diff --git a/src/core/fsservices.h b/src/core/fsservices.h
index 77e7e1b..0175f49 100644
--- a/src/core/fsservices.h
+++ b/src/core/fsservices.h
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@ class iFSServices
   virtual bool    Rename( const TSTRING& strOldName, const TSTRING& strNewName, bool fOverWrite = true ) const = 0;
   // rename a file
     
-  virtual bool        GetOwnerForFile( const TSTRING& tstrFilename, TSTRING& tstrUser ) const = 0;
-  virtual bool        GetGroupForFile( const TSTRING& tstrFilename, TSTRING& tstrGroup ) const = 0;
   virtual bool        GetUserName( uid_t user_id, TSTRING& tstrUser ) const = 0;
   virtual bool        GetGroupName( gid_t group_id, TSTRING& tstrGroup ) const = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/core/unixfsservices.cpp b/src/core/unixfsservices.cpp
index 7f58ba9..934196f 100644
--- a/src/core/unixfsservices.cpp
+++ b/src/core/unixfsservices.cpp
@@ -497,43 +497,6 @@ void cUnixFSServices::SetResolveNames(bool resolve)
     mResolveNames=resolve;
 }
     
-bool cUnixFSServices::GetOwnerForFile( const TSTRING& tstrFilename, TSTRING& tstrUser ) const 
-{
-    bool fSuccess = true;
-    
-    struct stat statbuf;
-    int ret = lstat(tstrFilename.c_str(), &statbuf);    
-    if(ret < 0)
-    {
-        fSuccess = false;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        fSuccess = GetUserName(statbuf.st_uid, tstrUser);
-    }
-
-    return( fSuccess );
-}
-
-
-bool cUnixFSServices::GetGroupForFile( const TSTRING& tstrFilename, TSTRING& tstrGroup ) const 
-{    
-    bool fSuccess = true;
-    struct stat statbuf;
-
-    int ret = lstat(tstrFilename.c_str(), &statbuf);    
-    if(ret < 0)
-    {
-        fSuccess = false;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        fSuccess = GetGroupName(statbuf.st_gid, tstrGroup);
-    }   
-
-    return( fSuccess );
-}
-
     
 bool cUnixFSServices::GetUserName( uid_t user_id, TSTRING& tstrUser ) const
 {
diff --git a/src/core/unixfsservices.h b/src/core/unixfsservices.h
index 333bb71..c008dc0 100644
--- a/src/core/unixfsservices.h
+++ b/src/core/unixfsservices.h
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ class cUnixFSServices : public iFSServices
   virtual bool    Rename( const TSTRING& strOldName, const TSTRING& strNewName, bool fOverWrite = true ) const;
   // rename a file
     
-  virtual bool        GetOwnerForFile( const TSTRING& tstrFilename, TSTRING& tstrUser ) const;
-  virtual bool        GetGroupForFile( const TSTRING& tstrFilename, TSTRING& tstrGroup ) const;
   virtual bool        GetUserName( uid_t user_id, TSTRING& tstrUser ) const;
   virtual bool        GetGroupName( gid_t group_id, TSTRING& tstrGroup ) const;
 
diff --git a/src/twtest/unixfsservices_t.cpp b/src/twtest/unixfsservices_t.cpp
index 448a80b..9dab3de 100644
--- a/src/twtest/unixfsservices_t.cpp
+++ b/src/twtest/unixfsservices_t.cpp
@@ -153,18 +153,6 @@ void TestUnixFSServices()
     TSTRING newtestfile = _T("/tmp/new.tmp");
     TEST( pFSServices->Rename( testfile, newtestfile ) );
 
-    // test GetOwnerForFile
-    d.TraceDetail("Testing GetOwnerForFile:\n");
-    TSTRING ownername;
-    TEST( pFSServices->GetOwnerForFile( newtestfile, ownername ) );
-    d.TraceDetail("GetOwnerForFile returned owner %s.\n", ownername.c_str());
-
-    // test GetGroupForFile
-    d.TraceDetail("Testing GetGroupForFile:\n");
-    TSTRING groupname;
-    TEST( pFSServices->GetGroupForFile( newtestfile, groupname ) );
-    d.TraceDetail("GetGroupForFile returned group %s.\n", groupname.c_str());
-
     // test FileDelete
     d.TraceDetail("Testing FileDelete:\n");
     TEST( pFSServices->FileDelete( newtestfile ) );