1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/coverage/backward.py b/coverage/backward.py
index 5a323659..58d9cfea 100644
--- a/coverage/backward.py
+++ b/coverage/backward.py
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ if env.PY3:
         """Convert string `s` to bytes."""
         return s.encode('utf8')
 
-    def to_string(b):
-        """Convert bytes `b` to a string."""
-        return b.decode('utf8')
-
     def binary_bytes(byte_values):
         """Produce a byte string with the ints from `byte_values`."""
         return bytes(byte_values)
@@ -93,10 +89,6 @@ else:
         """Convert string `s` to bytes (no-op in 2.x)."""
         return s
 
-    def to_string(b):
-        """Convert bytes `b` to a string (no-op in 2.x)."""
-        return b
-
     def binary_bytes(byte_values):
         """Produce a byte string with the ints from `byte_values`."""
         return "".join(chr(b) for b in byte_values)