diff --git a/plugins/config/config.go b/plugins/config/config.go
index c170c7800..b0ef6e435 100644
--- a/plugins/config/config.go
+++ b/plugins/config/config.go
@@ -17,28 +17,6 @@ func GetWithDefault(appName string, key string, defaultValue string) string {
 	return env.GetDefault(key, defaultValue)
 }
 
-// GetWithDefault returns the value set for a given key, returning defaultValue if none found
-// func GetWithDefault(appName string, key string, defaultValue string) (value string) {
-// 	value = defaultValue
-
-// 	envFile := strings.Join([]string{common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_ROOT"), appName, "ENV"}, "/")
-// 	lines, err := common.FileToSlice(envFile)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		return
-// 	}
-// 	prefix := fmt.Sprintf("export %v=", key)
-// 	for _, line := range lines {
-// 		if !strings.HasPrefix(line, prefix) {
-// 			continue
-// 		}
-// 		value = strings.TrimPrefix(line, prefix)
-// 		if strings.HasPrefix(value, "'") && strings.HasSuffix(value, "'") {
-// 			value = strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSuffix(value, "'"), "'")
-// 		}
-// 	}
-// 	return
-// }
-
 //HasKey determines if the config given by appName has a value for the given key
 func HasKey(appName string, key string) bool {
 	env, err := loadConfig(appName)