diff --git a/letsencrypt/crypto_util.py b/letsencrypt/crypto_util.py
index 79cd24ed6..73e4f9bdd 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/crypto_util.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/crypto_util.py
@@ -274,11 +274,6 @@ def asn1_generalizedtime_to_dt(timestamp):
     return datetime.datetime.strptime(timestamp, '%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ')
 
 
-def pyopenssl_x509_name_as_text(x509name):
-    """Convert `OpenSSL.crypto.X509Name` to text."""
-    return "/".join("{0}={1}" for key, value in x509name.get_components())
-
-
 def dump_pyopenssl_chain(chain, filetype=OpenSSL.crypto.FILETYPE_PEM):
     """Dump certificate chain into a bundle.