diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index 195f6b14..b76db783 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -283,97 +283,6 @@ VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo VulkanExampleBase::loadShader(std::string fileNa
 	return shaderStage;
 }
 
-VkBool32 VulkanExampleBase::createDeviceBuffer(
-	const VkBufferUsageFlags usage,
-	const VkDeviceSize size,
-	VkBuffer& buffer,
-	VkDeviceMemory& memory,
-	VkDescriptorBufferInfo& descriptor)
-{
-	VkMemoryRequirements memReqs;
-	VkMemoryAllocateInfo memAlloc = vkTools::initializers::memoryAllocateInfo();
-	VkBufferCreateInfo bufferCreateInfo = vkTools::initializers::bufferCreateInfo(usage | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT, size);
-
-	VkResult err = vkCreateBuffer(device, &bufferCreateInfo, nullptr, &buffer);
-	assert(!err);
-
-	vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements(device, buffer, &memReqs);
-	memAlloc.allocationSize = memReqs.size;
-
-	getMemoryType(memReqs.memoryTypeBits, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT, &memAlloc.memoryTypeIndex);
-
-	err = vkAllocateMemory(device, &memAlloc, nullptr, &memory);
-	assert(!err);
-
-	err = vkBindBufferMemory(device, buffer, memory, 0);
-	assert(!err);
-
-	descriptor.offset = 0;
-	descriptor.buffer = buffer;
-	descriptor.range = size;
-
-	return VK_TRUE;
-}
-
-VkBool32 VulkanExampleBase::updateDeviceBuffer(
-	const VkDeviceSize size,
-	VkBuffer& deviceBuffer,
-	void* data)
-{
-	//todo check that size is not larger than memory size
-
-	// create staging buffer and copy data to it
-	VkMemoryRequirements memReqs;
-	VkMemoryAllocateInfo memAlloc = vkTools::initializers::memoryAllocateInfo();
-	VkBufferCreateInfo bufferCreateInfo = vkTools::initializers::bufferCreateInfo(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT, size);
-	VkBuffer stagingBuffer;
-	VkDeviceMemory stagingMemory;
-
-	VkResult err = vkCreateBuffer(device, &bufferCreateInfo, nullptr, &stagingBuffer);
-	assert(!err);
-
-	vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements(device, stagingBuffer, &memReqs);
-	memAlloc.allocationSize = memReqs.size;
-
-	getMemoryType(memReqs.memoryTypeBits, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT, &memAlloc.memoryTypeIndex);
-
-	err = vkAllocateMemory(device, &memAlloc, nullptr, &stagingMemory);
-	assert(!err);
-
-	if (data != nullptr)
-	{
-		void* mapped;
-		err = vkMapMemory(device, stagingMemory, 0, size, 0, &mapped);
-		assert(!err);
-		memcpy(mapped, data, size);
-		vkUnmapMemory(device, stagingMemory);
-	}
-
-	err = vkBindBufferMemory(device, stagingBuffer, stagingMemory, 0);
-	assert(!err);
-
-	// create cmdbuffer to copy staging buffer to device local buffer
-	createSetupCommandBuffer();
-
-	VkBufferCopy copyRegion = {};
-	copyRegion.size = size;
-
-	vkCmdCopyBuffer(
-		setupCmdBuffer,
-		stagingBuffer,
-		deviceBuffer,
-		1,
-		&copyRegion);
-
-	flushSetupCommandBuffer();
-
-	// free staging memory
-	vkDestroyBuffer(device, stagingBuffer, nullptr);
-	vkFreeMemory(device, stagingMemory, nullptr);
-
-	return VK_TRUE;
-}
-
 VkBool32 VulkanExampleBase::createBuffer(VkBufferUsageFlags usageFlags, VkMemoryPropertyFlags memoryPropertyFlags, VkDeviceSize size, void * data, VkBuffer * buffer, VkDeviceMemory * memory)
 {
 	VkMemoryRequirements memReqs;
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
index b8cd194f..c2f13210 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
@@ -271,20 +271,6 @@ public:
 	// Load a SPIR-V shader
 	VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo loadShader(std::string fileName, VkShaderStageFlagBits stage);
 	
-	// create device local buffer and use staging to access
-	VkBool32 createDeviceBuffer(
-		const VkBufferUsageFlags usage,
-		const VkDeviceSize size,
-		VkBuffer& buffer,
-		VkDeviceMemory& memory,
-		VkDescriptorBufferInfo& descriptor);
-
-	// update loacal buffer memory by creating a host visible staging buffer
-	VkBool32 updateDeviceBuffer(
-		const VkDeviceSize size,
-		VkBuffer& deviceBuffer,
-		void* data);
-	
 	// Create a buffer, fill it with data (if != NULL) and bind buffer memory
 	VkBool32 createBuffer(
 		VkBufferUsageFlags usageFlags,