diff --git a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/dataset.py b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/dataset.py
index 11498e8..d990eac 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/dataset.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/dataset.py
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ class DatasetMap(Map):
     @classmethod
     @abstractmethod
     def check(c, cls:Dataset) -> bool:
-        pass
+        pass # pragma: no cover
 
     @classmethod
     @abstractmethod
     def apply(c, res: BuildResult, cls:Dataset, name:Optional[str] = None) -> BuildResult:
-        pass
+        pass # pragma: no cover
 
 class MapScalar(DatasetMap):
     """
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class DatasetAdapter(ClassAdapter):
         # find a map to use
         matches = [m for m in DatasetMap.__subclasses__() if m.check(self.cls)]
 
-        if len(matches) > 1:
+        if len(matches) > 1: # pragma: no cover
             raise RuntimeError(f"Only one map should apply to a dataset, you need to refactor the maps! Got maps: {matches}")
 
         # apply matching maps
diff --git a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/translate.py b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/translate.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c535fb3..0000000
--- a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/translate.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Convenience functions for translating NWB schema
-
-This module will be deprecated and removed in favor of :mod:`.providers`
-"""
-import tempfile
-from typing import List, Optional, Dict
-from types import ModuleType
-from pathlib import Path
-import json
-
-
-import h5py
-from linkml_runtime.dumpers import yaml_dumper
-
-from nwb_schema_language import Namespaces
-from nwb_linkml.io.schema import load_schema_file
-from nwb_linkml.generators.pydantic import NWBPydanticGenerator
-from nwb_linkml.maps.postload import apply_preload
-from nwb_linkml.adapters import SchemaAdapter, NamespacesAdapter
-#from nwb_linkml.models import core, hdmf_common
-
-def make_namespace_adapter(schema: dict) -> NamespacesAdapter:
-    """
-    Create a :class:`.NamespacesAdapter` from a dictionary of loaded schema + namespace as are commonly
-    serialized in nwbfiles under /specifications
-
-    Args:
-        schema: 
-
-    Returns:
-
-    """
-    namespace = Namespaces(**schema['namespace'])
-    schema_adapters = [] # type: List[SchemaAdapter]
-
-    for schema_name, schema_dict in schema.items():
-        if schema_name == 'namespace':
-            continue
-        path = Path(schema_name + '.yaml')
-        schema_adapters.append(load_schema_file(path, schema_dict))
-
-    ns_adapter = NamespacesAdapter(
-        namespaces=namespace,
-        schemas=schema_adapters
-    )
-    return ns_adapter
-
-def populate_namespaces_imports(namespaces: List[NamespacesAdapter]) -> List[NamespacesAdapter]:
-    """
-    Given a set of :class:`.NamespacesAdapter`s, populate their imports with the other namespaces, if necessary
-    """
-    for ns in namespaces:
-        needed_imports = []
-        for imported_ns in ns.namespaces.namespaces:
-            for imported_sch in imported_ns.schema_:
-                if imported_sch.namespace and not imported_sch.source:
-                    needed_imports.append(imported_sch.namespace)
-
-        # find the import among the namespaces we have
-        for other_ns in namespaces:
-            if any([imported_ns.name in needed_imports for imported_ns in other_ns.namespaces.namespaces]):
-                ns.imported.append(other_ns)
-    return namespaces
-
-def translate_namespaces(namespaces: NamespacesAdapter, base_dir: Path) -> List[Path]:
-    """
-    Write translated namespaces to disk
-    """
-    built_schemas = namespaces.build().schemas
-    base_dir = Path(base_dir)
-
-    paths = []
-    for schema in built_schemas:
-        output_file = base_dir / (schema.name + '.yaml')
-        paths.append(output_file)
-        yaml_dumper.dump(schema, output_file)
-    return paths
-
-def generate_pydantic(
-        namespaces: NamespacesAdapter,
-        schema_dir:Optional[Path]=None,
-        pydantic_dir:Optional[Path]=None
-) -> ModuleType:
-    if schema_dir is None:
-        temp_schema_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        schema_dir = Path(temp_schema_dir.name)
-    if pydantic_dir is None:
-        temp_pydantic_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        pydantic_dir = Path(temp_pydantic_dir.name)
-
-    if any(schema_dir.glob('*.yaml')):
-        # read already generated schema, do nothing here
-        schema_paths = list(schema_dir.glob('*.yaml'))
-    else:
-        # generate schema files
-        schema_paths = translate_namespaces(namespaces, base_dir=schema_dir)
-
-    # just generate the namespace file, which should import everything
-
-    ns_file = [s_path for s_path in schema_paths if s_path.stem == namespaces.namespaces.namespaces[0].name]
-    if len(ns_file) == 0:
-        raise ValueError("Could not find main namespace file")
-    ns_file = ns_file[0]
-
-    generator = NWBPydanticGenerator(
-        str(ns_file),
-        split=False,
-        emit_metadata=True,
-        gen_classvars=True,
-        gen_slots=True,
-        pydantic_version='2'
-    )
-    serialized = generator.serialize()
-    with open(pydantic_dir / 'models.py', 'w') as mfile:
-        mfile.write(serialized)
-    module = generator.compile_module(pydantic_dir)
-    return module
-
-def generate_from_nwbfile(path:Path) -> Dict[str, ModuleType]:
-    namespaces = []
-    h5f = h5py.File(path, 'r')
-    for ns_name, ns in h5f['specifications'].items():
-        #if ns_name in ('core', 'hdmf-common'):
-        #    continue
-        ns_schema = {}
-        for version in ns.values():
-            for schema_name, schema in version.items():
-                # read the source json binary string
-                sch_str = schema[()]
-                sch_dict = json.loads(sch_str)
-                ns_schema[schema_name] = apply_preload(sch_dict)
-        namespaces.append(ns_schema)
-
-    adapters = [make_namespace_adapter(sch) for sch in namespaces]
-    adapters = populate_namespaces_imports(adapters)
-    pydantic_modules = {
-        adapter.namespaces.namespaces[0].name: generate_pydantic(adapter)
-        for adapter in adapters
-    }
-    #pydantic_modules.update({'core': core, 'hdmf-common': hdmf_common})
-    return pydantic_modules
-
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