diff --git a/met/src/libcode/vx_nc_obs/nc_point_obs.h b/met/src/libcode/vx_nc_obs/nc_point_obs.h
index 9e6c5ae171..ab14c57a1c 100644
--- a/met/src/libcode/vx_nc_obs/nc_point_obs.h
+++ b/met/src/libcode/vx_nc_obs/nc_point_obs.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class MetNcPointObs {
 
       bool open(const char * filename);
       void close();
-      bool check_nc(const char *nc_name, const char *caller=empty_name);
+//      bool check_nc(const char *nc_name, const char *caller=empty_name);
       bool set_netcdf(NcFile *nc_file, bool _keep_nc=false);
 
       int get_buf_size();
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ class MetNcPointObs {
       bool is_using_var_id();
       bool is_using_obs_arr();
 
-      bool read_dim_headers();
-      bool read_obs_data();
-      bool read_obs_data(int buf_size, int start, float *obs_arr_block,
-                         int *obs_qty_idx_block, char *obs_qty_str_block);
-      bool read_obs_data_numbers();
-      bool read_obs_data_strings();
+//      bool read_dim_headers();
+//      bool read_obs_data();
+//      bool read_obs_data(int buf_size, int start, float *obs_arr_block,
+//                         int *obs_qty_idx_block, char *obs_qty_str_block);
+//      bool read_obs_data_numbers();
+//      bool read_obs_data_strings();
 
-      void set_using_var_id(bool using_var_id);
+//      void set_using_var_id(bool using_var_id);
 
       //  variables
 
@@ -115,82 +115,6 @@ inline bool MetNcPointObs::is_using_var_id() { return use_var_id; }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-class MetNcPointObs2Write : public MetNcPointObs {
-
-   protected:
-      int raw_hdr_cnt;
-      bool reset_hdr_buffer;
-
-      NcDataBuffer data_buffer;
-      NcObsOutputData out_data;
-
-      //MetNcPointObs2Write(const MetNcPointObs2Write &);
-      //MetNcPointObs2Write & operator=(const MetNcPointObs2Write &);
-
-      void init_from_scratch();
-
-   public:
-
-      MetNcPointObs2Write();
-     ~MetNcPointObs2Write();
-
-      bool add_header(const char *hdr_typ, const char *hdr_sid, const time_t hdr_vld,
-                      const float hdr_lat, const float hdr_lon, const float hdr_elv);
-      bool add_header_prepbufr (const int pb_report_type, const int in_report_type,
-                                const int instrument_type);
-      bool add_header_strings(const char *hdr_typ, const char *hdr_sid);
-      bool add_header_vld(const char *hdr_vld);
-
-      void create_pb_hdrs(int pb_hdr_count);
-         
-      int get_buf_size();
-      void get_dim_counts(int *obs_cnt, int *hdr_cnt);
-      int get_hdr_index();
-//      bool get_hdr_obs_count(int *obs_cnt, int *hdr_cnt);
-//      int get_obs_cnt();
-      int get_obs_index();
-      NcObsOutputData *get_output_data();
-      NetcdfObsVars *get_obs_vars();
-
-      void init_buffer();
-      void init_obs_vars(bool using_var_id, int deflate_level, bool attr_agl=false);
-      bool init_netcdf(int obs_count, int hdr_count, string program_name);
-
-      void reset_header_buffer(int buf_size, bool reset_all);
-      void set_nc_out_data(vector<Observation> observations,
-                           SummaryObs *summary_obs, TimeSummaryInfo summary_info,
-                           int processed_hdr_cnt=0);
-//      bool set_reset_hdr_buffer(bool reset_buffer);
-
-      void write_arr_headers();
-      void write_buf_headers ();
-      void write_header (const char *hdr_typ, const char *hdr_sid, const time_t hdr_vld,
-                         const float hdr_lat, const float hdr_lon, const float hdr_elv);
-      void write_observation();
-      void write_observation(const float obs_arr[OBS_ARRAY_LEN], const char *obs_qty);
-      void write_obs_data();
-      int  write_obs_data(const vector< Observation > observations,
-                          const bool do_header = true);
-      bool write_to_netcdf(StringArray obs_names, StringArray obs_units,
-                           StringArray obs_descs);
-
-      //  variables
-
-      //  data
-
-};  // MetNcPointObs2Write
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-inline int MetNcPointObs2Write::get_hdr_index() { return data_buffer.cur_hdr_idx; }
-inline int MetNcPointObs2Write::get_obs_index() { return data_buffer.obs_data_idx; }
-inline NcObsOutputData *MetNcPointObs2Write::get_output_data() { return &out_data; }
-inline NetcdfObsVars *MetNcPointObs2Write::get_obs_vars() { return &obs_vars; }
-//inline bool MetNcPointObs2Write::set_reset_hdr_buffer(bool reset_buffer) { reset_hdr_buffer = reset_buffer; }
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
 
 #endif   /*  __NC_POINT_OBS_H__  */