diff --git a/src/simd/runtime.rs b/src/simd/runtime.rs
index 8906b5f..4a1ced4 100644
--- a/src/simd/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/simd/runtime.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ use crate::iter::Bytes;
 use super::avx2;
 use super::sse42;
 
-type VectoredMatchFn = unsafe fn(&mut Bytes);
-
 pub enum RuntimeFeature {
     Avx2,
     Sse42,