diff --git a/base/VulkanTools.cpp b/base/VulkanTools.cpp
index 29b558ac..5e720fc8 100644
--- a/base/VulkanTools.cpp
+++ b/base/VulkanTools.cpp
@@ -294,23 +294,6 @@ namespace vks
 			exitFatal(message, (int32_t)resultCode);
 		}
 
-		std::string readTextFile(const char *fileName)
-		{
-			std::string fileContent;
-			std::ifstream fileStream(fileName, std::ios::in);
-			if (!fileStream.is_open()) {
-				printf("File %s not found\n", fileName);
-				return "";
-			}
-			std::string line = "";
-			while (!fileStream.eof()) {
-				getline(fileStream, line);
-				fileContent.append(line + "\n");
-			}
-			fileStream.close();
-			return fileContent;
-		}
-
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
 		// Android shaders are stored as assets in the apk
 		// So they need to be loaded via the asset manager