1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 27efdc5774..652861aa66 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ isnumber()
 	n=$(($1 + 0)) 2>/dev/null && test "$n" = "$1"
 }
 
-# Given a full hex object ID, is this the zero OID?
-is_zero_oid () {
-	echo "$1" | sane_egrep '^0+$' >/dev/null 2>&1
-}
-
 # Sanitize the local git environment for use within a submodule. We
 # can't simply use clear_local_git_env since we want to preserve some
 # of the settings from GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS.