diff --git a/gui/qt/lite_window.py b/gui/qt/lite_window.py
index 5a0cf55d3..18ee69191 100644
--- a/gui/qt/lite_window.py
+++ b/gui/qt/lite_window.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ except ImportError:
     sys.exit(0)
 
 from decimal import Decimal as D
-from electrum.util import get_resource_path as rsrc
 from electrum.bitcoin import is_valid
 from electrum.i18n import _
 import decimal
@@ -867,9 +866,3 @@ class MiniDriver(QObject):
         self.window.update_history(tx_history)
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    with open(rsrc("style.css")) as style_file:
-        app.setStyleSheet(style_file.read())
-    mini = MiniWindow()
-    sys.exit(app.exec_())
diff --git a/lib/util.py b/lib/util.py
index 54cc8b168..589759733 100644
--- a/lib/util.py
+++ b/lib/util.py
@@ -63,18 +63,6 @@ def user_dir():
 
 
 
-def get_resource_path(*args):
-    return os.path.join(".", *args)
-
-
-def local_data_dir():
-    """Return path to the data folder."""
-    assert sys.argv
-    prefix_path = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])
-    local_data = os.path.join(prefix_path, "data")
-    return local_data
-
-
 def format_satoshis(x, is_diff=False, num_zeros = 0, decimal_point = 8, whitespaces=False):
     from decimal import Decimal
     s = Decimal(x)