diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.cpp
index a165bb260c..cb8ea4a961 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.cpp
@@ -185,41 +185,6 @@ bool_t TransliterationRule::masks(const TransliterationRule& r2) const {
         0 == r2.pattern.compare(left2 - left, len, pattern);
 }
 
-/**
- * Return true if this rule matches the given text.  The text being matched
- * occupies a virtual buffer consisting of the contents of
- * <code>result</code> concatenated to a substring of <code>text</code>.
- * The substring is specified by <code>start</code> and <code>limit</code>.
- * The value of <code>cursor</code> is an index into this virtual buffer,
- * from 0 to the length of the buffer.  In terms of the parameters,
- * <code>cursor</code> must be between 0 and <code>result.length() + limit -
- * start</code>.
- * @param text the untranslated text
- * @param start the beginning index, inclusive; <code>0 <= start
- * <= limit</code>.
- * @param limit the ending index, exclusive; <code>start <= limit
- * <= text.length()</code>.
- * @param result translated text so far
- * @param cursor position at which to translate next, an offset into result.
- * If greater than or equal to result.length(), represents offset start +
- * cursor - result.length() into text.
- * @param filter the filter.  Any character for which
- * <tt>filter.contains()</tt> returns <tt>false</tt> will not be
- * altered by this transliterator.  If <tt>filter</tt> is
- * <tt>null</tt> then no filtering is applied.
- */
-bool_t TransliterationRule::matches(const UnicodeString& text,
-                                    int32_t start, int32_t limit,
-                                    const UnicodeString& result,
-                                    int32_t cursor,
-                                    const TransliterationRuleData& data,
-                                    const UnicodeFilter* filter) const {
-    // Match anteContext, key, and postContext
-    return regionMatches(text, start, limit, result,
-                         cursor - anteContextLength,
-                         pattern, data, filter);
-}
-
 /**
  * Return true if this rule matches the given text.
  * @param text the text, both translated and untranslated
@@ -241,9 +206,17 @@ bool_t TransliterationRule::matches(const Replaceable& text,
                                     const TransliterationRuleData& data,
                                     const UnicodeFilter* filter) const {
     // Match anteContext, key, and postContext
-    return regionMatches(text, start, limit,
-                         cursor - anteContextLength,
-                         pattern, data, filter);
+    cursor -= anteContextLength;
+    if (cursor < start || (cursor + pattern.length()) > limit) {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    for (int32_t i=0; i<pattern.length(); ++i, ++cursor) {
+        if (!charMatches(pattern.charAt(i), text.charAt(cursor),
+                         data, filter)) {
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -282,92 +255,6 @@ int32_t TransliterationRule::getMatchDegree(const Replaceable& text,
         (len < pattern.length() ? PARTIAL_MATCH : FULL_MATCH);
 }
 
-/**
- * Return true if a template matches the text.  The entire length of the
- * template is compared to the text at the cursor.  As in
- * <code>matches()</code>, the text being matched occupies a virtual buffer
- * consisting of the contents of <code>result</code> concatenated to a
- * substring of <code>text</code>.  See <code>matches()</code> for details.
- * @param text the untranslated text
- * @param start the beginning index, inclusive; <code>0 <= start
- * <= limit</code>.
- * @param limit the ending index, exclusive; <code>start <= limit
- * <= text.length()</code>.
- * @param result translated text so far
- * @param cursor position at which to translate next, an offset into result.
- * If greater than or equal to result.length(), represents offset start +
- * cursor - result.length() into text.
- * @param templ the text to match against.  All characters must match.
- * @param data a dictionary of variables mapping <code>Character</code>
- * to <code>UnicodeSet</code>
- * @param filter the filter.  Any character for which
- * <tt>filter.contains()</tt> returns <tt>false</tt> will not be
- * altered by this transliterator.  If <tt>filter</tt> is
- * <tt>null</tt> then no filtering is applied.
