diff --git a/src/os/cpath/cpath.c b/src/os/cpath/cpath.c
index cc74b7d..c1cb191 100644
--- a/src/os/cpath/cpath.c
+++ b/src/os/cpath/cpath.c
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-void join_root_and_leaf(const char *root, const char *leaf, char *dst);
-
 u32 wapp_cpath_join_path(Str8 *dst, const Str8List *parts) {
   if (!dst || !parts) {
     return CPATH_JOIN_INVALID_ARGS;
@@ -133,23 +131,3 @@ LIST_CLEANUP_DIRUP:
 RETURN_DIRUP:
   return output;
 }
-
-void join_root_and_leaf(const char *root, const char *leaf, char *dst) {
-  u64 root_length = strlen(root);
-  u64 leaf_length = strlen(leaf);
-
-  memcpy(dst, root, root_length);
-
-  if (leaf_length == 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  u64 copy_start = root_length;
-
-  if (root_length > 0 && root[root_length - 1] != PATH_SEP && leaf[0] != PATH_SEP) {
-    dst[root_length] = PATH_SEP;
-    ++copy_start;
-  }
-
-  memcpy(&(dst[copy_start]), leaf, leaf_length);
-}