diff --git a/mscxyz/score.py b/mscxyz/score.py
index c5889b7..9cdd60b 100644
--- a/mscxyz/score.py
+++ b/mscxyz/score.py
@@ -185,27 +185,6 @@ def get_version(self) -> float:
             return version
         raise ValueError("Could not get version number")
 
-    def remove_tags_by_xpath(self, *xpath_strings: str) -> None:
-        """Remove tags by xpath strings.
-
-        :param xpath_strings: A xpath string.
-
-        .. code:: Python
-
-            tree.remove_tags_by_xpath(
-                '/museScore/Score/Style', '//LayoutBreak', '//StemDirection'
-            )
-
-        """
-        for xpath_string in xpath_strings:
-            x: _XPathObject = self.xml_root.xpath(xpath_string)
-            if isinstance(x, list):
-                for rm in x:
-                    if isinstance(rm, _Element):
-                        p: _Element | None = rm.getparent()
-                        if isinstance(p, _Element):
-                            p.remove(rm)
-
     def print_diff(self) -> None:
         if self.__xml_string_initial is None:
             return
diff --git a/mscxyz/style.py b/mscxyz/style.py
index 650f907..5dc2cd5 100644
--- a/mscxyz/style.py
+++ b/mscxyz/style.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import lxml
 import lxml.etree
-from lxml.etree import _Attrib, _Element, strip_tags
+from lxml.etree import _Attrib, _Element
 
 from mscxyz import utils
 from mscxyz.utils import INCH
@@ -244,9 +244,15 @@ def clean(self) -> None:
         """Remove the style, the layout breaks, the stem directions and the
         ``font``, ``b``, ``i``, ``pos``, ``offset`` tags"""
         self.score.xml.remove_tags(
-            "./Score/Style", ".//LayoutBreak", ".//StemDirection"
+            "./Score/Style",
+            ".//LayoutBreak",
+            ".//StemDirection",
+            ".//font",
+            ".//b",
+            ".//i",
+            ".//pos",
+            ".//offset",
         )
-        strip_tags(self.score.xml_root, "font", "b", "i", "pos", "offset")
 
     def get(self, style_name: str, raise_exception: bool = True) -> str | None:
         """
diff --git a/mscxyz/xml.py b/mscxyz/xml.py
index e8b9755..9e885ca 100644
--- a/mscxyz/xml.py
+++ b/mscxyz/xml.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import lxml
 import lxml.etree
-from lxml.etree import _Element, _ElementTree, strip_tags
+from lxml.etree import _Element, _ElementTree
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from lxml.etree import _DictAnyStr, _XPathObject
@@ -331,8 +331,3 @@ def remove_tags_by_xpath(self, *xpath_strings: str) -> None:
                         p: _Element | None = rm.getparent()
                         if isinstance(p, _Element):
                             p.remove(rm)
-
-    def strip_tags(self, *tag_names: str) -> Xml:
-        """TODO remove. Use remove_tags instead."""
-        strip_tags(self.root, *tag_names)
-        return self
diff --git a/tests/test_xml.py b/tests/test_xml.py
index b85364d..5a39831 100644
--- a/tests/test_xml.py
+++ b/tests/test_xml.py
@@ -104,17 +104,3 @@ def test_with_text(self, custom_xml: Xml) -> None:
 
     def test_navigate_in_tree(self, custom_xml: Xml) -> None:
         assert "<root><a><c/></a>" in custom_xml.remove_tags("./a/b").tostring()
-
-
-class TestStripTags:
-    def test_element_with_childs(self, custom_xml: Xml) -> None:
-        custom_xml.strip_tags("a")
-        assert "<root><b/><c/><d>some text<e/></d></root>" in custom_xml.tostring()
-
-    def test_child_element(self, custom_xml: Xml) -> None:
-        custom_xml.strip_tags("b", "c", "d")
-        assert "<root><a/>some text<e/></root>" in custom_xml.tostring()
-
-    def test_containing_text(self, custom_xml: Xml) -> None:
-        custom_xml.strip_tags("d")
-        assert "<root><a><b/><c/></a>some text<e/></root>" in custom_xml.tostring()