diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/decoder.go b/pkg/api/handlers/decoder.go
index c2764dea9e..7f079f6568 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/decoder.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/decoder.go
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import (
 
 // NewAPIDecoder returns a configured schema.Decoder
 func NewAPIDecoder() *schema.Decoder {
-	_ = ParseDateTime
-
 	d := schema.NewDecoder()
 	d.IgnoreUnknownKeys(true)
 	d.RegisterConverter(map[string][]string{}, convertURLValuesString)
@@ -145,12 +143,6 @@ func convertTimeString(query string) reflect.Value {
 	return reflect.ValueOf(time.Time{})
 }
 
-// ParseDateTime is a helper function to aid in parsing different Time/Date formats
-// isZero() can be used to determine if parsing failed.
-func ParseDateTime(query string) time.Time {
-	return convertTimeString(query).Interface().(time.Time)
-}
-
 func convertSignal(query string) reflect.Value {
 	signal, err := util.ParseSignal(query)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/errors.go b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/errors.go
index c7bdec946d..8b6ffb60c5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/errors.go
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ func SecretNotFound(w http.ResponseWriter, nameOrID string, err error) {
 	Error(w, http.StatusNotFound, err)
 }
 
-func ContainerNotRunning(w http.ResponseWriter, containerID string, err error) {
-	Error(w, http.StatusConflict, err)
-}
-
 func InternalServerError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
 	Error(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/handler.go b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/handler.go
index dc425ce656..2f441c94fb 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/handler.go
@@ -126,14 +126,6 @@ func WriteJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, code int, value interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
-func FilterMapToString(filters map[string][]string) (string, error) {
-	f, err := json.Marshal(filters)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return string(f), nil
-}
-
 func GetVar(r *http.Request, k string) string {
 	val := mux.Vars(r)[k]
 	safeVal, err := url.PathUnescape(val)
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/listener_api.go b/pkg/api/server/listener_api.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a657396922..0000000000
--- a/pkg/api/server/listener_api.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !remote
-
-package server
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-)
-
-// ListenUnix follows stdlib net.Listen() API, providing a unix listener for given path
-//
-//	ListenUnix will delete and create files/directories as needed
-func ListenUnix(network string, path string) (net.Listener, error) {
-	// set up custom listener for API server
-	err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0770)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("api.ListenUnix() failed to create %s: %w", filepath.Dir(path), err)
-	}
-	os.Remove(path)
-
-	listener, err := net.Listen(network, path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("api.ListenUnix() failed to create net.Listen(%s, %s): %w", network, path, err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = os.Stat(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.Listen(%s, %s) failed to report the failure to create socket: %w", network, path, err)
-	}
-
-	return listener, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/server.go b/pkg/api/server/server.go
index 41d001efe8..8d6bc0b7af 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/server.go
@@ -50,14 +50,6 @@ const (
 // shutdownOnce ensures Shutdown() may safely be called from several go routines
 var shutdownOnce sync.Once
 
-// NewServer will create and configure a new API server with all defaults
-func NewServer(runtime *libpod.Runtime) (*APIServer, error) {
-	return newServer(runtime, nil, entities.ServiceOptions{
-		CorsHeaders: DefaultCorsHeaders,
-		Timeout:     DefaultServiceDuration,
-	})
-}
-
 // NewServerWithSettings will create and configure a new API server using provided settings
 func NewServerWithSettings(runtime *libpod.Runtime, listener net.Listener, opts entities.ServiceOptions) (*APIServer, error) {
 	return newServer(runtime, listener, opts)
@@ -298,8 +290,3 @@ func (s *APIServer) Shutdown(halt bool) error {
 	})
 	return nil
 }
-
-// Close immediately stops responding to clients and exits
-func (s *APIServer) Close() error {
-	return s.Server.Close()
-}