diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
index 05ca2184ae..740c72932e 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
@@ -477,24 +477,3 @@ class DistributedObjectAI(DirectObject.DirectObject):
     def isGridParent(self):
         # If this distributed object is a DistributedGrid return 1.  0 by default
         return 0
-
-    # Wrapper functions to have a cleaner, more object oriented approach to
-    # the messenger functionality.
-
-    def accept(self, event, method, extraArgs=[]):
-        return self.air.messenger.accept(event, self, method, extraArgs, 1)
-
-    def acceptOnce(self, event, method, extraArgs=[]):
-        return self.air.messenger.accept(event, self, method, extraArgs, 0)
-
-    def ignore(self, event):
-        return self.air.messenger.ignore(event, self)
-
-    def ignoreAll(self):
-        return self.air.messenger.ignoreAll(self)
-
-    def isAccepting(self, event):
-        return self.air.messenger.isAccepting(event, self)
-
-    def isIgnoring(self, event):
-        return self.air.messenger.isIgnoring(event, self)