diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/recovery/RecoveryTarget.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/recovery/RecoveryTarget.java
index 652f3c9a55f53..7acc6b8b54fdd 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/recovery/RecoveryTarget.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/recovery/RecoveryTarget.java
@@ -177,51 +177,6 @@ public boolean reset(CancellableThreads newTargetCancellableThreads) throws IOEx
         return false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * cancel the recovery. calling this method will clean temporary files and release the store
-     * unless this object is in use (in which case it will be cleaned once all ongoing users call
-     * {@link #decRef()}
-     * <p>
-     * if {@link #cancellableThreads()} was used, the threads will be interrupted.
-     */
-    public void cancel(String reason) {
-        if (finished.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
-            try {
-                logger.debug("recovery canceled (reason: [{}])", reason);
-                cancellableThreads.cancel(reason);
-            } finally {
-                // release the initial reference. recovery files will be cleaned as soon as ref count goes to zero, potentially now
-                decRef();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * fail the recovery and call listener
-     *
-     * @param e                exception that encapsulating the failure
-     * @param sendShardFailure indicates whether to notify the cluster-manager of the shard failure
-     */
-    public void fail(RecoveryFailedException e, boolean sendShardFailure) {
-        super.fail(e, sendShardFailure);
-    }
-
-    /** mark the current recovery as done */
-    public void markAsDone() {
-        if (finished.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
-            assert multiFileWriter.tempFileNames.isEmpty() : "not all temporary files are renamed";
-            try {
-                // this might still throw an exception ie. if the shard is CLOSED due to some other event.
-                // it's safer to decrement the reference in a try finally here.
-                indexShard.postRecovery("peer recovery done");
-            } finally {
-                // release the initial reference. recovery files will be cleaned as soon as ref count goes to zero, potentially now
-                decRef();
-            }
-            listener.onDone(state());
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected void closeInternal() {
         try {
@@ -246,8 +201,6 @@ protected String getPrefix() {
     @Override
     protected void onDone() {
         assert multiFileWriter.tempFileNames.isEmpty() : "not all temporary files are renamed";
-        // this might still throw an exception ie. if the shard is CLOSED due to some other event.
-        // it's safer to decrement the reference in a try finally here.
         indexShard.postRecovery("peer recovery done");
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/common/ReplicationTarget.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/common/ReplicationTarget.java
index 501ff46eeb2ff..42f4572fef3e4 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/common/ReplicationTarget.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/common/ReplicationTarget.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public void markAsDone() {
     public void cancel(String reason) {
         if (finished.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
             try {
-                logger.debug("replication cancelled (reason: [{}])", reason);
+                logger.debug("replication/recovery cancelled (reason: [{}])", reason);
                 onCancel(reason);
             } finally {
                 // release the initial reference. replication files will be cleaned as soon as ref count goes to zero, potentially now