diff --git a/app/helpers/boxes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/boxes_helper.rb
index 67eb70f..eebda45 100644
--- a/app/helpers/boxes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/boxes_helper.rb
@@ -99,15 +99,10 @@ module BoxesHelper
   end
 
   def render_block_content block
-    # FIXME: this conditional should be removed after all
-    # block footer from plugins methods get refactored into helpers and views.
-    # They are a failsafe until all of them are done.
-    return block.content if block.method(:content).owner != Block
     render_block block
   end
 
   def render_block_footer block
-    return block.footer if block.method(:footer).owner != Block
     render_block block, 'footers/'
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/block.rb b/app/models/block.rb
index 8538743..a05d09e 100644
--- a/app/models/block.rb
+++ b/app/models/block.rb
@@ -181,30 +181,6 @@ class Block < ApplicationRecord
     "/images/block_preview.png"
   end
 
-  # Returns the content to be used for this block.
-  #
-  # This method can return several types of objects:
-  #
-  # * <tt>String</tt>: if the string starts with <tt>http://</tt> or <tt>https://</tt>, then it is assumed to be address of an IFRAME. Otherwise it's is used as regular HTML.
-  # * <tt>Hash</tt>: the hash is used to build an URL that is used as the address for a IFRAME.
-  # * <tt>Proc</tt>: the Proc is evaluated in the scope of BoxesHelper. The
-  # block can then use <tt>render</tt>, <tt>link_to</tt>, etc.
-  #
-  # The method can also return <tt>nil</tt>, which means "no content".
-  #
-  # See BoxesHelper#extract_block_content for implementation details.
-  def content(args={})
-    "This is block number %d" % self.id
-  end
-
-  # A footer to be appended to the end of the block. Returns <tt>nil</tt>.
-  #
-  # Override in your subclasses. You can return the same types supported by
-  # #content.
-  def footer
-    nil
-  end
-
   # Is this block editable? (Default to <tt>true</tt>)
   def editable?(user=nil)
     self.edit_modes == "all"
diff --git a/test/unit/block_test.rb b/test/unit/block_test.rb
index 8fc5b8d..41f2252 100644
--- a/test/unit/block_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/block_test.rb
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ class BlockTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_nil Block.new.owner
   end
 
-  should 'provide no footer by default' do
-    assert_nil Block.new.footer
-  end
-
   should 'provide an empty default title' do
     assert_equal '', Block.new.default_title
   end
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