diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index 77260012..656b0e83 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -1143,14 +1143,3 @@ function sendRequestToCustomServer(type, fullAddress, callback) {
   //submit this request
   xmlhttp.send();
 }
-
-//returns the start time of the video if there was one specified (ex. ?t=5s)
-function getYouTubeVideoStartTime(url) {
-  let searchParams = new URL(url).searchParams;
-  var startTime = searchParams.get("t");
-  if (startTime == null) {
-    startTime = searchParams.get("time_continue");
-  }
-
-  return startTime;
-}