diff --git a/src/engine/FileIO.c b/src/engine/FileIO.c
index 7be7f9ac27..88cbf0f1fa 100644
--- a/src/engine/FileIO.c
+++ b/src/engine/FileIO.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ xaccReadAccountGroup( char *datafile )
     xaccAccountSetName (acc, LOST_ACC_STR);
     acc -> children = holder;
     xaccAccountCommitEdit (acc);
-    insertAccount (grp, acc);
+    xaccGroupInsertAccount (grp, acc);
   } else {
     xaccFreeAccountGroup (holder);
     holder = NULL;
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ readAccount( int fd, AccountGroup *grp, int token )
     acc = locateAccount (accID);
   } else {
     acc = xaccMallocAccount();
-    insertAccount (holder, acc);
+    xaccGroupInsertAccount (holder, acc);
   }
   
   xaccAccountBeginEdit (acc, 1);
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ readAccount( int fd, AccountGroup *grp, int token )
     }
   
   springAccount (acc->id);
-  insertAccount (grp, acc);
+  xaccGroupInsertAccount (grp, acc);
 
   /* version 4 is the first file version that introduces
    * sub-accounts */
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ locateAccount (int acc_id)
    acc = xaccMallocAccount ();
    acc->id = acc_id;
    acc->open = ACC_DEFER_REBALANCE;
-   insertAccount (holder, acc);
+   xaccGroupInsertAccount (holder, acc);
 
    /* normalize the account numbers -- positive-definite.
     * That is, the unique id must never decrease,
diff --git a/src/engine/Group.c b/src/engine/Group.c
index 41b2f33817..1602006818 100644
--- a/src/engine/Group.c
+++ b/src/engine/Group.c
@@ -281,34 +281,6 @@ xaccGetPeerAccountFromName ( Account *acc, const char * name )
   return peer_acc;
 }
 
-/********************************************************************\
-\********************************************************************/
-Account *
-removeAccount( AccountGroup *grp, int num )
-{
-  int i,j, nacc;
-  Account **arr;
-  Account *acc = NULL;
-  
-  if (!grp) return NULL;
-
-  arr = grp->account;
-
-  grp->saved = FALSE;
-  
-  nacc = grp->numAcc;
-  for( i=0,j=0; i<nacc; i++,j++ )
-    {
-    arr[i] = arr[j];
-    if (j == num) { acc = arr[j]; i--; }
-    }
-
-  grp->numAcc--;
-  arr[grp->numAcc] = NULL;
-
-  return acc;
-}
-
 /********************************************************************\
 \********************************************************************/
 
@@ -396,14 +368,14 @@ xaccInsertSubAccount( Account *adult, Account *child )
   /* allow side-effect of creating a child-less account group */
   if (NULL == child) return -1;
 
-  retval = insertAccount (adult->children, child);
+  retval = xaccGroupInsertAccount (adult->children, child);
   return retval;
 }
 
 /********************************************************************\
 \********************************************************************/
 int
-insertAccount( AccountGroup *grp, Account *acc )
+xaccGroupInsertAccount( AccountGroup *grp, Account *acc )
   {
   int i=-1;
   Account **oldAcc;
@@ -484,7 +456,7 @@ xaccConcatGroups (AccountGroup *togrp, AccountGroup *fromgrp)
    
    for (i=0; i<fromgrp->numAcc; i++) {
       acc = fromgrp->account[i];
-      insertAccount (togrp, acc);
+      xaccGroupInsertAccount (togrp, acc);
       fromgrp->account[i] = NULL;
    }
    fromgrp->account[0] = NULL;
diff --git a/src/engine/Group.h b/src/engine/Group.h
index e94b1c7e7c..3c6289cb91 100644
--- a/src/engine/Group.h
+++ b/src/engine/Group.h
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ void    xaccMergeAccounts (AccountGroup *grp);
 int     xaccAccountGroupNotSaved  (AccountGroup *grp);
 void    xaccAccountGroupMarkSaved (AccountGroup *grp);
 
-Account *removeAccount( AccountGroup *grp, int num );
-int     insertAccount( AccountGroup *grp, Account *acc );
-
 /*
  * The xaccRemoveAccount() subroutine will remove the indicated
  * account from its parent account group. It will NOT free the
@@ -77,6 +74,7 @@ int     insertAccount( AccountGroup *grp, Account *acc );
  */
 void    xaccRemoveAccount (Account *);
 void    xaccRemoveGroup (AccountGroup *);
+int     xaccGroupInsertAccount( AccountGroup *grp, Account *acc );
 int     xaccInsertSubAccount( Account *parent, Account *child );
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/engine/QIFIO.c b/src/engine/QIFIO.c
index af7f8e8d62..d72d0fb530 100644
--- a/src/engine/QIFIO.c
+++ b/src/engine/QIFIO.c
@@ -365,10 +365,10 @@ char * xaccReadQIFAccList (int fd, AccountGroup *grp, int cat)
             xaccInsertSubAccount( parent, acc );
          } else {
             /* we should never get here if the qif file is OK */
-            insertAccount( grp, acc );  
+            xaccGroupInsertAccount( grp, acc );  
          }
       } else {
-         insertAccount( grp, acc );
+         xaccGroupInsertAccount( grp, acc );
       }
 
    } while (qifline);
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ GetSubQIFAccount (AccountGroup *rootgrp, char *qifline, int acc_type)
 
       if (0 > acc_type) acc_type = GuessAccountType (qifline);
       xaccAccountSetType (xfer_acc, acc_type);
-      insertAccount (rootgrp, xfer_acc);
+      xaccGroupInsertAccount (rootgrp, xfer_acc);
    }
 
    /* if this account name had sub-accounts, get those */
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ xaccReadQIFAccountGroup( char *datafile )
         xaccAccountSetType (acc, typo);
         xaccAccountSetName (acc, name);
 
-        insertAccount( grp, acc );
+        xaccGroupInsertAccount( grp, acc );
         qifline = xaccReadQIFTransList (fd, acc, &bogus_acc_name);
         typo = -1; name = NULL;
         continue;
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ xaccReadQIFAccountGroup( char *datafile )
            }
            else
            {
-              insertAccount( grp, acc );
+              xaccGroupInsertAccount( grp, acc );
            }
    
            /* spin until start of transaction records */
diff --git a/src/gnome/Add_Dialog.c b/src/gnome/Add_Dialog.c
index 523ad76ae5..d59fe706a5 100644
--- a/src/gnome/Add_Dialog.c
+++ b/src/gnome/Add_Dialog.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ add_account_dialog_okclicked_cb(GtkWidget * dialog, gpointer data)
   if (info->parent_account) {
     g_print( "Return Code (SUB): %d\n", xaccInsertSubAccount (info->parent_account, account));
   } else {
-    g_print( "Return Code (TOPGROUP): %d\n", insertAccount( topgroup, account ));
+    g_print( "Return Code (TOPGROUP): %d\n", xaccGroupInsertAccount( topgroup, account ));
   }
   xaccAccountCommitEdit (account);