diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
index 581e55051..a68091e85 100644
--- a/src/text.cpp
+++ b/src/text.cpp
@@ -80,26 +80,6 @@ void split (
     results.push_back (input.substr (start));
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void split_minimal (
-  std::vector<std::string>& results,
-  const std::string& input,
-  const char delimiter)
-{
-  results.clear ();
-  std::string::size_type start = 0;
-  std::string::size_type i;
-  while ((i = input.find (delimiter, start)) != std::string::npos)
-  {
-    if (i != start)
-      results.push_back (input.substr (start, i - start));
-    start = i + 1;
-  }
-
-  if (start < input.length ())
-    results.push_back (input.substr (start));
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void split (
   std::vector<std::string>& results,
diff --git a/src/text.h b/src/text.h
index 70003ee33..bb4aeb2ed 100644
--- a/src/text.h
+++ b/src/text.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ int longestLine (const std::string&);
 bool extractLine (std::string&, const std::string&, int, bool, unsigned int&);
 void split (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&, const char);
 void split (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&, const std::string&);
-void split_minimal (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&, const char);
 void join (std::string&, const std::string&, const std::vector<std::string>&);
 void join (std::string&, const std::string&, const std::vector<int>&);
 std::string commify (const std::string&);
diff --git a/test/text.t.cpp b/test/text.t.cpp
index 192183bd5..b11373bbe 100644
--- a/test/text.t.cpp
+++ b/test/text.t.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Context context;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
-  UnitTest t (221);
+  UnitTest t (216);
 
   // Ensure environment has no influence.
   unsetenv ("TASKDATA");
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   t.is (items[0], "",              "split '-' '-' -> [0] ''");
   t.is (items[1], "",              "split '-' '-' -> [1] ''");
 
-  split_minimal (items, unsplit, '-');
-  t.is (items.size (), (size_t) 0, "split '-' '-' ->");
-
   unsplit = "-a-bc-def";
   split (items, unsplit, '-');
   t.is (items.size (), (size_t) 4, "split '-a-bc-def' '-' -> '' 'a' 'bc' 'def'");
@@ -135,12 +132,6 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   t.is (items[2], "bc",            "split '-a-bc-def' '-' -> [2] 'bc'");
   t.is (items[3], "def",           "split '-a-bc-def' '-' -> [3] 'def'");
 
-  split_minimal (items, unsplit, '-');
-  t.is (items.size (), (size_t) 3, "split '-a-bc-def' '-' -> 'a' 'bc' 'def'");
-  t.is (items[0], "a",             "split '-a-bc-def' '-' -> [1] 'a'");
-  t.is (items[1], "bc",            "split '-a-bc-def' '-' -> [2] 'bc'");
-  t.is (items[2], "def",           "split '-a-bc-def' '-' -> [3] 'def'");
-
   // void split (std::vector<std::string>& results, const std::string& input, const std::string& delimiter)
   unsplit = "";
   split (items, unsplit, "--");