diff --git a/weed/shell/command_s3_helpers.go b/weed/shell/command_s3_helpers.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4851f9fca..000000000
--- a/weed/shell/command_s3_helpers.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package shell
-
-import "strings"
-
-// joinMax joins up to max strings with ", " and appends "..." if truncated.
-func joinMax(items []string, max int) string {
-	if len(items) <= max {
-		return strings.Join(items, ", ")
-	}
-	return strings.Join(items[:max], ", ") + "..."
-}