1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/nova/utils.py b/nova/utils.py
index 199ee8701..f8160c0b6 100644
--- a/nova/utils.py
+++ b/nova/utils.py
@@ -538,18 +538,6 @@ def synchronized(name):
     return wrap
 
 
-def ensure_b64_encoding(val):
-    """Safety method to ensure that values expected to be base64-encoded
-    actually are. If they are, the value is returned unchanged. Otherwise,
-    the encoded value is returned.
-    """
-    try:
-        dummy = base64.decode(val)
-        return val
-    except TypeError:
-        return base64.b64encode(val)
-
-
 def get_from_path(items, path):
     """ Returns a list of items matching the specified path.  Takes an
     XPath-like expression e.g. prop1/prop2/prop3, and for each item in items,