diff --git a/eccrypto.h b/eccrypto.h
index 3072f592..29ce08ac 100644
--- a/eccrypto.h
+++ b/eccrypto.h
@@ -158,12 +158,6 @@ public:
 	bool operator==(const ThisClass &rhs) const
 		{return this->m_groupPrecomputation.GetCurve() == rhs.m_groupPrecomputation.GetCurve() && this->m_gpc.GetBase(this->m_groupPrecomputation) == rhs.m_gpc.GetBase(rhs.m_groupPrecomputation);}
 
-	//#ifdef CRYPTOPP_MAINTAIN_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY
-	//const Point& GetBasePoint() const {return this->GetSubgroupGenerator();}
-	//const Integer& GetBasePointOrder() const {return this->GetSubgroupOrder();}
-	//void LoadRecommendedParameters(const OID &oid) {Initialize(oid);}
-	//#endif
-
 protected:
 	unsigned int FieldElementLength() const {return GetCurve().GetField().MaxElementByteLength();}
 	unsigned int ExponentLength() const {return m_n.ByteCount();}