diff --git a/src/etc/inc/util.inc b/src/etc/inc/util.inc
index 5da7638ef..8d9b41b7e 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/util.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/util.inc
@@ -639,16 +639,6 @@ function is_linklocal($ipaddr)
     return (strtolower(substr($ipaddr, 0, 5)) == "fe80:");
 }
 
-/* returns scope of a linklocal address */
-function get_ll_scope($addr)
-{
-    if (!is_linklocal($addr) || !strstr($addr, "%")) {
-        return '';
-    }
-    list ($ll, $scope) = explode("%", $addr);
-    return $scope;
-}
-
 /* returns true if $ipaddr is a valid literal IPv6 address */
 function is_literalipaddrv6($ipaddr)
 {