--- a/core/src/luan/Luan.java	Mon May 04 15:43:36 2015 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/Luan.java	Mon May 04 16:21:17 2015 -0600
@@ -47,25 +47,6 @@
 		return "userdata";
 	}
 
-	public static Number toNumber(Object obj) {
-		return toNumber(obj,null);
-	}
-
-	public static Number toNumber(Object obj,Integer base) {
-		if( obj instanceof Number )
-			return (Number)obj;
-		if( obj instanceof String ) {
-			String s = (String)obj;
-			try {
-				if( base==null )
-					return Double.valueOf(s);
-				else
-					return Long.valueOf(s,base);
-			} catch(NumberFormatException e) {}
-		}
-		return null;
-	}
-
 	public static String toString(Number n) {
 		if( n instanceof Integer )
 			return n.toString();