diff --git a/reftable/dump.c b/reftable/dump.c
index 2953e0a83a..35a1731da9 100644
--- a/reftable/dump.c
+++ b/reftable/dump.c
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ int reftable_dump_main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	int opt_dump_blocks = 0;
-	int opt_dump_table = 0;
-	int opt_dump_stack = 0;
-	uint32_t opt_hash_id = GIT_SHA1_FORMAT_ID;
 	const char *arg = NULL, *argv0 = argv[0];
 
 	for (; argc > 1; argv++, argc--)
@@ -51,12 +48,6 @@ int reftable_dump_main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 			break;
 		else if (!strcmp("-b", argv[1]))
 			opt_dump_blocks = 1;
-		else if (!strcmp("-t", argv[1]))
-			opt_dump_table = 1;
-		else if (!strcmp("-6", argv[1]))
-			opt_hash_id = GIT_SHA256_FORMAT_ID;
-		else if (!strcmp("-s", argv[1]))
-			opt_dump_stack = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp("-?", argv[1]) || !strcmp("-h", argv[1])) {
 			print_help();
 			return 2;
@@ -70,13 +61,8 @@ int reftable_dump_main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 
 	arg = argv[1];
 
-	if (opt_dump_blocks) {
+	if (opt_dump_blocks)
 		err = reftable_reader_print_blocks(arg);
-	} else if (opt_dump_table) {
-		err = reftable_reader_print_file(arg);
-	} else if (opt_dump_stack) {
-		err = reftable_stack_print_directory(arg, opt_hash_id);
-	}
 
 	if (err < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: %s\n", argv0, arg,
diff --git a/reftable/generic.c b/reftable/generic.c
index 6ecf9b880f..495ee9af6b 100644
--- a/reftable/generic.c
+++ b/reftable/generic.c
@@ -61,53 +61,6 @@ int reftable_table_read_ref(struct reftable_table *tab, const char *name,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int reftable_table_print(struct reftable_table *tab) {
-	struct reftable_iterator it = { NULL };
-	struct reftable_ref_record ref = { NULL };
-	struct reftable_log_record log = { NULL };
-	uint32_t hash_id = reftable_table_hash_id(tab);
-	int err;
-
-	reftable_table_init_ref_iter(tab, &it);
-
-	err = reftable_iterator_seek_ref(&it, "");
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	while (1) {
-		err = reftable_iterator_next_ref(&it, &ref);
-		if (err > 0) {
-			break;
-		}
-		if (err < 0) {
-			return err;
-		}
-		reftable_ref_record_print(&ref, hash_id);
-	}
-	reftable_iterator_destroy(&it);
-	reftable_ref_record_release(&ref);
-
-	reftable_table_init_log_iter(tab, &it);
-
-	err = reftable_iterator_seek_log(&it, "");
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	while (1) {
-		err = reftable_iterator_next_log(&it, &log);
-		if (err > 0) {
-			break;
-		}
-		if (err < 0) {
-			return err;
-		}
-		reftable_log_record_print(&log, hash_id);
-	}
-	reftable_iterator_destroy(&it);
-	reftable_log_record_release(&log);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 uint64_t reftable_table_max_update_index(struct reftable_table *tab)
 {
 	return tab->ops->max_update_index(tab->table_arg);
diff --git a/reftable/reader.c b/reftable/reader.c
index e3f5854229..fbd93b88df 100644
--- a/reftable/reader.c
+++ b/reftable/reader.c
@@ -798,27 +798,6 @@ void reftable_table_from_reader(struct reftable_table *tab,
 	tab->table_arg = reader;
 }
 
-
-int reftable_reader_print_file(const char *tablename)
-{
-	struct reftable_block_source src = { NULL };
-	int err = reftable_block_source_from_file(&src, tablename);
-	struct reftable_reader *r = NULL;
-	struct reftable_table tab = { NULL };
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto done;
-
-	err = reftable_new_reader(&r, &src, tablename);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto done;
-
-	reftable_table_from_reader(&tab, r);
-	err = reftable_table_print(&tab);
-done:
-	reftable_reader_free(r);
-	return err;
-}
-
 int reftable_reader_print_blocks(const char *tablename)
 {
 	struct {
diff --git a/reftable/record.c b/reftable/record.c
index a2cba5ef74..e26bd4bc8d 100644
--- a/reftable/record.c
+++ b/reftable/record.c
@@ -259,58 +259,6 @@ static void reftable_ref_record_copy_from(void *rec, const void *src_rec,
 	}
 }
 
