diff --git a/terraform/resource.go b/terraform/resource.go
index df327eef2..961289c6f 100644
--- a/terraform/resource.go
+++ b/terraform/resource.go
@@ -153,15 +153,6 @@ func NewInstanceInfo(addr addrs.AbsResourceInstance) *InstanceInfo {
 	}
 }
 
-// HumanId is a unique Id that is human-friendly and useful for UI elements.
-func (i *InstanceInfo) HumanId() string {
-	p := normalizeModulePath(i.ModulePath)
-	if p.IsRoot() {
-		return i.Id
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", p.String(), i.Id)
-}
-
 // ResourceAddress returns the address of the resource that the receiver is describing.
 func (i *InstanceInfo) ResourceAddress() *ResourceAddress {
 	// GROSS: for tainted and deposed instances, their status gets appended
@@ -202,15 +193,6 @@ func (i *InstanceInfo) ResourceAddress() *ResourceAddress {
 	return addr
 }
 
-func (i *InstanceInfo) uniqueId() string {
-	prefix := i.HumanId()
-	if v := i.uniqueExtra; v != "" {
-		prefix += " " + v
-	}
-
-	return prefix
-}
-
 // ResourceConfig is a legacy type that was formerly used to represent
 // interpolatable configuration blocks. It is now only used to shim to old
 // APIs that still use this type, via NewResourceConfigShimmed.
diff --git a/terraform/resource_test.go b/terraform/resource_test.go
index 4566492dc..35ac6e489 100644
--- a/terraform/resource_test.go
+++ b/terraform/resource_test.go
@@ -12,41 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk"
 )
 
-func TestInstanceInfo(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		Info   *InstanceInfo
-		Result string
-	}{
-		{
-			&InstanceInfo{
-				Id: "foo",
-			},
-			"foo",
-		},
-		{
-			&InstanceInfo{
-				Id:         "foo",
-				ModulePath: rootModulePath,
-			},
-			"foo",
-		},
-		{
-			&InstanceInfo{
-				Id:         "foo",
-				ModulePath: []string{"root", "consul"},
-			},
-			"module.consul.foo",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for i, tc := range cases {
-		actual := tc.Info.HumanId()
-		if actual != tc.Result {
-			t.Fatalf("%d: %s", i, actual)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func TestInstanceInfoResourceAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		Input *InstanceInfo