diff --git a/vcs/utils/progressbar.py b/vcs/utils/progressbar.py
index 2706ef8..3316529 100644
--- a/vcs/utils/progressbar.py
+++ b/vcs/utils/progressbar.py
@@ -287,85 +287,6 @@ def make_style(opts=(), **kwargs):
 }
 DEFAULT_PALETTE = DARK_PALETTE
 
-def parse_color_setting(config_string):
-    """Parse a DJANGO_COLORS environment variable to produce the system palette
-
-    The general form of a pallete definition is:
-
-        "palette;role=fg;role=fg/bg;role=fg,option,option;role=fg/bg,option,option"
-
-    where:
-        palette is a named palette; one of 'light', 'dark', or 'nocolor'.
-        role is a named style used by Django
-        fg is a background color.
-        bg is a background color.
-        option is a display options.
-
-    Specifying a named palette is the same as manually specifying the individual
-    definitions for each role. Any individual definitions following the pallete
-    definition will augment the base palette definition.
-
-    Valid roles:
-        'error', 'notice', 'sql_field', 'sql_coltype', 'sql_keyword', 'sql_table',
-        'http_info', 'http_success', 'http_redirect', 'http_bad_request',
-        'http_not_found', 'http_server_error'
-
-    Valid colors:
-        'black', 'red', 'green', 'yellow', 'blue', 'magenta', 'cyan', 'white'
-
-    Valid options:
-        'bold', 'underscore', 'blink', 'reverse', 'conceal'
-
-    """
-    if not config_string:
-        return PALETTES[DEFAULT_PALETTE]
-
-    # Split the color configuration into parts
-    parts = config_string.lower().split(';')
-    palette = PALETTES[NOCOLOR_PALETTE].copy()
-    for part in parts:
-        if part in PALETTES:
-            # A default palette has been specified
-            palette.update(PALETTES[part])
-        elif '=' in part:
-            # Process a palette defining string
-            definition = {}
-
-            # Break the definition into the role,
-            # plus the list of specific instructions.
-            # The role must be in upper case
-            role, instructions = part.split('=')
-            role = role.upper()
-
-            styles = instructions.split(',')
-            styles.reverse()
-
-            # The first instruction can contain a slash
-            # to break apart fg/bg.
-            colors = styles.pop().split('/')
-            colors.reverse()
-            fg = colors.pop()
-            if fg in color_names:
-                definition['fg'] = fg
-            if colors and colors[-1] in color_names:
-                definition['bg'] = colors[-1]
-
-            # All remaining instructions are options
-            opts = tuple(s for s in styles if s in opt_dict.keys())
-            if opts:
-                definition['opts'] = opts
-
-            # The nocolor palette has all available roles.
-            # Use that palette as the basis for determining
-            # if the role is valid.
-            if role in PALETTES[NOCOLOR_PALETTE] and definition:
-                palette[role] = definition
-
-    # If there are no colors specified, return the empty palette.
-    if palette == PALETTES[NOCOLOR_PALETTE]:
-        return None
-    return palette
-
 # ---------------------------- #
 # --- End of termcolors.py --- #
 # ---------------------------- #