-static char hexdigit(int c)
-{
-	if (c <= 9)
-		return '0' + c;
-	return 'a' + (c - 10);
-}
-
-static void hex_format(char *dest, const unsigned char *src, int hash_size)
-{
-	assert(hash_size > 0);
-	if (src) {
-		int i = 0;
-		for (i = 0; i < hash_size; i++) {
-			dest[2 * i] = hexdigit(src[i] >> 4);
-			dest[2 * i + 1] = hexdigit(src[i] & 0xf);
-		}
-		dest[2 * hash_size] = 0;
-	}
-}
-
-static void reftable_ref_record_print_sz(const struct reftable_ref_record *ref,
-					 int hash_size)
-{
-	char hex[GIT_MAX_HEXSZ + 1] = { 0 }; /* BUG */
-	printf("ref{%s(%" PRIu64 ") ", ref->refname, ref->update_index);
-	switch (ref->value_type) {
-	case REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF:
-		printf("=> %s", ref->value.symref);
-		break;
-	case REFTABLE_REF_VAL2:
-		hex_format(hex, ref->value.val2.value, hash_size);
-		printf("val 2 %s", hex);
-		hex_format(hex, ref->value.val2.target_value,
-			   hash_size);
-		printf("(T %s)", hex);
-		break;
-	case REFTABLE_REF_VAL1:
-		hex_format(hex, ref->value.val1, hash_size);
-		printf("val 1 %s", hex);
-		break;
-	case REFTABLE_REF_DELETION:
-		printf("delete");
-		break;
-	}
-	printf("}\n");
-}
-
-void reftable_ref_record_print(const struct reftable_ref_record *ref,
-			       uint32_t hash_id) {
-	reftable_ref_record_print_sz(ref, hash_size(hash_id));
-}
-
 static void reftable_ref_record_release_void(void *rec)
 {
 	reftable_ref_record_release(rec);
@@ -480,12 +428,6 @@ static int reftable_ref_record_cmp_void(const void *_a, const void *_b)
 	return strcmp(a->refname, b->refname);
 }
 
-static void reftable_ref_record_print_void(const void *rec,
-					   int hash_size)
-{
-	reftable_ref_record_print_sz((struct reftable_ref_record *) rec, hash_size);
-}
-
 static struct reftable_record_vtable reftable_ref_record_vtable = {
 	.key = &reftable_ref_record_key,
 	.type = BLOCK_TYPE_REF,
@@ -497,7 +439,6 @@ static struct reftable_record_vtable reftable_ref_record_vtable = {
 	.is_deletion = &reftable_ref_record_is_deletion_void,
 	.equal = &reftable_ref_record_equal_void,
 	.cmp = &reftable_ref_record_cmp_void,
-	.print = &reftable_ref_record_print_void,
 };
 
 static void reftable_obj_record_key(const void *r, struct strbuf *dest)
@@ -516,21 +457,6 @@ static void reftable_obj_record_release(void *rec)
 	memset(obj, 0, sizeof(struct reftable_obj_record));
 }
 
-static void reftable_obj_record_print(const void *rec, int hash_size)
-{
-	const struct reftable_obj_record *obj = rec;
-	char hex[GIT_MAX_HEXSZ + 1] = { 0 };
-	struct strbuf offset_str = STRBUF_INIT;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < obj->offset_len; i++)
-		strbuf_addf(&offset_str, "%" PRIu64 " ", obj->offsets[i]);
-	hex_format(hex, obj->hash_prefix, obj->hash_prefix_len);
-	printf("prefix %s (len %d), offsets [%s]\n",
-	       hex, obj->hash_prefix_len, offset_str.buf);
-	strbuf_release(&offset_str);
-}
-
 static void reftable_obj_record_copy_from(void *rec, const void *src_rec,
 					  int hash_size)
 {
@@ -701,41 +627,8 @@ static struct reftable_record_vtable reftable_obj_record_vtable = {
 	.is_deletion = &not_a_deletion,
 	.equal = &reftable_obj_record_equal_void,
 	.cmp = &reftable_obj_record_cmp_void,
-	.print = &reftable_obj_record_print,
 };
 
-static void reftable_log_record_print_sz(struct reftable_log_record *log,
-					 int hash_size)
-{
-	char hex[GIT_MAX_HEXSZ + 1] = { 0 };
-
-	switch (log->value_type) {
-	case REFTABLE_LOG_DELETION:
-		printf("log{%s(%" PRIu64 ") delete\n", log->refname,
-		       log->update_index);
-		break;
-	case REFTABLE_LOG_UPDATE:
-		printf("log{%s(%" PRIu64 ") %s <%s> %" PRIu64 " %04d\n",
-		       log->refname, log->update_index,
-		       log->value.update.name ? log->value.update.name : "",
-		       log->value.update.email ? log->value.update.email : "",
-		       log->value.update.time,
-		       log->value.update.tz_offset);
-		hex_format(hex, log->value.update.old_hash, hash_size);
-		printf("%s => ", hex);
-		hex_format(hex, log->value.update.new_hash, hash_size);
-		printf("%s\n\n%s\n}\n", hex,
-		       log->value.update.message ? log->value.update.message : "");
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
-void reftable_log_record_print(struct reftable_log_record *log,
-				      uint32_t hash_id)
-{
-	reftable_log_record_print_sz(log, hash_size(hash_id));
-}
-
 static void reftable_log_record_key(const void *r, struct strbuf *dest)
 {
 	const struct reftable_log_record *rec =
@@ -1039,11 +932,6 @@ static int reftable_log_record_is_deletion_void(const void *p)
 		(const struct reftable_log_record *)p);
 }
 
-static void reftable_log_record_print_void(const void *rec, int hash_size)
-{
-	reftable_log_record_print_sz((struct reftable_log_record*)rec, hash_size);
-}
-
 static struct reftable_record_vtable reftable_log_record_vtable = {
 	.key = &reftable_log_record_key,
 	.type = BLOCK_TYPE_LOG,
@@ -1055,7 +943,6 @@ static struct reftable_record_vtable reftable_log_record_vtable = {
 	.is_deletion = &reftable_log_record_is_deletion_void,
 	.equal = &reftable_log_record_equal_void,
 	.cmp = &reftable_log_record_cmp_void,
-	.print = &reftable_log_record_print_void,
 };
 
 static void reftable_index_record_key(const void *r, struct strbuf *dest)
@@ -1137,13 +1024,6 @@ static int reftable_index_record_cmp(const void *_a, const void *_b)
 	return strbuf_cmp(&a->last_key, &b->last_key);
 }
 
-static void reftable_index_record_print(const void *rec, int hash_size)
-{
-	const struct reftable_index_record *idx = rec;
-	/* TODO: escape null chars? */
-	printf("\"%s\" %" PRIu64 "\n", idx->last_key.buf, idx->offset);
-}
-
 static struct reftable_record_vtable reftable_index_record_vtable = {
 	.key = &reftable_index_record_key,
 	.type = BLOCK_TYPE_INDEX,
@@ -1155,7 +1035,6 @@ static struct reftable_record_vtable reftable_index_record_vtable = {
 	.is_deletion = &not_a_deletion,
 	.equal = &reftable_index_record_equal,
 	.cmp = &reftable_index_record_cmp,
-	.print = &reftable_index_record_print,
 };
 
 void reftable_record_key(struct reftable_record *rec, struct strbuf *dest)
@@ -1334,9 +1213,3 @@ void reftable_record_init(struct reftable_record *rec, uint8_t typ)
 		BUG("unhandled record type");
 	}
 }
-
-void reftable_record_print(struct reftable_record *rec, int hash_size)
-{
-	printf("'%c': ", rec->type);
-	reftable_record_vtable(rec)->print(reftable_record_data(rec), hash_size);
-}
diff --git a/reftable/record.h b/reftable/record.h
index d778133e6e..5edd46ec75 100644
--- a/reftable/record.h
+++ b/reftable/record.h
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ struct reftable_record_vtable {
 	 * the same type.
 	 */
 	int (*cmp)(const void *a, const void *b);
-
-	/* Print on stdout, for debugging. */
-	void (*print)(const void *rec, int hash_size);
 };
 
 /* returns true for recognized block types. Block start with the block type. */
@@ -136,7 +133,6 @@ void reftable_record_init(struct reftable_record *rec, uint8_t typ);
 /* see struct record_vtable */
 int reftable_record_cmp(struct reftable_record *a, struct reftable_record *b);
 int reftable_record_equal(struct reftable_record *a, struct reftable_record *b, int hash_size);
-void reftable_record_print(struct reftable_record *rec, int hash_size);
 void reftable_record_key(struct reftable_record *rec, struct strbuf *dest);
 void reftable_record_copy_from(struct reftable_record *rec,
 			       struct reftable_record *src, int hash_size);
diff --git a/reftable/reftable-generic.h b/reftable/reftable-generic.h
index 65670ea093..b8b1323a33 100644
--- a/reftable/reftable-generic.h
+++ b/reftable/reftable-generic.h
@@ -41,7 +41,4 @@ uint64_t reftable_table_min_update_index(struct reftable_table *tab);
 int reftable_table_read_ref(struct reftable_table *tab, const char *name,
 			    struct reftable_ref_record *ref);
 
-/* dump table contents onto stdout for debugging */
-int reftable_table_print(struct reftable_table *tab);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/reftable/reftable-reader.h b/reftable/reftable-reader.h
index a32f31d648..7c7d171651 100644
--- a/reftable/reftable-reader.h
+++ b/reftable/reftable-reader.h
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ uint64_t reftable_reader_min_update_index(struct reftable_reader *r);
 void reftable_table_from_reader(struct reftable_table *tab,
 				struct reftable_reader *reader);
 
-/* print table onto stdout for debugging. */
-int reftable_reader_print_file(const char *tablename);
 /* print blocks onto stdout for debugging. */
 int reftable_reader_print_blocks(const char *tablename);
 
diff --git a/reftable/reftable-record.h b/reftable/reftable-record.h
index ff486eb1f7..2d42463c58 100644
--- a/reftable/reftable-record.h
+++ b/reftable/reftable-record.h
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ const unsigned char *reftable_ref_record_val2(const struct reftable_ref_record *
 /* returns whether 'ref' represents a deletion */
 int reftable_ref_record_is_deletion(const struct reftable_ref_record *ref);
 
-/* prints a reftable_ref_record onto stdout. Useful for debugging. */
-void reftable_ref_record_print(const struct reftable_ref_record *ref,
-			       uint32_t hash_id);
-
 /* frees and nulls all pointer values inside `ref`. */
 void reftable_ref_record_release(struct reftable_ref_record *ref);
 
@@ -111,8 +107,4 @@ void reftable_log_record_release(struct reftable_log_record *log);
 int reftable_log_record_equal(const struct reftable_log_record *a,
 			      const struct reftable_log_record *b, int hash_size);
 
-/* dumps a reftable_log_record on stdout, for debugging/testing. */
-void reftable_log_record_print(struct reftable_log_record *log,
-			       uint32_t hash_id);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/reftable/reftable-stack.h b/reftable/reftable-stack.h
index 09e97c9991..f4f8cabc7f 100644
--- a/reftable/reftable-stack.h
+++ b/reftable/reftable-stack.h
@@ -140,7 +140,4 @@ struct reftable_compaction_stats {
 struct reftable_compaction_stats *
 reftable_stack_compaction_stats(struct reftable_stack *st);
 
-/* print the entire stack represented by the directory */
-int reftable_stack_print_directory(const char *stackdir, uint32_t hash_id);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/reftable/stack.c b/reftable/stack.c
index d08ec00959..bedd503e7e 100644
--- a/reftable/stack.c
+++ b/reftable/stack.c
@@ -1603,23 +1603,3 @@ int reftable_stack_clean(struct reftable_stack *st)
 	reftable_addition_destroy(add);
 	return err;
 }
-
-int reftable_stack_print_directory(const char *stackdir, uint32_t hash_id)
-{
-	struct reftable_stack *stack = NULL;
-	struct reftable_write_options opts = { .hash_id = hash_id };
-	struct reftable_merged_table *merged = NULL;
-	struct reftable_table table = { NULL };
-
-	int err = reftable_new_stack(&stack, stackdir, &opts);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto done;
-
-	merged = reftable_stack_merged_table(stack);
-	reftable_table_from_merged_table(&table, merged);
-	err = reftable_table_print(&table);
-done:
-	if (stack)
-		reftable_stack_destroy(stack);
-	return err;
-}
diff --git a/reftable/stack_test.c b/reftable/stack_test.c
index dbca9eaf4a..42044ed8a3 100644
--- a/reftable/stack_test.c
+++ b/reftable/stack_test.c
@@ -179,13 +179,6 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_add_one(void)
 	EXPECT(0 == strcmp("master", dest.value.symref));
 	EXPECT(st->readers_len > 0);
 
-	printf("testing print functionality:\n");
-	err = reftable_stack_print_directory(dir, GIT_SHA1_FORMAT_ID);
-	EXPECT_ERR(err);
-
-	err = reftable_stack_print_directory(dir, GIT_SHA256_FORMAT_ID);
-	EXPECT(err == REFTABLE_FORMAT_ERROR);
-
 #ifndef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
 	strbuf_addstr(&scratch, dir);
 	strbuf_addstr(&scratch, "/tables.list");
