *leve= NULL;
-
-		for (eve= em->verts.first; eve; eve= eve->next) {
-			if (eve->f & SELECT) {
-				if (leve) {
-					norm[0]= leve->co[0] - eve->co[0];
-					norm[1]= leve->co[1] - eve->co[1];
-					norm[2]= leve->co[2] - eve->co[2];
-					break; /* we know there are only 2 verts so no need to keep looking */
-				}
-				leve= eve;
-			}
-		}
-		mul_mat3_m4_v3(obedit->obmat, norm);
-		view3d_align_axis_to_vector(v3d, rv3d, axis, norm);
-	} 
-	else if (nselverts==1) { /* Align view to vert normal */ 
-		EditVert *eve;
-
-		for (eve= em->verts.first; eve; eve= eve->next) {
-			if (eve->f & SELECT) {
-				norm[0]= eve->no[0];
-				norm[1]= eve->no[1];
-				norm[2]= eve->no[2];
-				break; /* we know this is the only selected vert, so no need to keep looking */
-			}
-		}
-		mul_mat3_m4_v3(obedit->obmat, norm);
-		view3d_align_axis_to_vector(v3d, rv3d, axis, norm);
-	}
-} 
-
 /* **************** VERTEX DEFORMS *************** */
 
 static int smooth_vertex(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)