diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go b/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go
index 12bed73d96..f3599ba6d7 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller_utils_test.go
@@ -439,10 +439,6 @@ func TestActiveReplicaSetsFiltering(t *testing.T) {
 		"expected %v, got %v", expectedNames.List(), gotNames.List())
 }
 
-func int64P(num int64) *int64 {
-	return &num
-}
-
 func TestComputeHash(t *testing.T) {
 	collisionCount := int32(1)
 	otherCollisionCount := int32(2)