diff --git a/txscript/script.go b/txscript/script.go
index ca6520c8..0d041a8b 100644
--- a/txscript/script.go
+++ b/txscript/script.go
@@ -78,14 +78,6 @@ func IsPayToScriptHash(script []byte) bool {
 	return isScriptHashScript(script)
 }
 
-// isWitnessScriptHash returns true if the passed script is a
-// pay-to-witness-script-hash transaction, false otherwise.
-func isWitnessScriptHash(pops []parsedOpcode) bool {
-	return len(pops) == 2 &&
-		pops[0].opcode.value == OP_0 &&
-		pops[1].opcode.value == OP_DATA_32
-}
-
 // IsPayToWitnessScriptHash returns true if the is in the standard
 // pay-to-witness-script-hash (P2WSH) format, false otherwise.
 func IsPayToWitnessScriptHash(script []byte) bool {