diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
index 993a7342d..db81e55a8 100644
--- a/src/text.cpp
+++ b/src/text.cpp
@@ -670,22 +670,6 @@ int strippedLength (const std::string& input)
   return count;
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Truncates a long line, and include a two-character ellipsis.
-std::string cutOff (const std::string& str, std::string::size_type len)
-{
-  if (str.length () > len)
-  {
-    return (str.substr (0, len - 2) + "..");
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    std::string res = str;
-    res.resize (len, ' ');
-    return res;
-  }
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 const std::string format (char value)
 {
diff --git a/src/text.h b/src/text.h
index 542dbdabc..b0d9ae41f 100644
--- a/src/text.h
+++ b/src/text.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ bool closeEnough (const std::string&, const std::string&, unsigned int minLength
 std::string::size_type find (const std::string&, const std::string&, bool sensitive = true);
 std::string::size_type find (const std::string&, const std::string&, std::string::size_type, bool sensitive = true);
 int strippedLength (const std::string&);
-std::string cutOff (const std::string&, std::string::size_type);
 const std::string format (char);
 const std::string format (int);
 const std::string formatHex (int);