diff --git a/pycardium/modules/py/button_gestures.py b/pycardium/modules/py/button_gestures.py
index ceb72c6436c36e94cac91cc52b6bbcb62569747a..497a0037ca4cd2925bc13f842c9760c18b23543c 100644
--- a/pycardium/modules/py/button_gestures.py
+++ b/pycardium/modules/py/button_gestures.py
@@ -45,30 +45,6 @@ def _is_dummy_event(ev):
     return ev.event in [NO_EVENT]
 
 
-def button_name(idx):
-    names = {
-        buttons.TOP_LEFT: "TopLeft",
-        buttons.TOP_RIGHT: "TopRight",
-        buttons.BOTTOM_LEFT: "BottomLeft",
-        buttons.BOTTOM_RIGHT: "BottomRight",
-    }
-
-    return names[idx]
-
-
-def event_name(idx):
-    names = {
-        BUTTON_PRESSED: "pressed",
-        BUTTON_RELEASED: "released",
-        SHORT_PRESS: "short press",
-        MEDIUM_PRESS: "medium press",
-        LONG_PRESS: "long press",
-        DOUBLE_PRESS: "double press",
-    }
-
-    return names[idx]
-
-
 class Button:
     def __init__(self):
         # Button has been pressed since this timestamp
@@ -107,12 +83,6 @@ class ButtonEvent:
         self.event = event
         self.time = time
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        return "{}: {}".format(button_name(self.button), event_name(self.event))
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return str(self)
-
 
 class GestureFeed:
     """
@@ -464,7 +434,7 @@ class GestureFeed:
         """
 
         if button not in self._buttons:
-            raise ValueError("Bad button index: {}".format(button_name(button)))
+            raise ValueError("Bad button index: {}".format(button))
 
         self._buttons[button].enabled_events = set(events)