diff --git a/ffs-updatetest.py b/ffs-updatetest.py
index 95e92ffd7d7e6c5d5823a1bf39d42348d2d0969c..48e5a39d67c85e659b000708fb338028cab00d39 100755
--- a/ffs-updatetest.py
+++ b/ffs-updatetest.py
@@ -105,39 +105,6 @@ def create_snapshot_context():
         restore_snapshot(snap_name)
         delete_snapshot(snap_name)
 
-def wait_for_unavailable():
-    "Rebooting system"
-    logging.debug("Waiting for VM to become unavailable...")
-    for i in range(90):
-        result = subprocess.run(["qm", "guest", "cmd", args.vmid, "ping"])
-        if result.returncode == 0:
-            logging.debug("Try {}: VM available".format(i))
-        else:
-            logging.debug("VM has become unavailable after {} tries".format(i))
-            return True
-        time.sleep(1)
-    logging.warning("Timeout waiting for VM to become unavailable")
-    return False
-
-def wait_for_available():
-    logging.debug("Waiting for VM to become available...")
-    for i in range(90):
-        result = subprocess.run(["qm", "guest", "cmd", args.vmid, "ping"])
-        if result.returncode != 0:
-            logging.debug("Try {}: VM unavailable".format(i))
-        else:
-            logging.debug("VM has become available after {} tries".format(i))
-            return True
-        time.sleep(1)
-    logging.warning("Timeout waiting for VM to become available")
-    return False
-
-def wait_for_reboot():
-    if wait_for_unavailable() and wait_for_available():
-        return True
-    logging.warning("Timeout waiting for VM reboot")
-    return False
-
 def run_autoupdate():
     logging.debug("Forcing autoupdate")
     terminal = spawn_console()