2 files changed, 0 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/libmain/shared.cc b/src/libmain/shared.cc
index d39816586404..026db4173af0 100644
--- a/src/libmain/shared.cc
+++ b/src/libmain/shared.cc
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ static void sigintHandler(int signo)
 }
 
 
-Path makeRootName(const Path & gcRoot, int & counter)
-{
-    counter++;
-    if (counter == 1)
-        return gcRoot;
-    else
-        return (format("%1%-%2%") % gcRoot % counter).str();
-}
-
-
 void printGCWarning()
 {
     static bool haveWarned = false;
diff --git a/src/libmain/shared.hh b/src/libmain/shared.hh
index 7849e10e3641..c69879a12356 100644
--- a/src/libmain/shared.hh
+++ b/src/libmain/shared.hh
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ MakeError(UsageError, nix::Error);
 class StoreAPI;
 
 /* Ugh.  No better place to put this. */
-Path makeRootName(const Path & gcRoot, int & counter);
 void printGCWarning();
 
 void printMissing(StoreAPI & store, const PathSet & paths);