1 files changed, 0 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/src/common/util.c b/src/common/util.c
index 574b017ba8..28efa4a042 100644
--- a/src/common/util.c
+++ b/src/common/util.c
@@ -225,21 +225,6 @@ add_laplace_noise(int64_t signal_, double random_, double delta_f,
  * String manipulation
  * ===== */
 
-/** Return a pointer to a NUL-terminated hexadecimal string encoding
- * the first <b>fromlen</b> bytes of <b>from</b>. (fromlen must be \<= 32.) The
- * result does not need to be deallocated, but repeated calls to
- * hex_str will trash old results.
- */
-const char *
-hex_str(const char *from, size_t fromlen)
-{
-  static char buf[65];
-  if (fromlen>(sizeof(buf)-1)/2)
-    fromlen = (sizeof(buf)-1)/2;
-  base16_encode(buf,sizeof(buf),from,fromlen);
-  return buf;
-}
-
 /** Return true if <b>string</b> is a valid 'key=[value]' string.
  *  "value" is optional, to indicate the empty string. Log at logging
  *  <b>severity</b> if something ugly happens. */