diff --git a/lib/haml/util.rb b/lib/haml/util.rb
index 48555b02..040b646d 100755
--- a/lib/haml/util.rb
+++ b/lib/haml/util.rb
@@ -153,25 +153,6 @@ module Haml
       $stderr = the_real_stderr
     end
 
-    # Silences all Haml warnings within a block.
-    #
-    # @yield A block in which no Haml warnings will be printed
-    def silence_haml_warnings
-      old_silence_warnings = Thread.current[:silence_haml_warnings]
-      Thread.current[:silence_haml_warnings] = true
-      yield
-    ensure
-      Thread.current[:silence_haml_warnings] = old_silence_warnings
-    end
-
-    # The same as `Kernel#warn`, but is silenced by \{#silence\_haml\_warnings}.
-    #
-    # @param msg [String]
-    def haml_warn(msg)
-      return if Thread.current[:silence_haml_warnings]
-      warn(msg)
-    end
-
     ## Cross Rails Version Compatibility
 
     # Returns the root of the Rails application,
diff --git a/test/util_test.rb b/test/util_test.rb
index c229b271..beb1b296 100644
--- a/test/util_test.rb
+++ b/test/util_test.rb
@@ -67,20 +67,6 @@ class UtilTest < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
     $stderr = old_stderr
   end
 
-  def test_haml_warn
-    assert_warning("Foo!") {haml_warn "Foo!"}
-  end
-
-  def test_silence_haml_warnings
-    old_stderr, $stderr = $stderr, StringIO.new
-    silence_haml_warnings {warn "Out"}
-    assert_equal("Out\n", $stderr.string)
-    silence_haml_warnings {haml_warn "In"}
-    assert_equal("Out\n", $stderr.string)
-  ensure
-    $stderr = old_stderr
-  end
-
   def test_has
     assert(has?(:instance_method, String, :chomp!))
     assert(has?(:private_instance_method, Haml::Engine, :set_locals))