diff --git a/helpers/markdownHelpers.cfm b/helpers/markdownHelpers.cfm
index 3c7f24d..9ffe5a7 100644
--- a/helpers/markdownHelpers.cfm
+++ b/helpers/markdownHelpers.cfm
@@ -6,29 +6,3 @@
 		return getSingleton( "Processor@cbmarkdown" ).toHtml( highlighted );
 	</cfscript>
 </cffunction>
-
-<!--- helpers --->
-<cffunction name="simpleRequestCache" access="public" returntype="any" output="false">
-	<cfargument name="key" type="string" required="true" />
-	<cfargument name="generator" type="any" required="true" />
-
-	<cfscript>
-		request._simpleRequestCache = request._simpleRequestCache ?: {};
-
-		if ( !request._simpleRequestCache.keyExists( arguments.key ) ) {
-			request._simpleRequestCache[ arguments.key ] = arguments.generator();
-		}
-
-		return request._simpleRequestCache[ arguments.key ];
-	</cfscript>
-</cffunction>
-<cffunction name="getSingleton" access="public" returntype="any" output="false">
-	<cfargument name="objectName" type="string" required="true" />
-
-	<cfscript>
-		var args = arguments;
-		return simpleRequestCache( "getSingleton" & args.objectName, function(){
-			return getController().getWireBox().getInstance( args.objectName );
-		} );
-	</cfscript>
-</cffunction>
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