diff --git a/middleware/proxy/proxy_test.go b/middleware/proxy/proxy_test.go
index 8ca5df1d9..6fb6a899b 100644
--- a/middleware/proxy/proxy_test.go
+++ b/middleware/proxy/proxy_test.go
@@ -149,9 +149,3 @@ func (c *fakeConn) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error { return nil }
 func (c *fakeConn) Close() error                       { return nil }
 func (c *fakeConn) Read(b []byte) (int, error)         { return c.readBuf.Read(b) }
 func (c *fakeConn) Write(b []byte) (int, error)        { return c.writeBuf.Write(b) }
-
-func newWithoutPathPrefixTestProxy(backendAddr string) *Proxy {
-	return &Proxy{
-		Upstreams: []Upstream{&fakeUpstreamWithoutPathPrefix{from: "/api/messages", withoutPathPrefix: "/api"}},
-	}
-}