diff --git a/common/strings.js b/common/strings.js
index 48915295..505138d4 100644
--- a/common/strings.js
+++ b/common/strings.js
@@ -99,20 +99,6 @@ export const createQueryParams = (params) => {
   return query;
 };
 
-export const getCIDFromIPFS = (url) => {
-  // NOTE(andrew)
-  const cid = url.includes("/ipfs/")
-    ? // pull cid from a path format gateway
-      url.split("/ipfs/")[1]
-    : // pull cid from a subdomain format gateway
-      url.match(
-        // regex here performs https://{cid}.ipfs.slate.textile.io => [https://{cid}, {cid}]
-        /(?:http[s]*\:\/\/)*(.*?)\.(?=[^\/]*\..{2,5})/i
-      )[1];
-
-  return cid;
-};
-
 export const formatAsUploadMessage = (added, skipped, slate = false) => {
   let message = `${added || 0} file${added !== 1 ? "s" : ""} added${
     slate ? " to collection" : ""