diff --git a/devtools/server/actors/animation.js b/devtools/server/actors/animation.js
index 399283c04c39..4be8e71310a3 100644
--- a/devtools/server/actors/animation.js
+++ b/devtools/server/actors/animation.js
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ const {Cu} = require("chrome");
 const promise = require("promise");
 const {Task} = require("devtools/shared/task");
 const protocol = require("devtools/shared/protocol");
-const {ActorClass, Actor, FrontClass, Front,
-       Arg, method, RetVal, types} = protocol;
+const {Actor, ActorClassWithSpec} = protocol;
 const {animationPlayerSpec, animationsSpec} = require("devtools/shared/specs/animation");
 const events = require("sdk/event/core");
 
diff --git a/devtools/shared/protocol.js b/devtools/shared/protocol.js
index b973a6119dd5..ac04788b9e07 100644
--- a/devtools/shared/protocol.js
+++ b/devtools/shared/protocol.js
@@ -1090,17 +1090,6 @@ var generateRequestHandlers = function (actorSpec, actorProto) {
   return actorProto;
 };
 
-/**
- * Create an actor class for the given actor prototype.
- *
- * @param object actorProto
- *    The actor prototype.  Must have a 'typeName' property,
- *    should have method definitions, can have event definitions.
- */
-exports.ActorClass = function (actorProto) {
-  return ActorClassWithSpec(generateActorSpec(actorProto), actorProto);
-};
-
 /**
  * Create an actor class for the given actor specification and prototype.
  *
@@ -1422,19 +1411,6 @@ var generateRequestMethods = function (actorSpec, frontProto) {
   return frontProto;
 };
 
-/**
- * Create a front class for the given actor class and front prototype.
- *
- * @param ActorClass actorType
- *    The actor class you're creating a front for.
- * @param object frontProto
- *    The front prototype.  Must have a 'typeName' property,
- *    should have method definitions, can have event definitions.
- */
-exports.FrontClass = function (actorType, frontProto) {
-  return FrontClassWithSpec(prototypeOf(actorType)._actorSpec, frontProto);
-};
-
 /**
  * Create a front class for the given actor specification and front prototype.
  *