- * @return true if there is a match
- */
-bool_t TransliterationRule::regionMatches(const UnicodeString& text,
-                                          int32_t start, int32_t limit,
-                                          const UnicodeString& result,
-                                          int32_t cursor,
-                                          const UnicodeString& templ,
-                                          const TransliterationRuleData& data,
-                                          const UnicodeFilter* filter) const {
-    int32_t rlen = result.length();
-    if (cursor < 0
-        || (cursor + templ.length()) > (rlen + limit - start)) {
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-    for (int32_t i=0; i<templ.length(); ++i, ++cursor) {
-        if (!charMatches(templ.charAt(i),
-                         cursor < rlen ? result.charAt(cursor)
-                                       : text.charAt(cursor - rlen + start),
-                         data, filter)) {
-            return FALSE;
-        }
-    }
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
-/**
- * Return true if a template matches the text.  The entire length of the
- * template is compared to the text at the cursor.
- * @param text the text, both translated and untranslated
- * @param start the beginning index, inclusive; <code>0 <= start
- * <= limit</code>.
- * @param limit the ending index, exclusive; <code>start <= limit
- * <= text.length()</code>.
- * @param cursor position at which to translate next, representing offset
- * into text.  This value must be between <code>start</code> and
- * <code>limit</code>.
- * @param templ the text to match against.  All characters must match.
- * @param data a dictionary of variables mapping <code>Character</code>
- * to <code>UnicodeSet</code>
- * @param filter the filter.  Any character for which
- * <tt>filter.contains()</tt> returns <tt>false</tt> will not be
- * altered by this transliterator.  If <tt>filter</tt> is
- * <tt>null</tt> then no filtering is applied.
- * @return true if there is a match
- */
-bool_t TransliterationRule::regionMatches(const Replaceable& text,
-                                          int32_t start, int32_t limit,
-                                          int32_t cursor,
-                                          const UnicodeString& templ,
-                                          const TransliterationRuleData& data,
-                                          const UnicodeFilter* filter) const {
-    if (cursor < start
-        || (cursor + templ.length()) > limit) {
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-    for (int32_t i=0; i<templ.length(); ++i, ++cursor) {
-        if (!charMatches(templ.charAt(i), text.charAt(cursor),
-                         data, filter)) {
-            return FALSE;
-        }
-    }
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
 /**
  * Return the number of characters of the text that match this rule.  If
  * there is a mismatch, return -1.  If the text is not long enough to match
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.h
index c7f98fd522..43bd2fea96 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_rule.h
@@ -191,36 +191,6 @@ public:
      */
     virtual bool_t masks(const TransliterationRule& r2) const;
 
-    /**
-     * Return true if this rule matches the given text.  The text being matched
-     * occupies a virtual buffer consisting of the contents of
-     * <code>result</code> concatenated to a substring of <code>text</code>.
-     * The substring is specified by <code>start</code> and <code>limit</code>.
-     * The value of <code>cursor</code> is an index into this virtual buffer,
-     * from 0 to the length of the buffer.  In terms of the parameters,
-     * <code>cursor</code> must be between 0 and <code>result.length() + limit -
-     * start</code>.
-     * @param text the untranslated text
-     * @param start the beginning index, inclusive; <code>0 <= start
-     * <= limit</code>.
-     * @param limit the ending index, exclusive; <code>start <= limit
-     * <= text.length()</code>.
-     * @param result translated text so far
-     * @param cursor position at which to translate next, an offset into result.
-     * If greater than or equal to result.length(), represents offset start +
-     * cursor - result.length() into text.
-     * @param filter the filter.  Any character for which
-     * <tt>filter.isIn()</tt> returns <tt>false</tt> will not be
-     * altered by this transliterator.  If <tt>filter</tt> is
-     * <tt>null</tt> then no filtering is applied.
