diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/load/load_backdrop.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/load/load_backdrop.py
index 07a6724771..04cff311d1 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/nuke/load/load_backdrop.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/load/load_backdrop.py
@@ -240,77 +240,6 @@ class LoadBackdropNodes(api.Loader):
 
         return update_container(GN, data_imprint)
 
-    def connect_active_viewer(self, group_node):
-        """
-        Finds Active viewer and
-        place the node under it, also adds
-        name of group into Input Process of the viewer
-
-        Arguments:
-            group_node (nuke node): nuke group node object
-
-        """
-        group_node_name = group_node["name"].value()
-
-        viewer = [n for n in nuke.allNodes() if "Viewer1" in n["name"].value()]
-        if len(viewer) > 0:
-            viewer = viewer[0]
-        else:
-            if not (len(nodes) < 2):
-                msg = "Please create Viewer node before you "
-                      "run this action again"
-                self.log.error(msg)
-                nuke.message(msg)
-            return None
-
-        # get coordinates of Viewer1
-        xpos = viewer["xpos"].value()
-        ypos = viewer["ypos"].value()
-
-        ypos += 150
-
-        viewer["ypos"].setValue(ypos)
-
-        # set coordinates to group node
-        group_node["xpos"].setValue(xpos)
-        group_node["ypos"].setValue(ypos + 50)
-
-        # add group node name to Viewer Input Process
-        viewer["input_process_node"].setValue(group_node_name)
-
-        # put backdrop under
-        pnlib.create_backdrop(label="Input Process", layer=2,
-                              nodes=[viewer, group_node], color="0x7c7faaff")
-
-        return True
-
-    def get_item(self, data, trackIndex, subTrackIndex):
-        return {key: val for key, val in data.items()
-                if subTrackIndex == val["subTrackIndex"]
-                if trackIndex == val["trackIndex"]}
-
-    def byteify(self, input):
-        """
-        Converts unicode strings to strings
-        It goes trought all dictionary
-
-        Arguments:
-            input (dict/str): input
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: with fixed values and keys
-
-        """
-
-        if isinstance(input, dict):
-            return {self.byteify(key): self.byteify(value)
-                    for key, value in input.iteritems()}
-        elif isinstance(input, list):
-            return [self.byteify(element) for element in input]
-        elif isinstance(input, unicode):
-            return input.encode('utf-8')
-        else:
-            return input
 
     def switch(self, container, representation):
         self.update(container, representation)