1 files changed, 0 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/netlib/strutils.py b/netlib/strutils.py
index 5ad41c7e..ca6eaa42 100644
--- a/netlib/strutils.py
+++ b/netlib/strutils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import re
 import unicodedata
 import codecs
 
@@ -56,15 +55,6 @@ def clean_bin(s, keep_spacing=True):
         )
 
 
-def safe_subn(pattern, repl, target, *args, **kwargs):
-    """
-        There are Unicode conversion problems with re.subn. We try to smooth
-        that over by casting the pattern and replacement to strings. We really
-        need a better solution that is aware of the actual content ecoding.
-    """
-    return re.subn(str(pattern), str(repl), target, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
 def bytes_to_escaped_str(data):
     """
     Take bytes and return a safe string that can be displayed to the user.