diff --git a/coord/base.hpp b/coord/base.hpp
index 42c5abde..b2b38c08 100644
--- a/coord/base.hpp
+++ b/coord/base.hpp
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ namespace util { namespace coord {
         auto begin (void) { return std::begin (this->data); }
         auto end   (void) { return std::end   (this->data); }
 
-        const T& front (void) const { return this->data[0]; }
-        T& front (void) { return this->data[0]; }
-
-        const T& back (void) const { return this->data[S-1]; }
-        T& back (void) { return this->data[S-1]; }
-
         ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // conversions
         template <template <size_t, typename> class K>