diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java
index 23627321..abdfcf38 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class HttpGetter {
 		private long duration;
 		private String urlAfterRedirect;
 
-		public HttpResult(byte[] content, String contentType, String lastModifiedSince, String eTag, long duration, String urlAfterRedirect) {
+		private HttpResult(byte[] content, String contentType, String lastModifiedSince, String eTag, long duration, String urlAfterRedirect) {
 			this.content = content;
 			this.contentType = contentType;
 			this.lastModifiedSince = lastModifiedSince;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedCategoryDAO.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedCategoryDAO.java
index 7e26201c..fd47e85b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedCategoryDAO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedCategoryDAO.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class FeedCategoryDAO extends GenericDAO<FeedCategory> {
 		return list;
 	}
 
-	public boolean isChild(FeedCategory child, FeedCategory parent) {
+	private boolean isChild(FeedCategory child, FeedCategory parent) {
 		if (parent == null) {
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedEntryDAO.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedEntryDAO.java
index 565fb433..d20c5bcc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedEntryDAO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedEntryDAO.java
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ public class FeedEntryDAO extends GenericDAO<FeedEntry> {
 				.list(entry);
 	}
 
-	public int delete(Feed feed, int max) {
-		List<FeedEntry> list = newQuery().from(entry).where(entry.feed.eq(feed)).limit(max).list(entry);
-		int deleted = list.size();
-		delete(list);
-		return deleted;
-	}
-
 	public int delete(Date olderThan, int max) {
 		List<FeedEntry> list = newQuery().from(entry).where(entry.inserted.lt(olderThan)).limit(max).list(entry);
 		int deleted = list.size();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/GenericDAO.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/GenericDAO.java
index f773fd79..338ada5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/GenericDAO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/GenericDAO.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import com.mysema.query.jpa.hibernate.HibernateQuery;
 
 public abstract class GenericDAO<T extends AbstractModel> extends AbstractDAO<T> {
 
-	public GenericDAO(SessionFactory sessionFactory) {
+	protected GenericDAO(SessionFactory sessionFactory) {
 		super(sessionFactory);
 	}
 
@@ -56,9 +56,4 @@ public abstract class GenericDAO<T extends AbstractModel> extends AbstractDAO<T>
 		return objects.size();
 	}
 
-	protected void setTimeout(javax.persistence.Query query, int queryTimeout) {
-		if (queryTimeout > 0) {
-			query.setHint("javax.persistence.query.timeout", queryTimeout);
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/service/FeedSubscriptionService.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/service/FeedSubscriptionService.java
index 1d77b668..d4e693bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/service/FeedSubscriptionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/service/FeedSubscriptionService.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class FeedSubscriptionService {
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	public static class FeedSubscriptionException extends RuntimeException {
-		public FeedSubscriptionException(String msg) {
+		private FeedSubscriptionException(String msg) {
 			super(msg);
 		}
 	}
@@ -87,16 +87,6 @@ public class FeedSubscriptionService {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public UnreadCount getUnreadCount(User user, FeedSubscription sub) {
-		UnreadCount count = cache.getUnreadCount(sub);
-		if (count == null) {
-			log.debug("unread count cache miss for {}", Models.getId(sub));
-			count = feedEntryStatusDAO.getUnreadCount(user, sub);
-			cache.setUnreadCount(sub, count);
-		}
-		return count;
-	}
-
 	public Map<Long, UnreadCount> getUnreadCount(User user) {
 		Map<Long, UnreadCount> map = Maps.newHashMap();
 		List<FeedSubscription> subs = feedSubscriptionDAO.findAll(user);
@@ -106,4 +96,14 @@ public class FeedSubscriptionService {
 		return map;
 	}
 
+	private UnreadCount getUnreadCount(User user, FeedSubscription sub) {
+		UnreadCount count = cache.getUnreadCount(sub);
+		if (count == null) {
+			log.debug("unread count cache miss for {}", Models.getId(sub));
+			count = feedEntryStatusDAO.getUnreadCount(user, sub);
+			cache.setUnreadCount(sub, count);
+		}
+		return count;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/FeedCount.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/FeedCount.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f1ba048..00000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/FeedCount.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package com.commafeed.frontend.model;
-
-import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import lombok.Data;
-
-import com.commafeed.backend.model.Feed;
-import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
-import com.wordnik.swagger.annotations.ApiModel;
-
-@ApiModel("Feed count")
-@Data
-public class FeedCount implements Serializable {
-
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-
-	private String value;
-	private List<Feed> feeds = Lists.newArrayList();;
-
-	public FeedCount(String value) {
-		this.value = value;
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/servlet/NextUnreadServlet.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/servlet/NextUnreadServlet.java
index 71a2a13c..05f8208e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/servlet/NextUnreadServlet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/servlet/NextUnreadServlet.java
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class NextUnreadServlet extends HttpServlet {
 
-	public static final String PARAM_CATEGORYID = "category";
-	public static final String PARAM_READINGORDER = "order";
+	private static final String PARAM_CATEGORYID = "category";
+	private static final String PARAM_READINGORDER = "order";
 
 	private final SessionFactory sessionFactory;
 	private final FeedSubscriptionDAO feedSubscriptionDAO;