diff --git a/updateHostsFile.py b/updateHostsFile.py
index 873638677..a985e59ae 100644
--- a/updateHostsFile.py
+++ b/updateHostsFile.py
@@ -276,18 +276,6 @@ def getUpdateURLsFromFile(source):
     return retURLs
 # End Update Logic
 
-
-def getUpdateURLFromFile(source):
-    pathToUpdateFile = os.path.join(settings["datapath"], source, settings["sourcedatafilename"])
-    if os.path.exists(pathToUpdateFile):
-        with open(pathToUpdateFile, "r") as updateFile:
-            updateData = json.load(updateFile)
-            return [updateData["url"]]
-    printFailure("Warning: Can't find the update file for source " + source + "\n" +
-                 "Make sure that there's a file at " + pathToUpdateFile)
-    return None
-# End Update Logic
-
 # File Logic
 def createInitialFile():
     mergeFile = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()