diff --git a/cmd/tiller/kind_sorter.go b/cmd/tiller/kind_sorter.go
index 3ee4797fa..3ffae7a77 100644
--- a/cmd/tiller/kind_sorter.go
+++ b/cmd/tiller/kind_sorter.go
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package main
 
-import (
-	"sort"
-)
-
 // SortOrder is an ordering of Kinds.
 type SortOrder []string
 
@@ -28,48 +24,3 @@ var InstallOrder SortOrder = []string{"Namespace", "Secret", "ConfigMap", "Persi
 
 // UninstallOrder is the order in which manifests should be uninstalled (by Kind)
 var UninstallOrder SortOrder = []string{"Service", "Pod", "ReplicationController", "Deployment", "DaemonSet", "ConfigMap", "Secret", "PersistentVolume", "ServiceAccount", "Ingress", "Job", "Namespace"}
-
-// sortByKind does an in-place sort of manifests by Kind.
-//
-// Results are sorted by 'ordering'
-func sortByKind(manifests []manifest, ordering SortOrder) []manifest {
-	ks := newKindSorter(manifests, ordering)
-	sort.Sort(ks)
-	return ks.manifests
-}
-
-type kindSorter struct {
-	ordering  map[string]int
-	manifests []manifest
-}
-
-func newKindSorter(m []manifest, s SortOrder) *kindSorter {
-	o := make(map[string]int, len(s))
-	for v, k := range s {
-		o[k] = v
-	}
-
-	return &kindSorter{
-		manifests: m,
-		ordering:  o,
-	}
-}
-
-func (k *kindSorter) Len() int { return len(k.manifests) }
-
-func (k *kindSorter) Swap(i, j int) { k.manifests[i], k.manifests[j] = k.manifests[j], k.manifests[i] }
-
-func (k *kindSorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	a := k.manifests[i]
-	b := k.manifests[j]
-	first, ok := k.ordering[a.head.Kind]
-	if !ok {
-		// Unknown is always last
-		return false
-	}
-	second, ok := k.ordering[b.head.Kind]
-	if !ok {
-		return true
-	}
-	return first < second
-}
diff --git a/cmd/tiller/kind_sorter_test.go b/cmd/tiller/kind_sorter_test.go
index 46de376dd..247af1c16 100644
--- a/cmd/tiller/kind_sorter_test.go
+++ b/cmd/tiller/kind_sorter_test.go
@@ -17,9 +17,55 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
+	"sort"
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func newKindSorter(m []manifest, s SortOrder) *kindSorter {
+	o := make(map[string]int, len(s))
+	for v, k := range s {
+		o[k] = v
+	}
+
+	return &kindSorter{
+		manifests: m,
+		ordering:  o,
+	}
+}
+
+// sortByKind does an in-place sort of manifests by Kind.
+//
+// Results are sorted by 'ordering'
+func sortByKind(manifests []manifest, ordering SortOrder) []manifest {
+	ks := newKindSorter(manifests, ordering)
+	sort.Sort(ks)
+	return ks.manifests
+}
+
+type kindSorter struct {
+	ordering  map[string]int
+	manifests []manifest
+}
+
+func (k *kindSorter) Len() int { return len(k.manifests) }
+
+func (k *kindSorter) Swap(i, j int) { k.manifests[i], k.manifests[j] = k.manifests[j], k.manifests[i] }
+
+func (k *kindSorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	a := k.manifests[i]
+	b := k.manifests[j]
+	first, ok := k.ordering[a.head.Kind]
+	if !ok {
+		// Unknown is always last
+		return false
+	}
+	second, ok := k.ordering[b.head.Kind]
+	if !ok {
+		return true
+	}
+	return first < second
+}
+
 func TestKindSorter(t *testing.T) {
 	manifests := []manifest{
 		{
diff --git a/cmd/tiller/release_server.go b/cmd/tiller/release_server.go
index a3bfb03e6..48029dd78 100644
--- a/cmd/tiller/release_server.go
+++ b/cmd/tiller/release_server.go
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
-
-	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	"github.com/technosophos/moniker"
 	ctx "golang.org/x/net/context"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 
 	"k8s.io/helm/cmd/tiller/environment"
@@ -702,12 +700,6 @@ func (s *releaseServer) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values
 	return hooks, b, notes, nil
 }
 
-// validateYAML checks to see if YAML is well-formed.
-func validateYAML(data string) error {
-	b := map[string]interface{}{}
-	return yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(data), b)
-}
-
 func (s *releaseServer) recordRelease(r *release.Release, reuse bool) {
 	if reuse {
 		if err := s.env.Releases.Update(r); err != nil {