diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll
index 03bce9871ac..7334d151df5 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll
@@ -791,14 +791,6 @@ module API {
 
     private predicate hasSemantics(DataFlow::Node nd) { not nd.getTopLevel().isExterns() }
 
-    /** Holds if `imp` is an import of module `m`. */
-    private predicate imports(DataFlow::Node imp, string m) {
-      imp = DataFlow::moduleImport(m) and
-      // path must not start with a dot or a slash
-      m.regexpMatch("[^./].*") and
-      hasSemantics(imp)
-    }
-
     private signature module StageInputSig {
       /** Holds if `node` should be seen as a use-node root, in addition to module imports (which are the usual roots). */
       predicate isAdditionalUseRoot(Node node);