diff --git a/ComputingTasks.cc b/ComputingTasks.cc
index 7bf65090..3d97098f 100644
--- a/ComputingTasks.cc
+++ b/ComputingTasks.cc
@@ -514,63 +514,6 @@ RamseyConstraintsStatement::writeJsonOutput(ostream &output) const
   output << "}";
 }
 
-// Statement *
-// RamseyConstraintsStatement::cloneAndReindexSymbIds(DataTree &dynamic_datatree, SymbolTable &orig_symbol_table)
-// {
-//   vector<string> errors;
-//   SymbolList new_symbol_list, new_options_symbol_list;
-//   OptionsList new_options_list = options_list;
-//   SymbolTable *new_symbol_table =  dynamic_datatree.getSymbolTable();
-//   vector<string> symbols = symbol_list.get_symbols();
-
-//   for (vector<string>::const_iterator it = symbols.begin(); it != symbols.end(); it++)
-//     try
-//       {
-//         new_symbol_table->getID(*it);
-//         new_symbol_list.addSymbol(*it);
-//       }
-//     catch (SymbolTable::UnknownSymbolIDException &e)
-//       {
-//         errors.push_back(orig_symbol_table.getName(e.id));
-//       }
-//     catch (SymbolTable::UnknownSymbolNameException &e)
-//       {
-//         errors.push_back(e.name);
-//       }
-
-//   OptionsList::symbol_list_options_t::const_iterator it = options_list.symbol_list_options.find("instruments");
-//   if (it != options_list.symbol_list_options.end())
-//     {
-//       symbols = it->second.get_symbols();
-//       for (vector<string>::const_iterator it1 = symbols.begin(); it1 != symbols.end(); it1++)
-//         try
-//           {
-//             new_symbol_table->getID(*it1);
-//             new_options_symbol_list.addSymbol(*it1);
-//           }
-//         catch (SymbolTable::UnknownSymbolIDException &e)
-//           {
-//             errors.push_back(orig_symbol_table.getName(e.id));
-//           }
-//         catch (SymbolTable::UnknownSymbolNameException &e)
-//           {
-//             errors.push_back(e.name);
-//           }
-//       new_options_list.symbol_list_options["instruments"] = new_options_symbol_list;
-//     }
-
-//   if (!errors.empty())
-//     {
-//       cerr << endl
-//            << "ERROR: The following vars were used in the ramsey_policy statement(s) but  were not declared." << endl
-//            << "       This likely means that you declared them as varexo and that they're not in the model" << endl;
-//       for (vector<string>::const_iterator it = errors.begin(); it != errors.end(); it++)
-//         cerr << *it << endl;
-//       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-//     }
-//   return new RamseyPolicyStatement(new_symbol_list, options_list);
-// }
-
 RamseyPolicyStatement::RamseyPolicyStatement(const SymbolTable &symbol_table_arg,
                                              const vector<string> &ramsey_policy_list_arg,
                                              const OptionsList &options_list_arg) :
diff --git a/ComputingTasks.hh b/ComputingTasks.hh
index 18ec20d1..bd58c215 100644
--- a/ComputingTasks.hh
+++ b/ComputingTasks.hh
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ public:
   virtual void checkPass(ModFileStructure &mod_file_struct, WarningConsolidation &warnings);
   virtual void writeOutput(ostream &output, const string &basename, bool minimal_workspace) const;
   virtual void writeJsonOutput(ostream &output) const;
-  //  virtual Statement *cloneAndReindexSymbIds(DataTree &dynamic_datatree, SymbolTable &orig_symbol_table);
 };
 
 class RamseyPolicyStatement : public Statement