diff --git a/src/core/utils/tmrec.c b/src/core/utils/tmrec.c
index 609aa78b434..1b468acc42c 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/tmrec.c
+++ b/src/core/utils/tmrec.c
@@ -57,33 +57,6 @@ static inline int tr_strz_to_int(char *_bp)
 }
 
 
-static inline char* tr_trim(char* _s)
-{
-	int len;
-	char* end;
-
-	/* Null pointer, there is nothing to do */
-	if (!_s) return _s;
-
-	/* Remove spaces and tabs from the beginning of string */
-	while ((*_s == ' ') || (*_s == '\t')) _s++;
-
-	len = strlen(_s);
-
-	end = _s + len - 1;
-
-	/* Remove trailing spaces and tabs */
-	while ((*end == ' ') || (*end == '\t')) end--;
-	if (end != (_s + len - 1)) {
-		*(end+1) = '\0';
-	}
-
-	return _s;
-}
-
-
-
-
 /**
  * ===== imported from "ac_tm.c"
  */