diff --git a/packages/hooks/src/base.ts b/packages/hooks/src/base.ts
index 57cd3c2..11566f6 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/src/base.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks/src/base.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ import { Middleware } from './compose';
 export const HOOKS: string = Symbol('@feathersjs/hooks') as any;
 export const CONTEXT: string = Symbol('@feathersjs/hooks/context') as any;
 
-function walkOriginal (fn: any, method: any, res: any[] = []): any {
-  return typeof fn.original === 'function'
-      ? walkOriginal(fn.original, method, [...res, ...method(fn)])
-      : [...res, ...method(fn)];
-}
-
 export function getMiddleware<T> (target: any): Array<Middleware<T>> {
   return (target && target[HOOKS]) || [];
 }