diff --git a/devtools/shared/protocol/Request.js b/devtools/shared/protocol/Request.js
index 7ea71836715a..c1b8c2e27658 100644
--- a/devtools/shared/protocol/Request.js
+++ b/devtools/shared/protocol/Request.js
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const { extend } = require("devtools/shared/extend");
-var {
-  findPlaceholders,
-  describeTemplate,
-  getPath,
-} = require("devtools/shared/protocol/utils");
+var { findPlaceholders, getPath } = require("devtools/shared/protocol/utils");
 var { types } = require("devtools/shared/protocol/types");
 
 /**
@@ -75,10 +71,6 @@ Request.prototype = {
     }
     return fnArgs;
   },
-
-  describe: function() {
-    return describeTemplate(this.template);
-  },
 };
 
 exports.Request = Request;
@@ -120,13 +112,6 @@ Arg.prototype = {
   read: function(v, ctx, outArgs) {
     outArgs[this.index] = this.type.read(v, ctx);
   },
-
-  describe: function() {
-    return {
-      _arg: this.index,
-      type: this.type.name,
-    };
-  },
 };
 
 // Outside of protocol.js, Arg is called as factory method, without the new keyword.
@@ -173,13 +158,6 @@ Option.prototype = extend(Arg.prototype, {
     }
     outArgs[this.index][name] = this.type.read(v, ctx);
   },
-
-  describe: function() {
-    return {
-      _option: this.index,
-      type: this.type.name,
-    };
-  },
 });
 
 // Outside of protocol.js, Option is called as factory method, without the new keyword.
diff --git a/devtools/shared/protocol/Response.js b/devtools/shared/protocol/Response.js
index 2b4575f6f802..c4374a2055f9 100644
--- a/devtools/shared/protocol/Response.js
+++ b/devtools/shared/protocol/Response.js
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-var {
-  findPlaceholders,
-  getPath,
-  describeTemplate,
-} = require("devtools/shared/protocol/utils");
+var { findPlaceholders, getPath } = require("devtools/shared/protocol/utils");
 var { types } = require("devtools/shared/protocol/types");
 
 /**
@@ -76,10 +72,6 @@ Response.prototype = {
     const v = getPath(packet, this.path);
     return this.retVal.read(v, ctx);
   },
-
-  describe: function() {
-    return describeTemplate(this.template);
-  },
 };
 
 exports.Response = Response;
@@ -105,12 +97,6 @@ RetVal.prototype = {
   read: function(v, ctx) {
     return this.type.read(v, ctx);
   },
-
-  describe: function() {
-    return {
-      _retval: this.type.name,
-    };
-  },
 };
 
 // Outside of protocol.js, RetVal is called as factory method, without the new keyword.
diff --git a/devtools/shared/protocol/utils.js b/devtools/shared/protocol/utils.js
index f42fe8d8c679..3433c2f44655 100644
--- a/devtools/shared/protocol/utils.js
+++ b/devtools/shared/protocol/utils.js
@@ -4,19 +4,6 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-function describeTemplate(template) {
-  return JSON.parse(
-    JSON.stringify(template, (key, value) => {
-      if (value.describe) {
-        return value.describe();
-      }
-      return value;
-    })
-  );
-}
-
-exports.describeTemplate = describeTemplate;
-
 /**
  * Find Placeholders in the template and save them along with their
  * paths.