diff --git a/src/apple2.c b/src/apple2.c
index 7c13442..23e50db 100644
--- a/src/apple2.c
+++ b/src/apple2.c
@@ -260,20 +260,6 @@ apple2_reset(apple2 *mach)
     apple2_set_memory_mode(mach, MEMORY_DEFAULT);
 }
 
-/*
- * This function will clear the 8th bit, which is the "strobe" bit, from
- * the position in memory where the value of the last key that was
- * pressed is held.
- */
-void
-apple2_clear_strobe(apple2 *mach)
-{
-    vm_8bit ch;
-
-    ch = vm_segment_get(mach->main, LAST_KEY);
-    vm_segment_set(mach->main, LAST_KEY, ch & 0x7F);
-}
-
 /*
  * Free the memory reserved for an apple2 struct.
  */
@@ -318,40 +304,6 @@ apple2_free(apple2 *mach)
     free(mach);
 }
 
-/*
- * Emulate the notion of a pressed key in the apple2 with a given
- * character.
- */
-void
-apple2_press_key(apple2 *mach, vm_8bit ch)
-{
-    // The apple2 can only handle ASCII values of 0 through 127.
-    // However, the eigth bit is called the "strobe" bit, and is treated
-    // specially. In particular, the strobe bit is 1 if a key was
-    // pressed down, and remains 1 until you reset it by reading from
-    // the clear-strobe location.
-    ch = ch | 0x80;
-
-    // This is the location in memory where a program will expect to
-    // find the value of the last key that was pressed.
-    vm_segment_set(mach->main, LAST_KEY, ch);
-
-    // This area is a combination of flags; the eighth bit here is the
-    // "any-key-down" flag, which is a bit of a mouthful. It's 1 if a
-    // key is pressed, and 0 if not. The effect of reading this bit will
-    // also _clear_ the strobe bit in the $C000 address (above).
-    vm_segment_set(mach->main, ANY_KEY_DOWN, 0x80);
-}
-
-/*
- * This function will clear the value of the any-key-down switch/flag.
- */
-void
-apple2_release_key(apple2 *mach)
-{
-    vm_segment_set(mach->main, ANY_KEY_DOWN, 0);
-}
-
 /*
  * The run loop is the function that essentially waits for user input
  * and continues to present the apple2 abstraction for you to use. At
diff --git a/tests/apple2.c b/tests/apple2.c
index 7d4961d..a279a15 100644
--- a/tests/apple2.c
+++ b/tests/apple2.c
@@ -55,33 +55,6 @@ Test(apple2, boot)
     cr_assert_neq(apple2_boot(mach), OK);
 }
 
-Test(apple2, press_key)
-{
-    apple2_press_key(mach, 123);
-    cr_assert_eq(vm_segment_get(mach->main, 0xC000), 123 | 0x80);
-    cr_assert_eq(vm_segment_get(mach->main, 0xC010), 0x80);
-}
-
-Test(apple2, clear_strobe)
-{
-    apple2_press_key(mach, 123);
-    cr_assert_eq(vm_segment_get(mach->main, 0xC000), 123 | 0x80);
-    apple2_clear_strobe(mach);
-    cr_assert_eq(vm_segment_get(mach->main, 0xC000), 123);
-}
-
-/*
- * This also tests the press_key function (as does the clear_strobe
- * test, in its own way).
- */
-Test(apple2, release_key)
-{
-    apple2_press_key(mach, 123);
-    cr_assert_eq(vm_segment_get(mach->main, 0xC010), 0x80);
-    apple2_release_key(mach);
-    cr_assert_eq(vm_segment_get(mach->main, 0xC010), 0);
-}
-
 Test(apple2, set_color)
 {
     apple2_set_color(mach, COLOR_AMBER);