diff --git a/json_helpers.go b/json_helpers.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b983a161f25d7c885f4cfec7c195727c934c77b7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/json_helpers.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
-	"net/http"
-)
-
-func readJsonFromRequest(r *http.Request) []byte {
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("could not read json from body")
-	}
-	return data
-}