diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index ca0468516c1..89fc8d9a81d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -3605,12 +3605,6 @@ namespace ts {
         return SyntaxKind.FirstTemplateToken <= kind && kind <= SyntaxKind.LastTemplateToken;
     }
 
-    function isTemplateLiteralFragmentKind(kind: SyntaxKind) {
-        return kind === SyntaxKind.TemplateHead
-            || kind === SyntaxKind.TemplateMiddle
-            || kind === SyntaxKind.TemplateTail;
-    }
-
     export function isTemplateHead(node: Node): node is TemplateHead {
         return node.kind === SyntaxKind.TemplateHead;
     }