diff --git a/apis_core/utils/settings.py b/apis_core/utils/settings.py
index 116deff5f..4b9bd9832 100644
--- a/apis_core/utils/settings.py
+++ b/apis_core/utils/settings.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 import logging
-from pathlib import Path
 
 import tomllib
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -11,11 +10,6 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def default_settings() -> Path:
-    curpath = Path(__file__).parent
-    return curpath.parent / "default_settings"
-
-
 def get_entity_settings_by_modelname(entity: str = None) -> dict:
     """
     return the settings for a specific entity or the dict for all entities
@@ -28,10 +22,6 @@ def get_entity_settings_by_modelname(entity: str = None) -> dict:
     return apis_entities
 
 
-def list_links_to_edit() -> bool:
-    return getattr(settings, "APIS_LIST_LINKS_TO_EDIT", False)
-
-
 def dict_from_toml_directory(directory: str) -> dict:
     configs = {}
     pathlists = [path.glob("**/*.toml") for path in get_app_template_dirs(directory)]