diff --git a/castle/cms/files/aws.py b/castle/cms/files/aws.py
index 290afc22e..13ad49c6c 100644
--- a/castle/cms/files/aws.py
+++ b/castle/cms/files/aws.py
@@ -309,12 +309,3 @@ def create_if_not_exists(bucket, key, content_type, data, content_disposition=No
             data,
             content_disposition=content_disposition,
             make_public=make_public)
-
-def s3_obj_exists(bucket, key):
-    try:
-        # does a head request for a single key, will throw an error
-        # if not found (or elsewise)
-        bucket.Object(key).load()
-        return True
-    except botocore.exceptions.ClientError:
-        return False
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