diff --git a/NumLib/DOF/MatrixProviderUser.h b/NumLib/DOF/MatrixProviderUser.h
index 440e3692facc1a7240fa4681951c8a48767c5f24..8a690ae8010349061623d67b9a5e047f0f8246dc 100644
--- a/NumLib/DOF/MatrixProviderUser.h
+++ b/NumLib/DOF/MatrixProviderUser.h
@@ -86,21 +86,9 @@ public:
 class MatrixProvider
 {
 public:
-    //! Get an uninitialized matrix.
-    virtual GlobalMatrix& getMatrix() = 0;
-
     //! Get an uninitialized matrix with the given \c id.
     virtual GlobalMatrix& getMatrix(std::size_t& id) = 0;
 
-    //! Get a copy of \c A.
-    virtual GlobalMatrix& getMatrix(GlobalMatrix const& A) = 0;
-
-    //! Get a copy of \c A in the storage of the matrix with the given \c id.
-    virtual GlobalMatrix& getMatrix(GlobalMatrix const& A, std::size_t& id) = 0;
-
-    //! Get a matrix according to the given specifications.
-    virtual GlobalMatrix& getMatrix(MathLib::MatrixSpecifications const& ms) = 0;
-
     //! Get a matrix according to the given specifications in the storage
     //! of the matrix with the given \c id.
     virtual GlobalMatrix& getMatrix(MathLib::MatrixSpecifications const& ms, std::size_t& id) = 0;
diff --git a/NumLib/DOF/SimpleMatrixVectorProvider.cpp b/NumLib/DOF/SimpleMatrixVectorProvider.cpp
index 00712b7a68017285268193ce7b7291eade248433..f1e43efeef1eb0de590b5398a0acd97501bc63e9 100644
--- a/NumLib/DOF/SimpleMatrixVectorProvider.cpp
+++ b/NumLib/DOF/SimpleMatrixVectorProvider.cpp
@@ -45,25 +45,11 @@ std::pair<GlobalMatrix*, bool> SimpleMatrixVectorProvider::getMatrix_(
         id, _unused_matrices, _used_matrices, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 }
 
-GlobalMatrix& SimpleMatrixVectorProvider::getMatrix()
-{
-    std::size_t id = 0u;
-    return *getMatrix_<false>(id).first;
-}
-
 GlobalMatrix& SimpleMatrixVectorProvider::getMatrix(std::size_t& id)
 {
     return *getMatrix_<true>(id).first;
 }
 
-GlobalMatrix& SimpleMatrixVectorProvider::getMatrix(
-    MathLib::MatrixSpecifications const& ms)
-{
-    std::size_t id = 0u;
-    return *getMatrix_<false>(id, ms).first;
-    // TODO assert that the returned object always is of the right size
-}
-
 GlobalMatrix& SimpleMatrixVectorProvider::getMatrix(
     MathLib::MatrixSpecifications const& ms, std::size_t& id)
 {
@@ -71,28 +57,6 @@ GlobalMatrix& SimpleMatrixVectorProvider::getMatrix(
     // TODO assert that the returned object always is of the right size
 }
 
-GlobalMatrix& SimpleMatrixVectorProvider::getMatrix(GlobalMatrix const& A)
-{
-    std::size_t id = 0u;
-    auto const& res = getMatrix_<false>(id, A);
-    if (!res.second)
-    {  // no new object has been created
-        LinAlg::copy(A, *res.first);
-    }
-    return *res.first;
-}
-
-GlobalMatrix& SimpleMatrixVectorProvider::getMatrix(GlobalMatrix const& A,
-                                                    std::size_t& id)
-{
-    auto const& res = getMatrix_<true>(id, A);
-    if (!res.second)
-    {  // no new object has been created
-        LinAlg::copy(A, *res.first);
-    }
-    return *res.first;
-}
-
 void SimpleMatrixVectorProvider::releaseMatrix(GlobalMatrix const& A)
 {
     auto it = _used_matrices.find(const_cast<GlobalMatrix*>(&A));
diff --git a/NumLib/DOF/SimpleMatrixVectorProvider.h b/NumLib/DOF/SimpleMatrixVectorProvider.h
index 328333bae61a055656aafc0b5002cb81ba1a5e1d..2bc5398ccf52f17873451cee2a6192c5ed361eae 100644
--- a/NumLib/DOF/SimpleMatrixVectorProvider.h
+++ b/NumLib/DOF/SimpleMatrixVectorProvider.h
@@ -46,13 +46,8 @@ public:
 
     void releaseVector(GlobalVector const& x) override;
 
-    GlobalMatrix& getMatrix() override;
     GlobalMatrix& getMatrix(std::size_t& id) override;
 
-    GlobalMatrix& getMatrix(GlobalMatrix const& A) override;
-    GlobalMatrix& getMatrix(GlobalMatrix const& A, std::size_t& id) override;
-
-    GlobalMatrix& getMatrix(MathLib::MatrixSpecifications const& ms) override;
     GlobalMatrix& getMatrix(MathLib::MatrixSpecifications const& ms, std::size_t& id) override;
 
     void releaseMatrix(GlobalMatrix const& A) override;
@@ -84,6 +79,4 @@ private:
     std::map<GlobalVector*, std::size_t> _used_vectors;
 };
 
-
-
 } // namespace NumLib