diff --git a/next-lib/src/parse/ParseEng.gf b/next-lib/src/parse/ParseEng.gf
index bee66010d..a5790ac41 100644
--- a/next-lib/src/parse/ParseEng.gf
+++ b/next-lib/src/parse/ParseEng.gf
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ lin
     exactly_AdN = ss "exactly" ;
     most_Det = mkDeterminer plural "most";
     neither_Det = mkDeterminer singular "neither" ;
-    no_Det = variants { mkDeterminer singular "no"; mkDeterminer plural "no" } ;
-    nobody_NP = variants { regNP "nobody" singular; regNP "noone" singular; regNP ["no one"] singular };
-    nothing_NP = regNP "nothing" singular;
     only_AdV = mkAdV "only" ;
     should_VV = {
       s = table {
diff --git a/next-lib/src/parse/ParseEngAbs.gf b/next-lib/src/parse/ParseEngAbs.gf
index 1cd65ea62..4b2de2e4e 100644
--- a/next-lib/src/parse/ParseEngAbs.gf
+++ b/next-lib/src/parse/ParseEngAbs.gf
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ fun either_Det : Det ;
 fun exactly_AdN : AdN ;
 fun most_Det : Det ;
 fun neither_Det : Det ;
-fun no_Det : Det ;
-fun nobody_NP : NP ;
-fun nothing_NP : NP ;
 fun only_AdV : AdV ;
 fun should_VV : VV ;
 fun several_Det : Det ;