diff --git a/models/helper.go b/models/helper.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b785878bb..000000000
--- a/models/helper.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package models
-
-import (
-	"github.com/labstack/echo"
-	"strconv"
-)
-
-// GetIntURLParam is a helper method which returns an int from an url param
-func GetIntURLParam(param string, c echo.Context) (intParam int64, err error) {
-
-	id := c.Param(param)
-	if id != "" {
-		intParam, err = strconv.ParseInt(id, 10, 64)
-	}
-
-	return intParam, err
-}
-
-// GetByID gets an object by its ID
-func GetByID(id int64, result interface{}) (err error) {
-	exists, err := x.ID(id).Get(result)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if !exists {
-		return ErrListDoesNotExist{}
-	}
-
-	return
-}