diff --git a/src/parser/document.rs b/src/parser/document.rs
index 99eb460e..cd12174f 100644
--- a/src/parser/document.rs
+++ b/src/parser/document.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag;
 use nom::character::complete::line_ending;
 use nom::character::complete::space1;
-use nom::combinator::eof;
 use nom::combinator::map;
 use nom::combinator::not;
 use nom::combinator::opt;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ use crate::parser::parser_context::ChainBehavior;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::ContextElement;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::ContextTree;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::ExitMatcherNode;
-use crate::parser::util::element_trailing_whitespace;
 use crate::parser::util::maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace;
 
 use super::element::Element;
diff --git a/src/parser/element.rs b/src/parser/element.rs
index 902b2a48..f92a1069 100644
--- a/src/parser/element.rs
+++ b/src/parser/element.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use super::paragraph::paragraph;
 use super::plain_list::plain_list;
 use super::source::Source;
 use super::Context;
-use crate::parser::parser_context::ContextElement;
 use crate::parser::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
 use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::combinator::map;
@@ -33,26 +32,6 @@ impl<'s> Source<'s> for Element<'s> {
     }
 }
 
-#[tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug")]
-pub fn element_with_whitespace<'r, 's>(
-    context: Context<'r, 's>,
-    input: &'s str,
-) -> Res<&'s str, Element<'s>> {
-    let parser_context =
-        context.with_additional_node(ContextElement::ConsumeTrailingWhitespace(true));
-    element(&parser_context, input)
-}
-
-#[tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug")]
-pub fn element_without_whitespace<'r, 's>(
-    context: Context<'r, 's>,
-    input: &'s str,
-) -> Res<&'s str, Element<'s>> {
-    let parser_context =
-        context.with_additional_node(ContextElement::ConsumeTrailingWhitespace(false));
-    element(&parser_context, input)
-}
-
 #[tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug")]
 pub fn element<'r, 's>(context: Context<'r, 's>, input: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, Element<'s>> {
     let non_paragraph_matcher = parser_with_context!(non_paragraph_element)(context);
diff --git a/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs b/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs
index a16159a9..0c7f7143 100644
--- a/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs
+++ b/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs
@@ -8,20 +8,16 @@ use crate::parser::parser_context::ContextElement;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::ExitMatcherNode;
 use crate::parser::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
 use crate::parser::util::blank_line;
-use crate::parser::util::element_trailing_whitespace;
 use crate::parser::util::exit_matcher_parser;
 use crate::parser::util::get_consumed;
 use crate::parser::util::maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace;
 use crate::parser::util::start_of_line;
-use crate::parser::util::whitespace_eof;
 use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag_no_case;
 use nom::bytes::complete::take_while;
 use nom::character::complete::digit1;
-use nom::character::complete::multispace0;
 use nom::character::complete::space0;
-use nom::combinator::opt;
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
 use nom::combinator::verify;
 use nom::multi::many1;
diff --git a/src/parser/greater_block.rs b/src/parser/greater_block.rs
index 84087400..8e324a78 100644
--- a/src/parser/greater_block.rs
+++ b/src/parser/greater_block.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::parser::parser_context::ChainBehavior;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::ContextElement;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::ExitMatcherNode;
 use crate::parser::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
-use crate::parser::util::element_trailing_whitespace;
 use crate::parser::util::exit_matcher_parser;
 use crate::parser::util::get_consumed;
 use crate::parser::util::maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace;
diff --git a/src/parser/paragraph.rs b/src/parser/paragraph.rs
index 9922f8b2..4a9a60e4 100644
--- a/src/parser/paragraph.rs
+++ b/src/parser/paragraph.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::combinator::eof;
-use nom::combinator::opt;
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
 use nom::combinator::verify;
 use nom::multi::many1;
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ use crate::parser::parser_context::ChainBehavior;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::ContextElement;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::ExitMatcherNode;
 use crate::parser::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
-use crate::parser::util::element_trailing_whitespace;
 use crate::parser::util::exit_matcher_parser;
 use crate::parser::util::maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace;
 use crate::parser::util::start_of_line;
diff --git a/src/parser/parser_context.rs b/src/parser/parser_context.rs
index 2810347b..24d988d6 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser_context.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parser_context.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
-use nom::combinator::eof;
 use nom::IResult;
 
 use crate::parser::util::whitespace_eof;