diff --git a/swarm/pss/prox_test.go b/swarm/pss/prox_test.go
index d97972ca04..e0475d024b 100644
--- a/swarm/pss/prox_test.go
+++ b/swarm/pss/prox_test.go
@@ -478,8 +478,3 @@ func newProxServices(tstdata *testData, allowRaw bool, handlerContextFuncs map[T
 		},
 	}
 }
-
-// makes sure we create the addresses the same way in driver and service setup
-func nodeIDToAddr(id enode.ID) []byte {
-	return id.Bytes()
-}