diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/graph-push-hook.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/graph-push-hook.hoon
index 3e5f36ac1f..92076e355d 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/graph-push-hook.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/graph-push-hook.hoon
@@ -92,27 +92,6 @@
       %run-updates        (is-allowed resource.q.update bowl %.y)
   ==
 ::
-++  resource-for-update
-  |=  =vase
-  ^-  (unit resource:res)
-  =/  =update:store  !<(update:store vase)
-  ?-  -.q.update
-      %add-graph          `resource.q.update
-      %remove-graph       `resource.q.update
-      %add-nodes          `resource.q.update
-      %remove-nodes       `resource.q.update
-      %add-signatures     `resource.uid.q.update
-      %remove-signatures  `resource.uid.q.update
-      %archive-graph      `resource.q.update
-      %unarchive-graph    ~
-      %add-tag            ~
-      %remove-tag         ~
-      %keys               ~
-      %tags               ~
-      %tag-queries        ~
-      %run-updates        `resource.q.update
-  ==
-::
 ++  initial-watch
   |=  [=path =resource:res]
   ^-  vase
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/group-push-hook.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/group-push-hook.hoon
index 07b32472bd..d2214a2ce2 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/group-push-hook.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/group-push-hook.hoon
@@ -81,15 +81,6 @@
     ==
   --
 ::
-++  resource-for-update
-  |=  =vase
-  ^-  (unit resource)
-  =/  =update:store
-    !<(update:store vase)
-  ?:  ?=(%initial -.update)
-    ~
-  `resource.update
-::
 ++  take-update
   |=   =vase
   ^-  [(list card) agent]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/push-hook.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/push-hook.hoon
index ae1adba7f3..1b2da74bb1 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/push-hook.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/push-hook.hoon
@@ -67,16 +67,6 @@
   |*  =config
   $_  ^|
   |_  bowl:gall
-  ::
-  ::  +resource-for-update: get affected resource from an update
-  ::  
-  ::    Given a vase of the update, the mark of which is
-  ::    update-mark.config, produce the affected resource, if any.
-  ::
-  ++  resource-for-update
-    |~  vase
-    *(unit resource)
-  ::
   ::  +take-update: handle update from store
   ::
   ::    Given an update from the store, do other things after proxying