diff --git a/src/tools.c b/src/tools.c
index 77eb6f7..bc1fac9 100644
--- a/src/tools.c
+++ b/src/tools.c
@@ -487,14 +487,4 @@ char *nspaces(const size_t n)
 
 
 
-uint32_t *nspaces32(const size_t n)
-{
-    uint32_t *spaces = (uint32_t *) malloc((n + 1) * sizeof(uint32_t));
-    u32_set(spaces, char_space, n);
-    u32_set(spaces + n, char_nul, 1);
-    return spaces;
-}
-
-
-
 /*EOF*/                                                  /* vim: set sw=4: */
diff --git a/src/tools.h b/src/tools.h
index 028a716..6b8bfef 100644
--- a/src/tools.h
+++ b/src/tools.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ char *tabbify_indent(const size_t lineno, char *indentspc, const size_t indentsp
 
 char *nspaces(const size_t n);
 
-uint32_t *nspaces32(const size_t n);
 
 #endif