diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4308f429c..a4285c2ed 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-12-20 Richard Taylor <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
+	* src/RelLib/_helper.py: removed get_backlink_handles
+	* test/RelLib_Test.py: removed test for get_backlink_handles
+
 2005-12-19  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/ReadXML.py: handle _NAME_TRANS keyerror exception
 
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_helper.py b/src/RelLib/_helper.py
index d1e0d2249..d6126f75d 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_helper.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_helper.py
@@ -375,24 +375,6 @@ class PrimaryObject(BaseObject,PrivacyBase):
 
     def _replace_handle_reference(self,classname,old_handle,new_handle):
         pass
-
-    def get_backlink_handles(self,db,include_classes=None):
-        """Get a list of all primary objects that make some reference to this
-        primary object, either directly or via a child object.
-
-        Returns an iterator over tuples each of the form (class_name,handle).
-
-        To get a list use:
-
-        references = [ ref for ref in obj.get_backlink_handles() ]
-
-        @param db: a object with the find_backlink_handles method
-        @type db: usually a instance of a class derived from GrampsDbBase.
-        @param include_classes: the primary classes to include in the result.
-        @type: tuple of primary class names as strings, or None for all classes.
-        """
-        
-        return db.find_backlink_handles(self.get_handle(),include_classes)
         
     def set_marker(self,marker):
         self.marker = marker
diff --git a/test/RelLib_Test.py b/test/RelLib_Test.py
index 4ea5bad31..f2d8670cb 100644
--- a/test/RelLib_Test.py
+++ b/test/RelLib_Test.py
@@ -24,47 +24,8 @@ from GrampsDbTestBase import GrampsDbBaseTest
 class PrimaryObjectTest (GrampsDbBaseTest):
     """Test methods on the PrimaryObject class"""
     
-    def test_get_backlink_handles(self):
-        """Check that backlink lookup works."""
-
-        source = self._add_source()
-        person = self._add_person_with_sources([source])
-
-        references = [ ref for ref in source.get_backlink_handles(self._db) ]
-
-        assert len(references) == 1
-        assert references[0] == (RelLib.Person.__name__,person.get_handle())
-
-    def test_get_backlink_handles_with_class_list(self):
-        """Check backlink lookup with class list."""
-        
-        source = self._add_source()
-        person = self._add_person_with_sources([source])
-
-        self._add_family_with_sources([source])
-        self._add_event_with_sources([source])
-        self._add_place_with_sources([source])
-        self._add_media_object_with_sources([source])
-
-        references = [ ref for ref in source.get_backlink_handles(self._db) ]
-
-        # make sure that we have the correct number of references (one for each object)
-        references = [ ref for ref in source.get_backlink_handles(self._db) ]
-
-        assert len(references) == 5, "len(references) == %s " % str(len(references))
-
-        # should just return the person reference
-        references = [ ref for ref in source.get_backlink_handles(self._db,(RelLib.Person.__name__,)) ]
-        assert len(references) == 1, "len(references) == %s " % str(len(references))
-        assert references[0][0] == RelLib.Person.__name__, "references = %s" % repr(references)
-
-        # should just return the person  and event reference
-        references = [ ref for ref in  source.get_backlink_handles(self._db,(RelLib.Person.__name__,
-                                                                             RelLib.Event.__name__)) ]
-        assert len(references) == 2, "len(references) == %s " % str(len(references))
-        assert references[0][0] == RelLib.Person.__name__, "references = %s" % repr(references)
-        assert references[1][0] == RelLib.Event.__name__, "references = %s" % repr(references)
 
+    pass
         
         
 def testSuite():