diff --git a/remote.go b/remote.go
index a52ff06..4ff2040 100644
--- a/remote.go
+++ b/remote.go
@@ -421,10 +421,6 @@ func (repo *Repository) LookupRemote(name string) (*Remote, error) {
 	return remote, nil
 }
 
-func (o *Remote) Owner() Repository {
-	return Repository{C.git_remote_owner(o.ptr)}
-}
-
 func (o *Remote) Name() string {
 	return C.GoString(C.git_remote_name(o.ptr))
 }
diff --git a/submodule.go b/submodule.go
index fb7c5e6..971011b 100644
--- a/submodule.go
+++ b/submodule.go
@@ -158,12 +158,6 @@ func (sub *Submodule) AddToIndex(write_index bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (sub *Submodule) Owner() *Repository {
-	repo := C.git_submodule_owner(sub.ptr)
-	//FIXME: how to handle dangling references ?
-	return &Repository{repo}
-}
-
 func (sub *Submodule) Name() string {
 	n := C.git_submodule_name(sub.ptr)
 	return C.GoString(n)