1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/youtube/util.py b/youtube/util.py
index 1d7eb59..e7b12ad 100644
--- a/youtube/util.py
+++ b/youtube/util.py
@@ -476,12 +476,6 @@ def update_query_string(query_string, items):
     return urllib.parse.urlencode(parameters, doseq=True)
 
 
-def uppercase_escape(s):
-    return re.sub(
-        r'\\U([0-9a-fA-F]{8})',
-        lambda m: chr(int(m.group(1), base=16)), s)
-
-
 def prefix_url(url):
     if url is None:
         return None