-     */
-    virtual bool_t matches(const UnicodeString& text,
-                           int32_t start, int32_t limit,
-                           const UnicodeString& result,
-                           int32_t cursor,
-                           const TransliterationRuleData& data,
-                           const UnicodeFilter* filter) const;
-
     /**
      * Return true if this rule matches the given text.
      * @param text the text, both translated and untranslated
@@ -273,65 +243,6 @@ public:
                                    const TransliterationRuleData& data,
                                    const UnicodeFilter* filter) const;
 
-    /**
-     * Return true if a template matches the text.  The entire length of the
-     * template is compared to the text at the cursor.  As in
-     * <code>matches()</code>, the text being matched occupies a virtual buffer
-     * consisting of the contents of <code>result</code> concatenated to a
-     * substring of <code>text</code>.  See <code>matches()</code> for details.
-     * @param text the untranslated text
-     * @param start the beginning index, inclusive; <code>0 <= start
-     * <= limit</code>.
-     * @param limit the ending index, exclusive; <code>start <= limit
-     * <= text.length()</code>.
-     * @param result translated text so far
-     * @param cursor position at which to translate next, an offset into result.
-     * If greater than or equal to result.length(), represents offset start +
-     * cursor - result.length() into text.
-     * @param templ the text to match against.  All characters must match.
-     * @param data a dictionary of variables mapping <code>Character</code>
-     * to <code>UnicodeSet</code>
-     * @param filter the filter.  Any character for which
-     * <tt>filter.isIn()</tt> returns <tt>false</tt> will not be
-     * altered by this transliterator.  If <tt>filter</tt> is
-     * <tt>null</tt> then no filtering is applied.
-     * @return true if there is a match
-     */
-    virtual bool_t regionMatches(const UnicodeString& text,
-                                 int32_t start, int32_t limit,
-                                 const UnicodeString& result,
-                                 int32_t cursor,
-                                 const UnicodeString& templ,
-                                 const TransliterationRuleData& data,
-                                 const UnicodeFilter* filter) const;
-
-    /**
-     * Return true if a template matches the text.  The entire length of the
-     * template is compared to the text at the cursor.
-     * @param text the text, both translated and untranslated
-     * @param start the beginning index, inclusive; <code>0 <= start
-     * <= limit</code>.
-     * @param limit the ending index, exclusive; <code>start <= limit
-     * <= text.length()</code>.
-     * @param cursor position at which to translate next, representing offset
-     * into text.  This value must be between <code>start</code> and
-     * <code>limit</code>.
-     * @param templ the text to match against.  All characters must match.
-     * @param data a dictionary of variables mapping <code>Character</code>
-     * to <code>UnicodeSet</code>
-     * @param filter the filter.  Any character for which
-     * <tt>filter.isIn()</tt> returns <tt>false</tt> will not be
-     * altered by this transliterator.  If <tt>filter</tt> is
-     * <tt>null</tt> then no filtering is applied.
-     * @return true if there is a match
-     */
-    virtual bool_t regionMatches(const Replaceable& text,
-                                 int32_t start, int32_t limit,
-                                 int32_t cursor,
-                                 const UnicodeString& templ,
-                                 const TransliterationRuleData& data,
-                                 const UnicodeFilter* filter) const;
-
     /**
      * Return the number of characters of the text that match this rule.  If
      * there is a mismatch, return -1.  If the text is not long enough to match
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.cpp
index a8f7ffb3fb..df14d7396e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.cpp
@@ -183,53 +183,6 @@ void TransliterationRuleSet::freeze(const TransliterationRuleData& data,
     //}
 }
 
-/**
- * Attempt to find a matching rule at the specified point in the text.  The
- * text being matched occupies a virtual buffer consisting of the contents
- * of <code>result</code> concatenated to a substring of <code>text</code>.
- * The substring is specified by <code>start</code> and <code>limit</code>.
