1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
index 7b36661..2fa6643 100644
--- a/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
+++ b/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
@@ -328,10 +328,6 @@ def _find(predicate, iterable):
             return item
 
 
-def _find_child(element, name):
-    return _find(lambda child: child.name == name, element.children)
-
-
 def _inner_text(node):
     if node.node_type == node_types.text:
         return node.value