diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictEncoderUtils.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictEncoderUtils.java
index eabd8d722..2b3fd892a 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictEncoderUtils.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictEncoderUtils.java
@@ -547,28 +547,6 @@ public class BinaryDictEncoderUtils {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Helper method to write a signed children position to a file.
-     *
-     * @param buffer the buffer to write to.
-     * @param index the index in the buffer to write the address to.
-     * @param position the position to write.
-     * @return the size in bytes the address actually took.
-     */
-    /* package */ static int writeSignedChildrenPosition(final byte[] buffer, int index,
-            final int position) {
-        if (!BinaryDictIOUtils.hasChildrenAddress(position)) {
-            buffer[index] = buffer[index + 1] = buffer[index + 2] = 0;
-        } else {
-            final int absPosition = Math.abs(position);
-            buffer[index++] =
-                    (byte)((position < 0 ? FormatSpec.MSB8 : 0) | (0xFF & (absPosition >> 16)));
-            buffer[index++] = (byte)(0xFF & (absPosition >> 8));
-            buffer[index++] = (byte)(0xFF & absPosition);
-        }
-        return 3;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Makes the flag value for a PtNode.
      *
@@ -734,10 +712,6 @@ public class BinaryDictEncoderUtils {
 
         final int ptNodeCount = ptNodeArray.mData.size();
         dictEncoder.writePtNodeCount(ptNodeCount);
-        final int parentPosition =
-                (ptNodeArray.mCachedParentAddress == FormatSpec.NO_PARENT_ADDRESS)
-                ? FormatSpec.NO_PARENT_ADDRESS
-                : ptNodeArray.mCachedParentAddress + ptNodeArray.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate;
         for (int i = 0; i < ptNodeCount; ++i) {
             final PtNode ptNode = ptNodeArray.mData.get(i);
             if (dictEncoder.getPosition() != ptNode.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate) {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictEncoder.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictEncoder.java
index 678c5ca6b..645fd5c02 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictEncoder.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictEncoder.java
@@ -33,6 +33,5 @@ public interface DictEncoder {
     public void setPosition(final int position);
     public int getPosition();
     public void writePtNodeCount(final int ptNodeCount);
-    public void writeForwardLinkAddress(final int forwardLinkAddress);
     public void writePtNode(final PtNode ptNode, final FusionDictionary dict);
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictEncoder.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictEncoder.java
index a286190cb..a7693d5ab 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictEncoder.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictEncoder.java
@@ -222,12 +222,6 @@ public class Ver2DictEncoder implements DictEncoder {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void writeForwardLinkAddress(final int forwardLinkAddress) {
-        mPosition = BinaryDictEncoderUtils.writeUIntToBuffer(mBuffer, mPosition, forwardLinkAddress,
-                FormatSpec.FORWARD_LINK_ADDRESS_SIZE);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void writePtNode(final PtNode ptNode, final FusionDictionary dict) {
         writePtNodeFlags(ptNode);
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver4DictEncoder.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver4DictEncoder.java
index 76eaef431..2e5435159 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver4DictEncoder.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver4DictEncoder.java
@@ -140,10 +140,6 @@ public class Ver4DictEncoder implements DictEncoder {
     public void writePtNodeCount(int ptNodeCount) {
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void writeForwardLinkAddress(int forwardLinkAddress) {
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void writePtNode(PtNode ptNode, FusionDictionary dict) {
     }