diff --git a/docs/blog/posts/on-dog-food-the-original-metaverse-and-not-being-bored.md b/docs/blog/posts/on-dog-food-the-original-metaverse-and-not-being-bored.md
index 494105cfb..fab89158c 100644
--- a/docs/blog/posts/on-dog-food-the-original-metaverse-and-not-being-bored.md
+++ b/docs/blog/posts/on-dog-food-the-original-metaverse-and-not-being-bored.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ So, thanks to this bit of code in my `Activity` widget...
             parent.move_child(
                 self, before=parent.children.index( self ) - 1
             )
-            self.post_messa_no_wait( self.Moved( self ) )
+            self.post_message_no_wait( self.Moved( self ) )
             self.scroll_visible( top=True )
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/textual/message_pump.py b/src/textual/message_pump.py
index 1f0ab546e..4058139ce 100644
--- a/src/textual/message_pump.py
+++ b/src/textual/message_pump.py
@@ -580,28 +580,6 @@ class MessagePump(metaclass=MessagePumpMeta):
     async def on_callback(self, event: events.Callback) -> None:
         await invoke(event.callback)
 
-    def emit_no_wait(self, message: Message) -> bool:
-        """Send a message to self, non-async version.
-
-        Args:
-            message: A message object.
-
-        Returns:
-            True if the message was posted successfully.
-        """
-        return self.post_message_no_wait(message)
-
-    async def emit(self, message: Message) -> bool:
-        """Send a message to self.
-
-        Args:
-            message: A message object.
-
-        Returns:
-            True if the message was posted successfully.
-        """
-        return await self.post_message(message)
-
     # TODO: Does dispatch_key belong on message pump?
     async def dispatch_key(self, event: events.Key) -> bool:
         """Dispatch a key event to method.