diff --git a/src/components/autocomplete/js/autocompleteController.js b/src/components/autocomplete/js/autocompleteController.js
index 3298b3922e2..f66a180b845 100644
--- a/src/components/autocomplete/js/autocompleteController.js
+++ b/src/components/autocomplete/js/autocompleteController.js
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ function MdAutocompleteCtrl ($scope, $element, $mdUtil, $mdConstant, $mdTheming,
   ctrl.notFoundVisible               = notFoundVisible;
   ctrl.loadingIsVisible              = loadingIsVisible;
 
-  //-- "private" methods
-  ctrl.shouldHide = shouldHide;
-  ctrl.shouldShow = shouldShow;
-
   return init();
 
   //-- initialization methods
@@ -217,16 +213,12 @@ function MdAutocompleteCtrl ($scope, $element, $mdUtil, $mdConstant, $mdTheming,
 
       if (elements) {
         $mdUtil.nextTick(function () {
-
           $mdUtil.disableScrollAround(elements.ul);
-
         }, false, $scope);
       }
     } else if (hidden && !oldHidden) {
       $mdUtil.nextTick(function () {
-
         $mdUtil.enableScrolling();
-
       }, false, $scope);
     }
   }
@@ -370,7 +362,6 @@ function MdAutocompleteCtrl ($scope, $element, $mdUtil, $mdConstant, $mdTheming,
     hasFocus = true;
     //-- if searchText is null, let's force it to be a string
     if (!angular.isString($scope.searchText)) $scope.searchText = '';
-    //if ($scope.minLength > 0) return;
     ctrl.hidden = shouldHide();
     if (!ctrl.hidden) handleQuery();
   }
@@ -412,9 +403,6 @@ function MdAutocompleteCtrl ($scope, $element, $mdUtil, $mdConstant, $mdTheming,
         // Force the component to blur if they hit escape
         doBlur(true);
 
-        //ctrl.matches = [];
-        //ctrl.hidden  = true;
-        //ctrl.index   = getDefaultIndex();
         break;
       default:
     }