diff --git a/compiler/cgC.c b/compiler/cgC.c
index aac892c..03cb6b6 100644
--- a/compiler/cgC.c
+++ b/compiler/cgC.c
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@ indent(CodegenC *cgc)
 #undef INDENT
 }
 
-/* Interns a string literal into the string table, returning its ID */
-static i64
-intern_strlit(CodegenC *cgc, const Str *str)
-{
-	const i64 strno = shget(cgc->cgctx->strings, str->s);
-	if (strno != -1) /* string already exists, return its index number */
-		return strno;
-
-	shput(cgc->cgctx->strings, str->s, cgc->cgctx->strlit_no);
-	return cgc->cgctx->strlit_no++;
-}
-
 static void
 emit_comment(CodegenC *cgc, Str comment, bool nl_after)
 {