diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_table_test.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_table_test.go
index 7de1081517..e4a22b3768 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_table_test.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_table_test.go
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@ func getChunk(size int, b int) []byte {
 	return data
 }
 
-func print(t *testing.T, f *freezerTable, item uint64) {
-	a, err := f.Retrieve(item)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Logf("db[%d] =  %x\n", item, a)
-}
-
 // TestFreezerBasics test initializing a freezertable from scratch, writing to the table,
 // and reading it back.
 func TestFreezerBasics(t *testing.T) {