diff --git a/src/scheduler/src/plugins/parjob_allocator.c b/src/scheduler/src/plugins/parjob_allocator.c
index 73f56230..e83b7a1f 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/src/plugins/parjob_allocator.c
+++ b/src/scheduler/src/plugins/parjob_allocator.c
@@ -37,16 +37,6 @@ static void parjob_allocator_fini(xce_sched_plugin_t* plugin)
     FREEUP(plugin);
 }
 
-static int skip_bad_worker_(xce_sched_worker_t* w)
-{
-    if (w == NULL) {
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    /* add more check here */
-    return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * parjob_prepare_allocation - task 4.2 (Req 4 AC 5/AC 6): populates
  * ctx->alloc_req.host/ctx->alloc_req.shared for whichever bucket/host is