diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/IRemoteFileSubSystem.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/IRemoteFileSubSystem.java
index fd1a9ddc8cf..83dc1a8ffef 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/IRemoteFileSubSystem.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/IRemoteFileSubSystem.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.ISubSystem;
 import org.eclipse.rse.model.SystemRemoteResourceSet;
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ public interface IRemoteFileSubSystem extends ISubSystem {
 	public InetAddress getLocalAddress();
 	
 	/**
-	 * Gets the input stream to access the contents a remote file. Clients should close the input stream when done.
+	 * Gets the input stream to access the contents a remote file. Clients should close the input stream when done. Implementations should not return <code>null</code>.
 	 * @param remoteParent the absolute path of the parent.
 	 * @param remoteFile the name of the remote file.
 	 * @param isBinary <code>true</code> if the file is a binary file, <code>false</code> otherwise.
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ public interface IRemoteFileSubSystem extends ISubSystem {
 	public InputStream getInputStream(String remoteParent, String remoteFile, boolean isBinary, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws SystemMessageException;
 	
 	/**
-	 * Gets the output stream to write to a remote file. Clients should close the output stream when done.
+	 * Gets the output stream to write to a remote file. Clients should close the output stream when done. Implementations should not return <code>null</code>.
 	 * @param remoteParent the absolute path of the parent.
 	 * @param remoteFile the name of the remote file.
 	 * @param isBinary <code>true</code> if the file is a binary file, <code>false</code> otherwise.
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java
index e7d8c089d1e..99c454df17e 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java
@@ -1511,20 +1511,4 @@ public abstract class RemoteFileSubSystem extends SubSystem implements IRemoteFi
 	public String getRemoteEncoding() {
 		return System.getProperty("file.encoding"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * The default implementation returns <code>null</code>. Subclasses should override if necessary.
-	 * @see org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.IRemoteFileSubSystem#getInputStream(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, boolean, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor)
-	 */
-	public InputStream getInputStream(String remoteParent, String remoteFile, boolean isBinary, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws SystemMessageException {
-		return null;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * The default implementation returns <code>null</code>. Subclasses should override if necessary.
-	 * @see org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems.IRemoteFileSubSystem#getOutputStream(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, boolean, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor)
-	 */
-	public OutputStream getOutputStream(String remoteParent, String remoteFile, boolean isBinary, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws SystemMessageException {
-		return null;
-	}
 }
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