diff --git a/crypto/ecdsa_test.go b/crypto/ecdsa_test.go
index 717c8d160f6..a79b2d3bb4d 100644
--- a/crypto/ecdsa_test.go
+++ b/crypto/ecdsa_test.go
@@ -25,18 +25,6 @@ func createSeed(t *testing.T) []byte {
 	return seed
 }
 
-// keyType returns an elliptic.Curve for an fcrypto.SigningAlgorithm if it exists
-func ecdsaAlgoFromSA(sa SigningAlgorithm) (*ecdsaAlgo, error) {
-	switch sa {
-	case ECDSAP256:
-		return p256Instance, nil
-	case ECDSASecp256k1:
-		return secp256k1Instance, nil
-	default:
-		return nil, newInvalidInputsError("Input does not correspond to an ECDSA Algorithm")
-	}
-}
-
 // ECDSA tests
 func TestECDSA(t *testing.T) {
 	ecdsaCurves := []SigningAlgorithm{