diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index cbd45531..3ab8f8e9 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -263,11 +263,5 @@ function sendRequestToServer(type, address, callback) {
   xmlhttp.send();
 }
 
-function getYouTubeVideoID(url) { // Return video id or false
-  var regExp = /^.*((youtu.be\/)|(v\/)|(\/u\/\w\/)|(embed\/)|(watch\?))\??v?=?([^#\&\?]*).*/;
-  var match = url.match(regExp);
-  return (match && match[7].length == 11) ? match[7] : false;
-}
-
 //uuid generator function from https://gist.github.com/jed/982883
-function generateUUID(a){return a?(a^Math.random()*16>>a/4).toString(16):([1e7]+-1e3+-4e3+-8e3+-1e11).replace(/[018]/g,generateUUID)}
\ No newline at end of file
+function generateUUID(a){return a?(a^Math.random()*16>>a/4).toString(16):([1e7]+-1e3+-4e3+-8e3+-1e11).replace(/[018]/g,generateUUID)}