diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/style_parser.cpp b/src/mbgl/style/style_parser.cpp
index 2dec648af..928392a8d 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/style_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/style_parser.cpp
@@ -314,18 +314,6 @@ bool StyleParser::setProperty(JSVal value, const char *property_name, PropertyKe
     return parsed;
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-bool StyleParser::setProperty(JSVal value, const char *property_name, T &target) {
-    bool parsed;
-    T result;
-    std::tie(parsed, result) = parseProperty<T>(value, property_name);
-    if (parsed) {
-        target = std::move(result);
-    }
-    return parsed;
-}
-
-
 template<typename T>
 bool StyleParser::parseOptionalProperty(const char *property_name, PropertyKey key, ClassProperties &klass, JSVal value) {
     if (!value.HasMember(property_name)) {
@@ -335,15 +323,6 @@ bool StyleParser::parseOptionalProperty(const char *property_name, PropertyKey k
     }
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-bool StyleParser::parseOptionalProperty(const char *property_name, T &target, JSVal value) {
-    if (!value.HasMember(property_name)) {
-         return false;
-    } else {
-        return setProperty<T>(replaceConstant(value[property_name]), property_name, target);
-    }
-}
-
 template<> std::tuple<bool, std::string> StyleParser::parseProperty(JSVal value, const char *property_name) {
     if (!value.IsString()) {
         Log::Warning(Event::ParseStyle, "value of '%s' must be a string", property_name);
diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/style_parser.hpp b/src/mbgl/style/style_parser.hpp
index c37e85603..951f55478 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/style_parser.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/style_parser.hpp
@@ -69,11 +69,7 @@ private:
     template <typename T>
     bool parseOptionalProperty(const char *property_name, const std::vector<PropertyKey> &keys, ClassProperties &klass, JSVal value);
     template <typename T>
-    bool parseOptionalProperty(const char *property_name, T &target, JSVal value);
-    template <typename T>
     bool setProperty(JSVal value, const char *property_name, PropertyKey key, ClassProperties &klass);
-    template <typename T>
-    bool setProperty(JSVal value, const char *property_name, T &target);
 
     template <typename T>
     std::tuple<bool, T> parseProperty(JSVal value, const char *property_name);