diff --git a/lib/rdf/reader.ex b/lib/rdf/reader.ex
index 0c7ee7a..8526f09 100644
--- a/lib/rdf/reader.ex
+++ b/lib/rdf/reader.ex
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 defmodule RDF.Reader do
 
-  def read(decoder, file_or_content, opts \\ []) do
-    if File.exists?(file_or_content) do
-      read_file(decoder, file_or_content, opts)
-    else
-      read_string(decoder, file_or_content, opts)
-    end
-  end
 
-  def read!(decoder, file_or_content, opts \\ []) do
-    case read(decoder, file_or_content, opts) do
-      {:ok,   graph}   -> graph
-      {:error, reason} -> raise reason
-    end
-  end
 
   def read_string(decoder, content, opts \\ []) do
     decoder.decode(content, opts)
diff --git a/lib/rdf/serialization.ex b/lib/rdf/serialization.ex
index a852046..c34e5f2 100644
--- a/lib/rdf/serialization.ex
+++ b/lib/rdf/serialization.ex
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ defmodule RDF.Serialization do
 
       defoverridable [decoder: 0, encoder: 0, options: 0]
 
-      def read(file_or_content, opts \\ []),
-        do: RDF.Reader.read(decoder(), file_or_content, opts)
-      def read!(file_or_content, opts \\ []),
-        do: RDF.Reader.read!(decoder(), file_or_content, opts)
       def read_string(content, opts \\ []),
         do: RDF.Reader.read_string(decoder(), content, opts)
       def read_string!(content, opts \\ []),