diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/history_test.go b/triedb/pathdb/history_test.go
index da0f5397f8..019276f640 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/history_test.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/history_test.go
@@ -284,18 +284,6 @@ func compareSet[k comparable](a, b map[k][]byte) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func compareList[k comparable](a, b []k) bool {
-	if len(a) != len(b) {
-		return false
-	}
-	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
-		if a[i] != b[i] {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
 func compareStorages(a, b map[common.Address]map[common.Hash][]byte) bool {
 	if len(a) != len(b) {
 		return false
@@ -311,19 +299,3 @@ func compareStorages(a, b map[common.Address]map[common.Hash][]byte) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
-
-func compareStorageList(a, b map[common.Address][]common.Hash) bool {
-	if len(a) != len(b) {
-		return false
-	}
-	for h, la := range a {
-		lb, ok := b[h]
-		if !ok {
-			return false
-		}
-		if !compareList(la, lb) {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}