diff --git a/examples/adhoc_user.py b/examples/adhoc_user.py
index 30e83f9b..738b22cd 100755
--- a/examples/adhoc_user.py
+++ b/examples/adhoc_user.py
@@ -137,74 +137,6 @@ class CommandUserBot(sleekxmpp.ClientXMPP):
         # handler is provided.
         self['xep_0050'].terminate_command(session)
 
-    def _handle_command(self, iq, session):
-        """
-        Respond to the intial request for a command.
-
-        Arguments:
-            iq      -- The iq stanza containing the command request.
-            session -- A dictionary of data relevant to the command
-                       session. Additional, custom data may be saved
-                       here to persist across handler callbacks.
-        """
-        form = self['xep_0004'].makeForm('form', 'Greeting')
-        form.addField(var='greeting',
-                      ftype='text-single',
-                      label='Your greeting')
-
-        session['payload'] = form
-        session['next'] = self._handle_command_complete
-        session['has_next'] = False
-
-        # Other useful session values:
-        # session['to']                    -- The JID that received the
-        #                                     command request.
-        # session['from']                  -- The JID that sent the
-        #                                     command request.
-        # session['has_next'] = True       -- There are more steps to complete
-        # session['allow_complete'] = True -- Allow user to finish immediately
-        #                                     and possibly skip steps
-        # session['cancel'] = handler      -- Assign a handler for if the user
-        #                                     cancels the command.
-        # session['notes'] = [             -- Add informative notes about the
-        #   ('info', 'Info message'),         command's results.
-        #   ('warning', 'Warning message'),
-        #   ('error', 'Error message')]
-
-        return session
-
-    def _handle_command_complete(self, payload, session):
-        """
-        Process a command result from the user.
-
-        Arguments:
-            payload -- Either a single item, such as a form, or a list
-                       of items or forms if more than one form was
-                       provided to the user. The payload may be any
-                       stanza, such as jabber:x:oob for out of band
-                       data, or jabber:x:data for typical data forms.
-            session -- A dictionary of data relevant to the command
-                       session. Additional, custom data may be saved
-                       here to persist across handler callbacks.
-        """
-
-        # In this case (as is typical), the payload is a form
-        form = payload
-
-        greeting = form['values']['greeting']
-        self.send_message(mto=session['from'],
-                          mbody="%s, World!" % greeting)
-
-        # Having no return statement is the same as unsetting the 'payload'
-        # and 'next' session values and returning the session.
-
-        # Unless it is the final step, always return the session dictionary.
-
-        session['payload'] = None
-        session['next'] = None
-
-        return session
-
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Setup the command line arguments.