diff --git a/pttodo/root.go b/pttodo/root.go
index 1c0689c..b314959 100644
--- a/pttodo/root.go
+++ b/pttodo/root.go
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ type Root struct {
 	Done      []Todo
 }
 
-func VerifyRootFromFile(p string) error {
-	_, err := NewRootFromFile(p)
-	return err
-}
-
 func NewRootFromFile(p string) (Root, error) {
 	f, err := os.Open(p)
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {