diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/content-recent-formatted-post.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/content-recent-formatted-post.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a998a526a..0000000000
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/content-recent-formatted-post.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * The template to display recent Featured Posts
- *
- * @package WordPress
- * @subpackage Twenty_Fourteen
- * @since Twenty Fourteen 1.0
- */
-if ( isset( $GLOBALS['content_width'] ) )
-	$GLOBALS['content_width'] = 306;
-
-$images = get_posts( array(
-	'post_parent'    => get_post()->post_parent,
-	'fields'         => 'ids',
-	'numberposts'    => -1,
-	'post_status'    => 'inherit',
-	'post_type'      => 'attachment',
-	'post_mime_type' => 'image',
-	'order'          => 'ASC',
-	'orderby'        => 'menu_order ID'
-) );
-$total_images = count( $images );
-?>
-
-<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
-	<div class="entry-content">
-		<?php
-			if ( has_post_format( 'gallery' ) ) :
-				if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) :
-					$featured_image = get_the_post_thumbnail( get_the_ID(), 'featured-thumbnail-formatted' );
-				elseif ( $total_images > 0 ) :
-					$image = array_shift( $images );
-					$featured_image = wp_get_attachment_image( $image, 'featured-thumbnail-formatted' );
-		?>
-		<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php echo $featured_image; ?></a>
-		<p class="wp-caption-text">
-			<?php
-				printf( _n( 'This gallery contains <a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark">%2$s photo</a>.', 'This gallery contains <a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark">%2$s photos</a>.', $total_images, 'twentyfourteen' ),
-					esc_url( get_permalink() ),
-					number_format_i18n( $total_images )
-				);
-			?>
-		</p>
-		<?php
-				else :
-					the_excerpt();
-				endif;
-			else :
-				the_content( __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>', 'twentyfourteen' ) );
-			endif;
-		?>
-	</div><!-- .entry-content -->
-
-	<header class="entry-header">
-		<div class="entry-meta">
-			<?php
-				if ( ! has_post_format( 'link' ) ) :
-					the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h1>' );
-				endif;
-
-				twentyfourteen_posted_on();
-
-				if ( ! post_password_required() && ( comments_open() || get_comments_number() ) ) :
-			?>
-			<span class="comments-link"><?php comments_popup_link( __( 'Leave a comment', 'twentyfourteen' ), __( '1 Comment', 'twentyfourteen' ), __( '% Comments', 'twentyfourteen' ) ); ?></span>
-			<?php endif; ?>
-		</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
-	</header><!-- .entry-header -->
-</article><!-- #post-## -->
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php
index b35c3c6723..941a7e9604 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php
@@ -356,83 +356,6 @@ function twentyfourteen_list_authors() {
 }
 endif;
 
-/**
- * Get recent formatted posts that are not featured in Featured Content area.
- *
- * @since Twenty Fourteen 1.0
- *
- * @return object WP_Query
- */
-function twentyfourteen_get_recent( $post_format ) {
-	$args = array(
-		'order' => 'DESC',
-		'ignore_sticky_posts' => 1,
-		'posts_per_page' => 2,
-		'tax_query' => array(
-			array(
-				'taxonomy' => 'post_format',
-				'terms' => array( $post_format ),
-				'field' => 'slug',
-				'operator' => 'IN',
-			),
-		),
-		'no_found_rows' => true,
-	);
-
-	$featured_posts = twentyfourteen_get_featured_posts();
-
-	if ( is_array( $featured_posts ) && ! empty( $featured_posts ) )
-		$args['post__not_in'] = wp_list_pluck( $featured_posts, 'ID' );
-
-	return new WP_Query( $args );
-}
-
-/**
- * Filter the home page posts, and remove formatted posts visible in the sidebar from it
- *
- * @since Twenty Fourteen 1.0
- *
- * @return void
- */
-function twentyfourteen_pre_get_posts( $query ) {
-	// Bail if not home, not a query, not main query.
-	if ( ! $query->is_main_query() || is_admin() )
-		return;
-
-	// Only on the home page
-	if ( $query->is_home() ) {
-		$exclude_ids = array();
-
-		$videos = twentyfourteen_get_recent( 'post-format-video' );
-		$images = twentyfourteen_get_recent( 'post-format-image' );
-		$galleries = twentyfourteen_get_recent( 'post-format-gallery' );
-		$asides = twentyfourteen_get_recent( 'post-format-aside' );
-		$links = twentyfourteen_get_recent( 'post-format-link' );
-		$quotes = twentyfourteen_get_recent( 'post-format-quote' );
-
-		foreach ( $videos->posts as $post )
-			$exclude_ids[] = $post->ID;
-
-		foreach ( $images->posts as $post )
-			$exclude_ids[] = $post->ID;
-
-		foreach ( $galleries->posts as $post )
-			$exclude_ids[] = $post->ID;
-
-		foreach ( $asides->posts as $post )
-			$exclude_ids[] = $post->ID;
-
-		foreach ( $links->posts as $post )
-			$exclude_ids[] = $post->ID;
-
-		foreach ( $quotes->posts as $post )
-			$exclude_ids[] = $post->ID;
-
-		$query->set( 'post__not_in', $exclude_ids );
-	}
-}
-add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'twentyfourteen_pre_get_posts' );
-
 /**
  * Extend the default WordPress body classes.
  *
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/featured-content.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/featured-content.php
index bde9625b20..705458a3cc 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/featured-content.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/inc/featured-content.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Featured_Content {
 	 * All custom functionality will be hooked into the "init" action.
 	 */
 	public static function setup() {
-		add_action( 'init', array( __CLASS____, 'init' ), 30 );
+		add_action( 'init', array( __CLASS__, 'init' ), 30 );
 	}
 
 	/**