diff --git a/py/apigen/apigen.py b/py/apigen/apigen.py
index 27a1b1264..f0b35a246 100644
--- a/py/apigen/apigen.py
+++ b/py/apigen/apigen.py
@@ -32,25 +32,25 @@ def build(pkgdir, dsa, capture):
     apb = htmlgen.ApiPageBuilder(targetdir, l, dsa, pkgdir, namespace_tree)
     spb = htmlgen.SourcePageBuilder(targetdir, l, pkgdir)
 
-    capture.writeorgerr('preparing namespace pages\n')
+    capture.err.writeorg('preparing namespace pages\n')
     ns_data = apb.prepare_namespace_pages()
-    capture.writeorgerr('preparing class pages\n')
+    capture.err.writeorg('preparing class pages\n')
     class_names = dsa.get_class_names()
     class_data = apb.prepare_class_pages(class_names)
-    capture.writeorgerr('preparing function pages\n')
+    capture.err.writeorg('preparing function pages\n')
     function_names = dsa.get_function_names()
     func_data = apb.prepare_function_pages(function_names)
-    capture.writeorgerr('preparing source pages\n')
+    capture.err.writeorg('preparing source pages\n')
     source_data = spb.prepare_pages(pkgdir)
 
-    capture.writeorgerr('building namespace pages\n')
+    capture.err.writeorg('building namespace pages\n')
     apb.build_namespace_pages(ns_data, proj)
-    capture.writeorgerr('building class pages\n')
+    capture.err.writeorg('building class pages\n')
     apb.build_class_pages(class_data, proj)
     apb.build_method_pages(method_data, proj)
-    capture.writeorgerr('building function pages\n')
+    capture.err.writeorg('building function pages\n')
     apb.build_function_pages(func_data, proj)
-    capture.writeorgerr('building source pages\n')
+    capture.err.writeorg('building source pages\n')
     spb.build_pages(source_data, proj, pkgdir)
-    capture.writeorgerr('done building documentation\n')
+    capture.err.writeorg('done building documentation\n')
 
diff --git a/py/io/capture.py b/py/io/capture.py
index c79f0fc5a..26013f6b3 100644
--- a/py/io/capture.py
+++ b/py/io/capture.py
@@ -86,20 +86,6 @@ class OutErrCapture:
             err = errfile.read()
         return out, err 
 
-    def writeorgout(self, str):
-        """ write something to the original stdout
-        """
-        if not hasattr(self, 'out'):
-            raise IOError('stdout not patched')
-        self.out.writeorg(str)
-
-    def writeorgerr(self, str):
-        """ write something to the original stderr
-        """
-        if not hasattr(self, 'err'):
-            raise IOError('stderr not patched')
-        self.err.writeorg(str)
-
 def callcapture(func, *args, **kwargs): 
     """ call the given function with args/kwargs
         and return a (res, out, err) tuple where