diff --git a/elasticsearch/client.py b/elasticsearch/client.py
index 9f1a260e..89de0f94 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/client.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/client.py
@@ -84,51 +84,4 @@ class Elasticsearch(object):
         """
         self.transport = Transport(_normalize_hosts(hosts), **kwargs)
 
-    @query_params('timeout')
-    def create_index(self, index, body=None, params=None):
-        status, data = self.transport.perform_request('PUT', '/%s' % quote_plus(index), params=params, body=body)
-        return data
-
-    @query_params()
-    def delete_index(self, index='', ignore_missing=False, params=None):
-        index = _normalize_list(index)
-        try:
-            status, data = self.transport.perform_request('DELETE', '/%s' % quote_plus(index), params=params)
-        except NotFoundError:
-            if ignore_missing:
-                return
-            raise
-        return data
-
-    @query_params()
-    def refresh(self, index=None, params=None):
-        url = '/_refresh'
-        if index:
-            url = '/%s/_refresh' % _normalize_list(index)
-        status, data = self.transport.perform_request('POST', url, params=params)
-        return data
-
-    @query_params('consistency', 'op_type', 'parent', 'percolate', 'refresh', 'replication', 'routing', 'timeout', 'timestamp', 'ttl', 'version', 'version_type')
-    def index(self, index, doc_type, body, id=None, params=None):
-        status, data = self.transport.perform_request('PUT', '/%s/%s/%s' % map(quote_plus, (index, doc_type, str(id))), params=params, body=body)
-        return data
-
-    @query_params('fields', 'parent', 'preference', 'realtime', 'refresh', 'routing', 'timeout')
-    def get(self, index, id, doc_type=u'_all', params=None):
-        status, data = self.transport.perform_request('GET', '/%s/%s/%s' % map(quote_plus, (index, doc_type, str(id))), params=params)
-        return data
-
-    @query_params('explain', 'fields', 'from', 'ignore_indices', 'indices_boost', 'preference', 'routing', 'search_type', 'size', 'sort', 'source', 'stats', 'timeout', 'version')
-    def search(self, query, index='_all', doc_type=None, params=None):
-        body = None
-        if isinstance(query, (type(''), type(u''))):
-            params['q'] = query
-        else:
-            body = query
-
-        url = '/%s/%s/_search' % (_normalize_list(index), _normalize_list(doc_type)) if doc_type else '/%s/_search' % _normalize_list(index)
-
-        status, data = self.transport.perform_request('GET', url, params=params, body=body)
-        return data
-