diff --git a/bin/cheat b/bin/cheat
index 45524ac..cceb50b 100755
--- a/bin/cheat
+++ b/bin/cheat
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     # create/edit cheatsheet
     elif options['--edit']:
-        sheet.create_or_edit(options['<cheatsheet>'])
+        sheet.edit(options['<cheatsheet>'])
 
     # search among the cheatsheets
     elif options['--search']:
diff --git a/cheat/sheet.py b/cheat/sheet.py
index e33df5a..75b5d9a 100644
--- a/cheat/sheet.py
+++ b/cheat/sheet.py
@@ -12,69 +12,51 @@ class Sheet:
         self._editor = Editor(config)
         self._sheets = sheets
 
-    def copy(self, current_sheet_path, new_sheet_path):
-        """ Copies a sheet to a new path """
-
-        # attempt to copy the sheet to CHEAT_DEFAULT_DIR
-        try:
-            shutil.copy(current_sheet_path, new_sheet_path)
-
-        # fail gracefully if the cheatsheet cannot be copied. This can happen
-        # if CHEAT_DEFAULT_DIR does not exist
-        except IOError:
-            Utils.die('Could not copy cheatsheet for editing.')
-
-    def create_or_edit(self, sheet):
-        """ Creates or edits a cheatsheet """
-
-        # if the cheatsheet does not exist
-        if not self.exists(sheet):
-            self.create(sheet)
-
-        # if the cheatsheet exists but not in the default_path, copy it to the
-        # default path before editing
-        elif self.exists(sheet) and not self.exists_in_default_path(sheet):
-            self.copy(self.path(sheet),
-                      os.path.join(self._config.cheat_default_dir, sheet))
-            self.edit(sheet)
-
-        # if it exists and is in the default path, then just open it
-        else:
-            self.edit(sheet)
-
-    def create(self, sheet):
-        """ Creates a cheatsheet """
-        new_sheet_path = os.path.join(self._config.cheat_default_dir, sheet)
-        self._editor.open(new_sheet_path)
-
-    def edit(self, sheet):
-        """ Opens a cheatsheet for editing """
-        self._editor.open(self.path(sheet))
-
-    def exists(self, sheet):
+    def _exists(self, sheet):
         """ Predicate that returns true if the sheet exists """
         return (sheet in self._sheets.get() and
-                os.access(self.path(sheet), os.R_OK))
+                os.access(self._path(sheet), os.R_OK))
 
-    def exists_in_default_path(self, sheet):
+    def _exists_in_default_path(self, sheet):
         """ Predicate that returns true if the sheet exists in default_path"""
         default_path_sheet = os.path.join(self._config.cheat_default_dir, sheet)
         return (sheet in self._sheets.get() and
                 os.access(default_path_sheet, os.R_OK))
 
-    def is_writable(self, sheet):
-        """ Predicate that returns true if the sheet is writeable """
-        return (sheet in self._sheets.get() and
-                os.access(self.path(sheet), os.W_OK))
-
-    def path(self, sheet):
+    def _path(self, sheet):
         """ Returns a sheet's filesystem path """
         return self._sheets.get()[sheet]
 
+    def edit(self, sheet):
+        """ Creates or edits a cheatsheet """
+
+        # if the cheatsheet does not exist
+        if not self._exists(sheet):
+            new_sheet_path = os.path.join(self._config.cheat_default_dir, sheet)
+            self._editor.open(new_sheet_path)
+
+        # if the cheatsheet exists but not in the default_path, copy it to the
+        # default path before editing
+        elif self._exists(sheet) and not self._exists_in_default_path(sheet):
+            try:
+                shutil.copy(self._path(sheet),
+                    os.path.join(self._config.cheat_default_dir, sheet))
+
+            # fail gracefully if the cheatsheet cannot be copied. This can happen
+            # if CHEAT_DEFAULT_DIR does not exist
+            except IOError:
+                Utils.die('Could not copy cheatsheet for editing.')
+
+            self._editor.open(self._path(sheet))
+
+        # if it exists and is in the default path, then just open it
+        else:
+            self._editor.open(self._path(sheet))
+
     def read(self, sheet):
         """ Returns the contents of the cheatsheet as a String """
-        if not self.exists(sheet):
+        if not self._exists(sheet):
             Utils.die('No cheatsheet found for ' + sheet)
 
-        with io.open(self.path(sheet), encoding='utf-8') as cheatfile:
+        with io.open(self._path(sheet), encoding='utf-8') as cheatfile:
             return cheatfile.read()