diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 16916a5a9..0e40e04fc 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	* src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py (start_childref): Typo.
 	* src/GrampsDb/_GrampsInMemDB.py (load): Define self.full_name
 	prior to calling open_undodb().
+	(GrampsInMemDB._del_family): Remove obsolete code.
 
 2006-05-07  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* configure.in: set for 2.1.1
diff --git a/gramps2/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsInMemDB.py b/gramps2/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsInMemDB.py
index 585492998..dae8c5da3 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsInMemDB.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsInMemDB.py
@@ -170,17 +170,7 @@ class GrampsInMemDB(GrampsDbBase):
         return vals
 
 
-    #FIXME: WHICH one to keep?
     def _del_person(self,handle):
-    #def remove_person(self,handle,transaction):
-        if self.readonly or not handle or str(handle) not in self.person_map:
-            return
-        person = self.get_person_from_handle(handle)
-        self.genderStats.uncount_person (person)
-        if transaction != None:
-            old_data = self.person_map.get(handle)
-            transaction.add(PERSON_KEY,handle,old_data)
-        self.emit('person-delete',([handle],))
         del self.id_trans[person.get_gramps_id()]
         del self.person_map[handle]