diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/txl/Makefile.am b/src/spicelib/devices/txl/Makefile.am
index 0e07d1a38..294abd505 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/txl/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/txl/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ libtxl_la_SOURCES = \
 	txldefs.h  \
 	txldest.c  \
 	txlext.h   \
-	txlfbr.c   \
 	txlinit.h  \
 	txlitf.h   \
 	txlload.c  \
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txldefs.h b/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txldefs.h
index 7452ea385..9999913f9 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txldefs.h
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txldefs.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ typedef struct sTXLinstance {
 	TXLine *txline2;  /* pointer to SWEC txline type. temporary storage */
 	char *in_node_name;
 	char *out_node_name;
-	int TXLbranch;       /* unused */
 	
 	double *TXLposPosptr;
 	double *TXLposNegptr;
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlext.h b/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlext.h
index 1211b71d0..a71a53d9a 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlext.h
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlext.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ extern int TXLaccept(CKTcircuit*,GENmodel*);
 extern int TXLask(CKTcircuit*, GENinstance*, int, IFvalue*, IFvalue*);
 extern int TXLdelete(GENmodel*,IFuid,GENinstance**);
 extern void TXLdestroy(GENmodel**);
-extern int TXLfindBr(CKTcircuit*, GENmodel*, IFuid);
 extern int TXLload(GENmodel*,CKTcircuit*);
 extern int TXLmodAsk(CKTcircuit*, GENmodel*, int, IFvalue*);
 
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlfbr.c b/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlfbr.c
deleted file mode 100644
index be6f423a6..000000000
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlfbr.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/**********
-Copyright 1992 Regents of the University of California.  All rights
-reserved.
-Author: 1992 Charles Hough
-**********/
-
-
-#include "ngspice/ngspice.h"
-#include "ngspice/cktdefs.h"
-#include "txldefs.h"
-#include "ngspice/sperror.h"
-#include "ngspice/suffix.h"
-
-
-int
-TXLfindBr(CKTcircuit *ckt, GENmodel *inModel, IFuid name)
-{
-    TXLmodel *model = (TXLmodel *)inModel;
-    TXLinstance *here;
-    int error;
-    CKTnode *tmp;
-
-    for( ; model != NULL; model = model->TXLnextModel) {
-        for (here = model->TXLinstances; here != NULL;
-                here = here->TXLnextInstance) {
-            if(here->TXLname == name) {
-                if(here->TXLbranch == 0) {
-                    error = CKTmkCur(ckt,&tmp,here->TXLname,"branch");
-                    if(error) return(error);
-                    here->TXLbranch = tmp->number;
-                }
-                return(here->TXLbranch);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return(0);
-}
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlsetup.c b/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlsetup.c
index 624976862..1840f2beb 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlsetup.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/txl/txlsetup.c
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ TXLunsetup(GENmodel *inModel, CKTcircuit *ckt)
                CKTdltNNum(ckt, here->TXLibr2);
                here->TXLibr2 = 0;
           }
-          // FIXME TXLbranch
 
     here->TXLdcGiven=0;