diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/timeline/HoodieActiveTimeline.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/timeline/HoodieActiveTimeline.java
index 3e68501956be3..5d079f351cea8 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/timeline/HoodieActiveTimeline.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/timeline/HoodieActiveTimeline.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.text.ParseException;
-import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -78,13 +77,6 @@ public static Date parseDateFromInstantTime(String timestamp) throws ParseExcept
     return HoodieInstantTimeGenerator.parseDateFromInstantTime(timestamp);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Format the java.time.Instant to a String representing the timestamp of a Hoodie Instant.
-   */
-  public static String formatInstantTime(Instant timestamp) {
-    return HoodieInstantTimeGenerator.formatInstantTime(timestamp);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Format the Date to a String representing the timestamp of a Hoodie Instant.
    */
@@ -198,12 +190,6 @@ public static void deleteInstantFile(FileSystem fs, String metaPath, HoodieInsta
     }
   }
 
-  public void deletePendingIfExists(HoodieInstant.State state, String action, String instantStr) {
-    HoodieInstant instant = new HoodieInstant(state, action, instantStr);
-    ValidationUtils.checkArgument(!instant.isCompleted());
-    deleteInstantFileIfExists(instant);
-  }
-
   public void deleteCompactionRequested(HoodieInstant instant) {
     ValidationUtils.checkArgument(instant.isRequested());
     ValidationUtils.checkArgument(Objects.equals(instant.getAction(), HoodieTimeline.COMPACTION_ACTION));