diff --git a/src/runtime2/scheduler.rs b/src/runtime2/scheduler.rs
index 94adc0ef7b05e5ab570ecf219923b309aa5799ce..e7b6bc05c059714590c04c83b649bd68f9845c18 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/scheduler.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/scheduler.rs
@@ -545,19 +545,6 @@ impl ComponentCtx {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    /// Removes messages in the outbox using a match
-    pub(crate) fn remove_messages<F: Fn(&Message) -> bool>(&mut self, remove_if_fn: F) {
-        let mut idx = 0;
-        while idx < self.outbox.len() {
-            let should_remove = remove_if_fn(&self.outbox[idx]);
-            if should_remove {
-                self.outbox.remove(idx);
-            } else {
-                idx += 1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Notify that component just finished a sync block. Like
     /// `notify_sync_start`: drop out of the `Component::Run` function.
     pub(crate) fn notify_sync_end(&mut self, changed_ports: &[ComponentPortChange]) {