diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
index b600bce7d..a2d18ab8a 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ public class DelegateBase implements DlgClickNotify,
     protected void onWindowFocusChanged( boolean hasFocus ) {}
     protected boolean handleBackPressed() { return false; }
     public void orientationChanged() {}
+    protected Dialog onCreateDialog( int id ) { return null; }
+    protected void prepareDialog( DlgID dlgId, Dialog dialog ) {}
 
     protected void requestWindowFeature( int feature ) {}
 
@@ -496,16 +498,6 @@ public class DelegateBase implements DlgClickNotify,
         m_activity.removeDialog( id );
     }
 
-    protected Dialog onCreateDialog( int id )
-    {
-        return m_dlgDelegate.createDialog( id );
-    }
-
-    protected void prepareDialog( DlgID dlgId, Dialog dialog )
-    {
-        m_dlgDelegate.prepareDialog( dlgId, dialog );
-    }
-
     protected AlertDialog.Builder makeAlertBuilder()
     {
         return LocUtils.makeAlertBuilder( m_activity );
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java
index eaffec05e..b070909ba 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java
@@ -368,38 +368,6 @@ public class DlgDelegate {
         }
     }
 
-    public Dialog createDialog( int id )
-    {
-        Dialog dialog = null;
-        DlgID dlgID = DlgID.values()[id];
-        DlgState state = findForID( dlgID );
-        switch( dlgID ) {
-        case LOOKUP:
-        case DIALOG_OKONLY:
-        case DIALOG_NOTAGAIN:
-        case CONFIRM_THEN:
-        case INVITE_CHOICES_THEN:
-        case DIALOG_ENABLESMS:
-            Assert.assertFalse( BuildConfig.DEBUG );
-            break;
-        default:
-            Log.d( TAG, "not creating %s", dlgID.toString() );
-            break;
-        }
-        return dialog;
-    }
-
-    public void prepareDialog( DlgID dlgId, Dialog dialog )
-    {
-        switch( dlgId ) {
-        case INVITE_CHOICES_THEN:
-        case DIALOG_ENABLESMS:
-            Assert.assertFalse( BuildConfig.DEBUG );
-            // prepareInviteChoicesDialog( dialog );
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
     private void showOKOnlyDialogThen( String msg, Action action,
                                        Object[] params, int titleId )
     {