diff --git a/crawler.py b/crawler.py
index ef01771..abe3d93 100644
--- a/crawler.py
+++ b/crawler.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Need a docstring.
 '''
 
 import argparse
-from utils.helpers import (UrlPool, WebPage, sanitise_url, qualify_url)
+from utils.helpers import (UrlPool, WebPage, sanitise_url)
 
 def init_crawler(base_url=None):
     '''
diff --git a/utils/helpers.py b/utils/helpers.py
index 4c15603..83a9a74 100644
--- a/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/utils/helpers.py
@@ -118,16 +118,3 @@ def sanitise_url(url):
         base_url = "".join([default_proto, delim, split_url.path])
 
     return base_url
-
-
-def qualify_url(base_url=None, url=None):
-    '''
-    Ensure any URLs discovered are absolute. If relative,
-    they will be appended to the base URL. Returns an
-    absolute URL as a string.
-    '''
-
-    if url.startswith('/'):
-        return urljoin(base_url, url)
-    if url.startswith(base_url):
-        return url