diff --git a/src/lib/file.c b/src/lib/file.c
index bfb5500..97ab0ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/file.c
+++ b/src/lib/file.c
@@ -181,22 +181,6 @@ __imlib_FileModDateFd(int fd)
    return (st.st_mtime > st.st_ctime) ? st.st_mtime : st.st_ctime;
 }
 
-int
-__imlib_FileCanRead(const char *s)
-{
-   struct stat         st;
-
-   DP("%s: '%s'\n", __func__, s);
-
-   if (__imlib_FileStat(s, &st))
-      return 0;
-
-   if (!(st.st_mode & (S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH)))
-      return 0;
-
-   return access(s, R_OK) == 0 ? 1 : 0; // ??? TBD
-}
-
 char              **
 __imlib_FileDir(const char *dir, int *num)
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/file.h b/src/lib/file.h
index 2de9e16..ae7ce86 100644
--- a/src/lib/file.h
+++ b/src/lib/file.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ int                 __imlib_FileIsFile(const char *s);
 int                 __imlib_FileIsDir(const char *s);
 time_t              __imlib_FileModDate(const char *s);
 time_t              __imlib_FileModDateFd(int fd);
-int                 __imlib_FileCanRead(const char *s);
 
 char              **__imlib_FileDir(const char *dir, int *num);
 void                __imlib_FileFreeDirList(char **l, int num);
diff --git a/test/test_file.cpp b/test/test_file.cpp
index dd69200..ce81ff4 100644
--- a/test/test_file.cpp
+++ b/test/test_file.cpp
@@ -117,33 +117,6 @@ TEST(FILE, file_is_dir)
    EXPECT_EQ(rc, 0);
 }
 
-TEST(FILE, file_can_read)
-{
-   int                 rc;
-
-   rc = __imlib_FileCanRead("./Makefile");
-   EXPECT_EQ(rc, 1);
-
-   rc = __imlib_FileCanRead(".");
-   EXPECT_EQ(rc, 1);
-
-   rc = __imlib_FileCanRead("./foob");
-   EXPECT_EQ(rc, 0);
-
-   rc = system("touch gylle");
-   EXPECT_EQ(rc, 0);
-   rc = __imlib_FileCanRead("gylle");
-   EXPECT_EQ(rc, 1);
-
-   rc = system("chmod 000 gylle");
-   EXPECT_EQ(rc, 0);
-   rc = __imlib_FileCanRead("gylle");
-   EXPECT_EQ(rc, 0);
-
-   rc = unlink("gylle");
-   EXPECT_EQ(rc, 0);
-}
-
 TEST(FILE, file_is_real_file)
 {
    int                 rc;