diff --git a/updater/lib/dependabot/updater/operations/create_security_update_pull_request.rb b/updater/lib/dependabot/updater/operations/create_security_update_pull_request.rb
index d505c3a1543..0c3146f8dc7 100644
--- a/updater/lib/dependabot/updater/operations/create_security_update_pull_request.rb
+++ b/updater/lib/dependabot/updater/operations/create_security_update_pull_request.rb
@@ -251,20 +251,6 @@ def create_pull_request(dependency_change)
             }.compact
           end
         end
-
-        def update_pull_request(dependency_change)
-          Dependabot.logger.info("Submitting #{dependency_change.updated_dependencies.map(&:name).join(', ')} " \
-                                 "pull request for update")
-
-          service.update_pull_request(dependency_change, dependency_snapshot.base_commit_sha)
-        end
-
-        def close_pull_request(reason:)
-          reason_string = reason.to_s.tr("_", " ")
-          Dependabot.logger.info("Telling backend to close pull request for " \
-                                 "#{job.dependencies.join(', ')} - #{reason_string}")
-          service.close_pull_request(job.dependencies, reason)
-        end
       end
     end
   end