diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index b4dc64475..ca4a8b890 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -197,44 +197,6 @@ func collectBackends() *location.Registry {
 	return backends
 }
 
-// Printf writes the message to the configured stdout stream.
-func Printf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(globalOptions.stdout, format, args...)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unable to write to stdout: %v\n", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// Print writes the message to the configured stdout stream.
-func Print(args ...interface{}) {
-	_, err := fmt.Fprint(globalOptions.stdout, args...)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unable to write to stdout: %v\n", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// Println writes the message to the configured stdout stream.
-func Println(args ...interface{}) {
-	_, err := fmt.Fprintln(globalOptions.stdout, args...)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unable to write to stdout: %v\n", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// Verbosef calls Printf to write the message when the verbose flag is set.
-func Verbosef(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if globalOptions.verbosity >= 1 {
-		Printf(format, args...)
-	}
-}
-
-// Verboseff calls Printf to write the message when the verbosity is >= 2
-func Verboseff(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if globalOptions.verbosity >= 2 {
-		Printf(format, args...)
-	}
-}
-
 // Warnf writes the message to the configured stderr stream.
 func Warnf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(globalOptions.stderr, format, args...)
diff --git a/cmd/restic/global_test.go b/cmd/restic/global_test.go
index d25ff07c1..57bf19862 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global_test.go
@@ -12,20 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui/progress"
 )
 
-func Test_PrintFunctionsRespectsGlobalStdout(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, p := range []func(){
-		func() { Println("message") },
-		func() { Print("message\n") },
-		func() { Printf("mes%s\n", "sage") },
-	} {
-		buf, _ := withCaptureStdout(GlobalOptions{}, func(_ GlobalOptions) error {
-			p()
-			return nil
-		})
-		rtest.Equals(t, "message\n", buf.String())
-	}
-}
-
 type errorReader struct{ err error }
 
 func (r *errorReader) Read([]byte) (int, error) { return 0, r.err }