1 files changed, 0 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/nix/libutil/util.cc b/nix/libutil/util.cc
index c07754487e..768e12b5e4 100644
--- a/nix/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/nix/libutil/util.cc
@@ -1106,21 +1106,6 @@ bool endOfList(std::istream & str)
 }
 
 
-string decodeOctalEscaped(const string & s)
-{
-    string r;
-    for (string::const_iterator i = s.begin(); i != s.end(); ) {
-        if (*i != '\\') { r += *i++; continue; }
-        unsigned char c = 0;
-        ++i;
-        while (i != s.end() && *i >= '0' && *i < '8')
-            c = c * 8 + (*i++ - '0');
-        r += c;
-    }
-    return r;
-}
-
-
 void ignoreException()
 {
     try {