diff --git a/src/func_create_ff.cpp b/src/func_create_ff.cpp
index a8ffca62..4bfd3323 100644
--- a/src/func_create_ff.cpp
+++ b/src/func_create_ff.cpp
@@ -28,22 +28,6 @@ Func2::CreateFF::~CreateFF()
 
 namespace l
 {
-  bool
-  fnmatch(std::vector<std::string> const &patterns_,
-          const char                     *string_)
-  {
-    int rv;
-    
-    for(auto const &pattern : patterns_)
-      {
-        rv = ::fnmatch(patterns_.c_str(),string_,FNM_EXTMATCH);
-        if(rv == 0)
-          return true;
-      }
-
-    return false;
-  }
-  
   static
   int
   create(Branches2        &branches_,