diff --git a/versioning_test.go b/versioning_test.go
index c0c44bf..fad80f1 100644
--- a/versioning_test.go
+++ b/versioning_test.go
@@ -140,13 +140,3 @@ func TestParseFromCode(t *testing.T) {
 		require.EqualValues(t, c.expectedStr, v.String(), "case#%d", caseNum)
 	}
 }
-
-// helper for testing other packages
-func Parse(t *testing.T, str string) versioning.Version {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	v, err := versioning.Parse(str)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	return v
-}