diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2db90530..7f817b5a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2066,120 +2066,6 @@ impl<'trans, 'stmt> Iterator for LazyRows<'trans, 'stmt> {
     }
 }
 
-/*
-    pub fn execute<I, J>(&self, rows: I) -> Result<u64>
-            where I: Iterator<Item=J>, J: StreamIterator {
-        let mut conn = self.conn.conn.borrow_mut();
-
-        debug!("executing COPY IN statement {}", self.name);
-        try!(conn.write_messages(&[
-            Bind {
-                portal: "",
-                statement: &self.name,
-                formats: &[],
-                values: &[],
-                result_formats: &[]
-            },
-            Execute {
-                portal: "",
-                max_rows: 0,
-            },
-            Sync]));
-
-        match try!(conn.read_message()) {
-            BindComplete => {},
-            ErrorResponse { fields } => {
-                try!(conn.wait_for_ready());
-                return DbError::new(fields);
-            }
-            _ => {
-                conn.desynchronized = true;
-                return Err(Error::IoError(bad_response()));
-            }
-        }
-
-        match try!(conn.read_message()) {
-            CopyInResponse { .. } => {}
-            _ => {
-                conn.desynchronized = true;
-                return Err(Error::IoError(bad_response()));
-            }
-        }
-
-        let mut buf = vec![];
-        let _ = buf.write_all(b"PGCOPY\n\xff\r\n\x00");
-        let _ = buf.write_i32::<BigEndian>(0);
-        let _ = buf.write_i32::<BigEndian>(0);
-
-        'l: for mut row in rows {
-            let _ = buf.write_i16::<BigEndian>(self.column_types.len() as i16);
-
-            let mut types = self.column_types.iter();
-            loop {
-                match (row.next(), types.next()) {
-                    (Some(val), Some(ty)) => {
-                        let mut inner_buf = vec![];
-                        match val.to_sql_checked(ty, &mut inner_buf, &SessionInfo::new(&*conn)) {
-                            Ok(IsNull::Yes) => {
-                                let _ = buf.write_i32::<BigEndian>(-1);
-                            }
-                            Ok(IsNull::No) => {
-                                let _ = buf.write_i32::<BigEndian>(inner_buf.len() as i32);
-                                let _ = buf.write_all(&inner_buf);
-                            }
-                            Err(err) => {
-                                // FIXME this is not the right way to handle this
-                                try_desync!(conn, conn.stream.write_message(
-                                    &CopyFail {
-                                        message: &err.to_string(),
-                                    }));
-                                break 'l;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    (Some(_), None) | (None, Some(_)) => {
-                        try_desync!(conn, conn.stream.write_message(
-                            &CopyFail {
-                                message: "Invalid column count",
-                            }));
-                        break 'l;
-                    }
-                    (None, None) => break
-                }
-            }
-
-            try_desync!(conn, conn.stream.write_message(
-                &CopyData {
-                    data: &buf
-                }));
-            buf.clear();
-        }
-
-        let _ = buf.write_i16::<BigEndian>(-1);
-        try!(conn.write_messages(&[
-            CopyData {
-                data: &buf,
-            },
-            CopyDone,
-            Sync]));
-
-        let num = match try!(conn.read_message()) {
-            CommandComplete { tag } => util::parse_update_count(tag),
-            ErrorResponse { fields } => {
-                try!(conn.wait_for_ready());
-                return DbError::new(fields);
-            }
-            _ => {
-                conn.desynchronized = true;
-                return Err(Error::IoError(bad_response()));
-            }
-        };
-
-        try!(conn.wait_for_ready());
-        Ok(num)
-    }
-*/
-
 /// A trait allowing abstraction over connections and transactions
 pub trait GenericConnection {
     /// Like `Connection::prepare`.