1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/nix/libutil/util.hh b/nix/libutil/util.hh
index e84d64d10a..6a6e07c478 100644
--- a/nix/libutil/util.hh
+++ b/nix/libutil/util.hh
@@ -356,12 +356,6 @@ string parseString(std::istream & str);
 bool endOfList(std::istream & str);
 
 
-/* Escape a string that contains octal-encoded escape codes such as
-   used in /etc/fstab and /proc/mounts (e.g. "foo\040bar" decodes to
-   "foo bar"). */
-string decodeOctalEscaped(const string & s);
-
-
 /* Exception handling in destructors: print an error message, then
    ignore the exception. */
 void ignoreException();