diff --git a/import2ledger/config.py b/import2ledger/config.py
index acc924dbdd81e0b2d5f3f22f3df5ad0e5889e4a1..220485813bfbf8dd6ee01332d64da115a3af4f16 100644
--- a/import2ledger/config.py
+++ b/import2ledger/config.py
@@ -176,14 +176,6 @@ class Configuration:
             default_section['output_path'] = self.args.output_path
         self._read_dates_args()
 
-    @contextlib.contextmanager
-    def _open_path(self, path, fallback_file, *args, **kwargs):
-        if path is None:
-            yield fallback_file
-        else:
-            with path.open(*args, **kwargs) as open_file:
-                yield open_file
-
     def get_section(self, section_name):
         if section_name is None:
             section_name = self.args.use_config
@@ -215,14 +207,6 @@ class Configuration:
         except AttributeError:
             raise errors.UserInputConfigurationError("not a valid loglevel", level_name)
 
-    def get_output_path(self, section_name=None):
-        section_config = self.get_section(section_name)
-        return self._s_to_path(section_config['output_path'])
-
-    def open_output_file(self, section_name=None):
-        path = self.get_output_path(section_name)
-        return self._open_path(path, self.stdout, 'a')
-
     def setup_logger(self, logger, section_name=None):
         logger.setLevel(self.get_loglevel(section_name))