diff --git a/manimlib/utils/dict_ops.py b/manimlib/utils/dict_ops.py
index 36d27d7b..aa0a68a9 100644
--- a/manimlib/utils/dict_ops.py
+++ b/manimlib/utils/dict_ops.py
@@ -20,29 +20,3 @@ def merge_dicts_recursively(*dicts):
         else:
             result[key] = value
     return result
-
-
-def soft_dict_update(d1, d2):
-    """
-    Adds key values pairs of d2 to d1 only when d1 doesn't
-    already have that key
-    """
-    for key, value in list(d2.items()):
-        if key not in d1:
-            d1[key] = value
-
-
-def dict_eq(d1, d2):
-    if len(d1) != len(d2):
-        return False
-    for key in d1:
-        value1 = d1[key]
-        value2 = d2[key]
-        if type(value1) != type(value2):
-            return False
-        if type(d1[key]) == np.ndarray:
-            if any(d1[key] != d2[key]):
-                return False
-        elif d1[key] != d2[key]:
-            return False
-    return True