diff --git a/include/acl_selectors.php b/include/acl_selectors.php
index 4e203074b..bada3e528 100644
--- a/include/acl_selectors.php
+++ b/include/acl_selectors.php
@@ -5,104 +5,9 @@
  * @package acl_selectors
  */
 
-/**
- * @brief
- *
- * @param string $selname
- * @param string $selclass
- * @param mixed $preselected
- * @param number $size
- * @return string
- */
-function group_select($selname, $selclass, $preselected = false, $size = 4) {
-
-	$o = '';
-
-	$o .= "<select name=\"{$selname}[]\" id=\"$selclass\" class=\"$selclass\" multiple=\"multiple\" size=\"$size\">\r\n";
-
-	$r = q("SELECT * FROM groups WHERE deleted = 0 AND uid = %d ORDER BY gname ASC",
-		intval(local_channel())
-	);
-
-
-	$arr = array('group' => $r, 'entry' => $o);
-
-	// e.g. 'network_pre_group_deny', 'profile_pre_group_allow'
-
-	call_hooks(App::$module . '_pre_' . $selname, $arr);
-
-	if($r) {
-		foreach($r as $rr) {
-			if((is_array($preselected)) && in_array($rr['id'], $preselected))
-				$selected = " selected=\"selected\" ";
-			else
-				$selected = '';
-			$trimmed = mb_substr($rr['gname'],0,12);
-
-			$o .= "<option value=\"{$rr['id']}\" $selected title=\"{$rr['name']}\" >$trimmed</option>\r\n";
-		}
-
-	}
-	$o .= "</select>\r\n";
-
-	call_hooks(App::$module . '_post_' . $selname, $o);
-
-	return $o;
-}
-
-function contact_select($selname, $selclass, $preselected = false, $size = 4, $privmail = false, $celeb = false, $privatenet = false, $tabindex = null) {
-
-	$o = '';
-
-	// When used for private messages, we limit correspondence to mutual DFRN/Friendica friends and the selector
-	// to one recipient. By default our selector allows multiple selects amongst all contacts.
-
-	$sql_extra = '';
-
-	$tabindex = ($tabindex > 0 ? 'tabindex="$tabindex"' : '');
-
-	if($privmail)
-		$o .= "<select name=\"$selname\" id=\"$selclass\" class=\"$selclass\" size=\"$size\" $tabindex >\r\n";
-	else
-		$o .= "<select name=\"{$selname}[]\" id=\"$selclass\" class=\"$selclass\" multiple=\"multiple\" size=\"$size\" $tabindex>\r\n";
-
-	$r = q("SELECT abook_id, xchan_name, xchan_url, xchan_photo_s from abook left join xchan on abook_xchan = xchan_hash
-		where abook_self = 0 and abook_channel = %d
-		$sql_extra
-		ORDER BY xchan_name ASC",
-		intval(local_channel())
-	);
-
-
-	$arr = array('contact' => $r, 'entry' => $o);
-
-	// e.g. 'network_pre_contact_deny', 'profile_pre_contact_allow'
-
-	call_hooks(App::$module . '_pre_' . $selname, $arr);
-
-	if($r) {
-		foreach($r as $rr) {
-			if((is_array($preselected)) && in_array($rr['id'], $preselected))
-				$selected = ' selected="selected" ';
-			else
-				$selected = '';
-
-			$trimmed = mb_substr($rr['xchan_name'], 0, 20);
-
-			$o .= "<option value=\"{$rr['abook_id']}\" $selected title=\"{$rr['xchan_name']}|{$rr['xchan_url']}\" >$trimmed</option>\r\n";
-		}
-	}
-
-	$o .= "</select>\r\n";
-
-	call_hooks(App::$module . '_post_' . $selname, $o);
-
-	return $o;
-}
-
 
 function fixacl(&$item) {
-	$item = str_replace(array('<', '>'), array('', ''), $item);
+	$item = str_replace( [ '<', '>' ], [ '', '' ], $item);
 }
 
 /**