1 files changed, 0 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/mcs/class/Mono.Posix/Mono.Unix/UnixPath.cs b/mcs/class/Mono.Posix/Mono.Unix/UnixPath.cs
index a7836db0bf2..271c4fe92cb 100644
--- a/mcs/class/Mono.Posix/Mono.Unix/UnixPath.cs
+++ b/mcs/class/Mono.Posix/Mono.Unix/UnixPath.cs
@@ -224,44 +224,6 @@ namespace Mono.Unix {
 			} while (true);
 		}
 
-		// Read the specified symbolic link.  If the file isn't a symbolic link,
-		// return null; otherwise, return the contents of the symbolic link.
-		//
-		// readlink(2) is horribly evil, as there is no way to query how big the
-		// symlink contents are.  Consequently, it's trial and error...
-		private static string ReadSymbolicLink (string path, out Native.Errno errno)
-		{
-			errno = (Native.Errno) 0;
-			StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder (256);
-			do {
-				int r = Native.Syscall.readlink (path, buf);
-				if (r < 0) {
-					errno = Native.Stdlib.GetLastError ();
-					return null;
-				}
-				else if (r == buf.Capacity) {
-					buf.Capacity *= 2;
-				}
-				else
-					return buf.ToString (0, r);
-			} while (true);
-		}
-
-		public static string TryReadLink (string path)
-		{
-			Native.Errno errno;
-			return ReadSymbolicLink (path, out errno);
-		}
-
-		public static string ReadLink (string path)
-		{
-			Native.Errno errno;
-			path = ReadSymbolicLink (path, out errno);
-			if (errno != 0)
-				UnixMarshal.ThrowExceptionForError (errno);
-			return path;
-		}
-
 		public static bool IsPathRooted (string path)
 		{
 			if (path == null || path.Length == 0)