diff --git a/collects/htdch/draw/Canvas.java b/collects/htdch/draw/Canvas.java
index 96ed7219db..b7ce3cdf55 100644
--- a/collects/htdch/draw/Canvas.java
+++ b/collects/htdch/draw/Canvas.java
@@ -94,23 +94,4 @@ public class Canvas {
      */
     public native boolean drawString(Posn p, String s);
 
-    /** 
-     *@return true, if it can erase the specified circle from this canvas 
-     */
-    public native boolean clearCircle(Posn p, int r, AColor c);
-
-    /** 
-     *@return true, if it can erase the specified disk from this canvas 
-     */
-    public native boolean clearDisk(Posn p, int r, AColor c);
-
-    /** 
-     *@return true, if it can erase the specified rectangle from this canvas 
-     */
-    public native boolean clearRect(Posn p, int width, int height, AColor c);
-
-    /** 
-     *@return true, if it can erase the specified string from this canvas 
-     */
-    public native boolean clearLine(Posn p0, Posn p1, AColor c);
 }    
diff --git a/collects/htdch/draw/World.java b/collects/htdch/draw/World.java
index e5d444f5ab..3c20847b88 100644
--- a/collects/htdch/draw/World.java
+++ b/collects/htdch/draw/World.java
@@ -71,8 +71,4 @@ public abstract class World {
      */
     public abstract boolean draw();
 
-    /**
-     *@return true, if the method succeeds in erasing this world ('s canvas)
-     */
-    public abstract boolean erase();
 }    
diff --git a/collects/htdch/draw/support.scm b/collects/htdch/draw/support.scm
index 428b2b7149..4d6bf78337 100644
--- a/collects/htdch/draw/support.scm
+++ b/collects/htdch/draw/support.scm
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@
      drawRect-geometry.Posn-int-int-colors.AColor-native
      drawLine-geometry.Posn-geometry.Posn-colors.AColor-native
      drawString-geometry.Posn-java.lang.String-native
-     clearCircle-geometry.Posn-int-colors.AColor-native
-     clearDisk-geometry.Posn-int-colors.AColor-native
-     clearRect-geometry.Posn-int-int-colors.AColor-native
-     clearLine-geometry.Posn-geometry.Posn-colors.AColor-native))
+     ))
   
   (define-signature support^ (void-or-true imperative))
   
@@ -146,22 +143,26 @@
 	(wrap-start-check
          ([hash-table-get privates '%draw-string] (build-posn p) s*)))
       
+      #;
       (define (clearCircle-geometry.Posn-int-colors.AColor-native this accs gets privates p r c)
 	(wrap-start-check 
          (check-arg r "clearCircle(Posn, int, AColor)" "second")
          ([hash-table-get privates '%clear-circle] (build-posn p) r (color->symbol c))))
-      
+
+      #;
       (define (clearDisk-geometry.Posn-int-colors.AColor-native this accs gets privates p r c)
 	(wrap-start-check 
          (check-arg r "clearDisk(Posn, int, AColor)" "second")
          ([hash-table-get privates '%clear-solid-disk] (build-posn p) r (color->symbol c))))
       
+      #;
       (define (clearRect-geometry.Posn-int-int-colors.AColor-native this accs gets privates p w h c)
 	(wrap-start-check 
          (check-arg w "clearRect(Posn, int, int, AColor)" "second")
          (check-arg h "clearRect(Posn, int, int, AColor)" "third")
          ([hash-table-get privates '%clear-solid-rect] (build-posn p) w h (color->symbol c))))
       
+      #;
       (define (clearLine-geometry.Posn-geometry.Posn-colors.AColor-native this accs gets privates p0 p1 c)
 	(wrap-start-check 
          ([hash-table-get privates '%clear-solid-line] (build-posn p0) (build-posn p1) (color->symbol c))))
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@
         (define (on-event world0 th)
           (begin-draw-sequence)
           (send theCanvas copy)
-          (send world0 erase)
+          ;(send world0 erase)
           (let ([world (imperative (th) world0)])
 	    (unless (eq? world0 world)
 	      (setCanvas world theCanvas))
diff --git a/collects/htdch/idraw/Canvas.java b/collects/htdch/idraw/Canvas.java
index 6eacd037ee..64a0766050 100644
--- a/collects/htdch/idraw/Canvas.java
+++ b/collects/htdch/idraw/Canvas.java
@@ -40,8 +40,4 @@ public class Canvas {
   public native void drawRect(Posn p, int width, int height, AColor c);
   public native void drawLine(Posn p0, Posn p1, AColor c);
   public native void drawString(Posn p, String s);
-  public native void clearCircle(Posn p, int r, AColor c);
-  public native void clearDisk(Posn p, int r, AColor c);
-  public native void clearRect(Posn p, int width, int height, AColor c);
-  public native void clearLine(Posn p0, Posn p1, AColor c);
 }    
diff --git a/collects/htdch/idraw/World.java b/collects/htdch/idraw/World.java
index c70e5ef51a..6e728b4d71 100644
--- a/collects/htdch/idraw/World.java
+++ b/collects/htdch/idraw/World.java
@@ -31,5 +31,4 @@ public abstract class World {
  public abstract void onTick();
  public abstract void onKeyEvent(String ke); 
  public abstract void draw();
- public abstract void erase();
 }