- * The value of <code>cursor</code> is an index into this virtual buffer,
- * from 0 to the length of the buffer.  In terms of the parameters,
- * <code>cursor</code> must be between 0 and <code>result.length() + limit -
- * start</code>.
- * @param text the untranslated text
- * @param start the beginning index, inclusive; <code>0 <= start
- * <= limit</code>.
- * @param limit the ending index, exclusive; <code>start <= limit
- * <= text.length()</code>.
- * @param result translated text
- * @param cursor position at which to translate next, an offset into result.
- * If greater than or equal to result.length(), represents offset start +
- * cursor - result.length() into text.
- * @param data a dictionary mapping variables to the sets they
- * represent (maps <code>Character</code> to <code>UnicodeSet</code>)
- * @param filter the filter.  Any character for which
- * <tt>filter.contains()</tt> returns <tt>false</tt> will not be
- * altered by this transliterator.  If <tt>filter</tt> is
- * <tt>null</tt> then no filtering is applied.
- * @return the matching rule, or null if none found.
- */
-TransliterationRule*
-TransliterationRuleSet::findMatch(const UnicodeString& text,
-                                  int32_t start, int32_t limit,
-                                  const UnicodeString& result,
-                                  int32_t cursor,
-                                  const TransliterationRuleData& data,
-                                  const UnicodeFilter* filter) const {
-    /* We only need to check our indexed bin of the rule table,
-     * based on the low byte of the first key character.
-     */
-    int32_t rlen = result.length();
-    int16_t x = 0xFF & (cursor < rlen ? result.charAt(cursor)
-                        : text.charAt(cursor - rlen + start));
-    for (int32_t i=index[x]; i<index[x+1]; ++i) {
-        if (rules[i]->matches(text, start, limit, result, cursor, data, filter)) {
-            return rules[i];
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 /**
  * Attempt to find a matching rule at the specified point in the text.
  * @param text the text, both translated and untranslated
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.h
index 3b9aa5c9d0..4cc2e5eecb 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/rbt_set.h
@@ -91,39 +91,6 @@ public:
     virtual void freeze(const TransliterationRuleData& data,
                         UErrorCode& status);
 
-    /**
-     * Attempt to find a matching rule at the specified point in the text.  The
-     * text being matched occupies a virtual buffer consisting of the contents
-     * of <code>result</code> concatenated to a substring of <code>text</code>.
-     * The substring is specified by <code>start</code> and <code>limit</code>.
-     * The value of <code>cursor</code> is an index into this virtual buffer,
-     * from 0 to the length of the buffer.  In terms of the parameters,
-     * <code>cursor</code> must be between 0 and <code>result.length() + limit -
-     * start</code>.
-     * @param text the untranslated text
-     * @param start the beginning index, inclusive; <code>0 <= start
-     * <= limit</code>.
-     * @param limit the ending index, exclusive; <code>start <= limit
-     * <= text.length()</code>.
-     * @param result tranlated text
-     * @param cursor position at which to translate next, an offset into result.
-     * If greater than or equal to result.length(), represents offset start +
-     * cursor - result.length() into text.
-     * @param data a dictionary mapping variables to the sets they
-     * represent (maps <code>Character</code> to <code>UnicodeSet</code>)
-     * @param filter the filter.  Any character for which
-     * <tt>filter.isIn()</tt> returns <tt>false</tt> will not be
-     * altered by this transliterator.  If <tt>filter</tt> is
-     * <tt>null</tt> then no filtering is applied.
-     * @return the matching rule, or null if none found.
-     */
-    virtual TransliterationRule* findMatch(const UnicodeString& text,
-                                           int32_t start, int32_t limit,
-                                           const UnicodeString& result,
-                                           int32_t cursor,
-                                           const TransliterationRuleData& data,
-                                           const UnicodeFilter* filter) const;
-
     /**
      * Attempt to find a matching rule at the specified point in the text.
      * @param text the text, both translated and untranslated