diff --git a/graph/bolt/quadstore.go b/graph/bolt/quadstore.go
index 0270f7b91..fe7baa130 100644
--- a/graph/bolt/quadstore.go
+++ b/graph/bolt/quadstore.go
@@ -587,7 +587,3 @@ func compareTokens(a, b graph.Value) bool {
 func (qs *QuadStore) FixedIterator() graph.FixedIterator {
 	return iterator.NewFixed(compareTokens)
 }
-
-func (qs *QuadStore) Type() string {
-	return QuadStoreType
-}
diff --git a/graph/bolt2/bolt.go b/graph/bolt2/bolt.go
index 293401aba..3b289c1a5 100644
--- a/graph/bolt2/bolt.go
+++ b/graph/bolt2/bolt.go
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@ type DB struct {
 func (db *DB) Type() string {
 	return Type
 }
+
 func (db *DB) Close() error {
 	return db.DB.Close()
 }
+
 func (db *DB) Tx(update bool) (kv.BucketTx, error) {
 	tx, err := db.DB.Begin(update)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/graph/gaedatastore/quadstore.go b/graph/gaedatastore/quadstore.go
index b2e5ea916..222d47e31 100644
--- a/graph/gaedatastore/quadstore.go
+++ b/graph/gaedatastore/quadstore.go
@@ -559,7 +559,3 @@ func (qs *QuadStore) QuadDirection(val graph.Value, dir quad.Direction) graph.Va
 	sub := t.Hash[offset : offset+(quad.HashSize*2)]
 	return &Token{Kind: nodeKind, Hash: sub}
 }
-
-func (qs *QuadStore) Type() string {
-	return QuadStoreType
-}
diff --git a/graph/kv/quadstore.go b/graph/kv/quadstore.go
index 5a766c53d..727a1b5e4 100644
--- a/graph/kv/quadstore.go
+++ b/graph/kv/quadstore.go
@@ -291,10 +291,6 @@ func (qs *QuadStore) ValueOf(s quad.Value) graph.Value {
 	return out
 }
 
-func (qs *QuadStore) Type() string {
-	return qs.db.Type()
-}
-
 func (qs *QuadStore) QuadDirection(val graph.Value, d quad.Direction) graph.Value {
 	p, ok := val.(*proto.Primitive)
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/graph/leveldb/quadstore.go b/graph/leveldb/quadstore.go
index 34c21e5fb..ce587d098 100644
--- a/graph/leveldb/quadstore.go
+++ b/graph/leveldb/quadstore.go
@@ -573,7 +573,3 @@ func compareBytes(a, b graph.Value) bool {
 func (qs *QuadStore) FixedIterator() graph.FixedIterator {
 	return iterator.NewFixed(compareBytes)
 }
-
-func (qs *QuadStore) Type() string {
-	return QuadStoreType
-}
diff --git a/graph/memstore/quadstore.go b/graph/memstore/quadstore.go
index b58e1e7d2..012320990 100644
--- a/graph/memstore/quadstore.go
+++ b/graph/memstore/quadstore.go
@@ -463,7 +463,3 @@ func (qs *QuadStore) NodesAllIterator() graph.Iterator {
 }
 
 func (qs *QuadStore) Close() error { return nil }
-
-func (qs *QuadStore) Type() string {
-	return QuadStoreType
-}
diff --git a/graph/mongo/quadstore.go b/graph/mongo/quadstore.go
index 2861e87cf..e49b4a257 100644
--- a/graph/mongo/quadstore.go
+++ b/graph/mongo/quadstore.go
@@ -560,10 +560,6 @@ func (qs *QuadStore) QuadDirection(in graph.Value, d quad.Direction) graph.Value
 
 // TODO(barakmich): Rewrite bulk loader. For now, iterating around blocks is the way we'll go about it.
 
-func (qs *QuadStore) Type() string {
-	return QuadStoreType
-}
-
 func (qs *QuadStore) getSize(collection string, constraint bson.M) (int64, error) {
 	var size int
 	bytes, err := bson.Marshal(constraint)
diff --git a/graph/quadstore.go b/graph/quadstore.go
index 095eb0c75..60af74f16 100644
--- a/graph/quadstore.go
+++ b/graph/quadstore.go
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ type QuadStore interface {
 	//  qs.ValueOf(qs.Quad(id).Get(dir))
 	//
 	QuadDirection(id Value, d quad.Direction) Value
-
-	// Get the type of QuadStore
-	//TODO replace this using reflection
-	Type() string
 }
 
 type Options map[string]interface{}
diff --git a/graph/sql/quadstore.go b/graph/sql/quadstore.go
index 04255642d..0feba084d 100644
--- a/graph/sql/quadstore.go
+++ b/graph/sql/quadstore.go
@@ -575,10 +575,6 @@ func (qs *QuadStore) QuadDirection(in graph.Value, d quad.Direction) graph.Value
 	return NodeHash(in.(QuadHashes).Get(d))
 }
 
-func (qs *QuadStore) Type() string {
-	return QuadStoreType
-}
-
 func (qs *QuadStore) sizeForIterator(isAll bool, dir quad.Direction, hash NodeHash) int64 {
 	var err error
 	if isAll {