diff --git a/matlab/+bvar/forecast.m b/matlab/+bvar/forecast.m
index 991f68c455f8efbb10fdf8fa816f29fc49ff82eb..206d5b5c9e725e9c95fa33076878cef19331b221 100644
--- a/matlab/+bvar/forecast.m
+++ b/matlab/+bvar/forecast.m
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ OutputDirectoryName = CheckPath('graphs',M_.dname);
 dyn_graph=bvar.graph_init(sprintf('BVAR forecasts (nlags = %d)', nlags), ny, {'b-' 'g-' 'g-' 'r-' 'r-'});
 
 for i = 1:ny
-    dyn_graph=dynare_graph(dyn_graph,[ sims_no_shock_median(:, i) ...
+    dyn_graph=plot_graph(dyn_graph,[ sims_no_shock_median(:, i) ...
                         sims_no_shock_up_conf(:, i) sims_no_shock_down_conf(:, i) ...
                         sims_with_shocks_up_conf(:, i) sims_with_shocks_down_conf(:, i) ], ...
                            options_.varobs{i});
@@ -183,3 +183,31 @@ for i = 1:length(options_.varobs)
         oo_.bvar.forecast.rmse.(name) = rmse(i);
     end
 end
+
+
+function dyn_graph=plot_graph(dyn_graph,y,tit,x)
+% function plot_graph(dyn_graph, y,tit,x)
+
+if nargin < 4
+    x = (1:size(y,1))';
+end
+nplot = dyn_graph.plot_nbr + 1;
+if nplot > dyn_graph.max_nplot
+    figure('Name',dyn_graph.figure_name);
+    nplot = 1;
+end
+dyn_graph.plot_nbr = nplot;
+subplot(dyn_graph.nr,dyn_graph.nc,nplot);
+
+line_types = dyn_graph.line_types;
+line_type = line_types{1};
+for i=1:size(y,2)
+    if length(line_types) > 1
+        line_type = line_types{i};
+    end
+
+    plot(x,y(:,i),line_type);
+    hold on
+end
+title(tit);
+hold off
diff --git a/matlab/dynare_graph.m b/matlab/dynare_graph.m
deleted file mode 100644
index dc8caf637bd9cce07d5e0eed2955484a52af9618..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/matlab/dynare_graph.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-function dyn_graph=dynare_graph(dyn_graph,y,tit,x)
-% function dynare_graph(y,tit,x)
-% graphs
-%
-% INPUT
-%   figure_name: name of the figures
-%   colors: line colors
-%
-% OUTPUT
-%   dyn_graph: structure with figure information
-%
-% SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
-%   none
-
-% Copyright © 2006-2017 Dynare Team
-%
-% This file is part of Dynare.
-%
-% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-% (at your option) any later version.
-%
-% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-% GNU General Public License for more details.
-%
-% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-% along with Dynare.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-if nargin < 4
-    x = (1:size(y,1))';
-end
-nplot = dyn_graph.plot_nbr + 1;
-if nplot > dyn_graph.max_nplot
-    figure('Name',dyn_graph.figure_name);
-    nplot = 1;
-end
-dyn_graph.plot_nbr = nplot;
-subplot(dyn_graph.nr,dyn_graph.nc,nplot);
-
-line_types = dyn_graph.line_types;
-line_type = line_types{1};
-for i=1:size(y,2)
-    if length(line_types) > 1
-        line_type = line_types{i};
-    end
-
-    plot(x,y(:,i),line_type);
-    hold on
-end
-title(tit);
-hold off
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/matlab/dynare_graph_close.m b/matlab/dynare_graph_close.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 41c86fc0c5b640f4f450f87c85a34f1104f266cb..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/matlab/dynare_graph_close.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-function dynare_graph_close()
-% function dynare_graph_close()
-% close a figure
-%
-% INPUT
-%   none
-%
-% OUTPUT
-%   none
-%
-% SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
-%   none
-
-% Copyright © 2006-2017 Dynare Team
-%
-% This file is part of Dynare.
-%
-% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-% (at your option) any later version.
-%
-% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-% GNU General Public License for more details.
-%
-% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-% along with Dynare.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.