diff --git a/tests/test_sync_manager.nim b/tests/test_sync_manager.nim
index eb683da52a..b59e86ff60 100644
--- a/tests/test_sync_manager.nim
+++ b/tests/test_sync_manager.nim
@@ -89,52 +89,6 @@ func createBlobs(
               inc sidecarIdx
   res
 
-func createBlobSidecars(srange: SyncRange, map: string): seq[BlobSidecars] =
-  var
-    res: seq[BlobSidecars]
-    notFirst = false
-  doAssert(lenu64(map) == srange.count,
-           "Length of map string should be equal to range size")
-  for index in 0 ..< srange.count:
-    let slot = srange.slot + index
-    if map[index] == '.':
-      if notFirst:
-        res.add(default(BlobSidecars))
-    else:
-      let count = Base10.decode(uint8, [map[index]]).get()
-      doAssert(count > 0 and count <= 9)
-      var subres: seq[ref BlobSidecar]
-      for i in 0 ..< int(count):
-        let car =
-          newClone(BlobSidecar(
-            index: uint64(i),
-            signed_block_header:
-              SignedBeaconBlockHeader(
-                message: BeaconBlockHeader(slot: slot))))
-        subres.add(car)
-      res.add(BlobSidecars(subres))
-      notFirst = true
-  res
-
-func createBlobRange(srange: SyncRange, map: string): seq[ref BlobSidecar] =
-  var res: seq[ref BlobSidecar]
-  doAssert(lenu64(map) == srange.count,
-           "Length of map string should be equal to range size")
-  for index in 0 ..< srange.count:
-    let slot = srange.slot + index
-    if map[index] != '.':
-      let count = Base10.decode(uint8, [map[index]]).get()
-      doAssert(count > 0 and count <= 9)
-      for i in 0 ..< int(count):
-        let car =
-          newClone(BlobSidecar(
-            index: uint64(i),
-            signed_block_header:
-              SignedBeaconBlockHeader(
-                message: BeaconBlockHeader(slot: slot))))
-        res.add(car)
-  res
-
 func collector(queue: AsyncQueue[BlockEntry]): BlockVerifier =
   proc verify(
       signedBlock: ForkedSignedBeaconBlock,