diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
index e722b63..5a6def6 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ function isEmptyText(node) {
     return emptyOrStatement;
 }
 
-function isNotEmptyText(node) {
-    return node.type === 'TextNode' && !node.chars.match(/^\s*$/);
-}
-
 const allowedTextElements = ['i', 'em', 'b', 'strong', 'bold', 'span', 'a', 'code', 'br'];
 
 function isText(node) {