diff --git a/examples/dump_torrent.cpp b/examples/dump_torrent.cpp
index b9b883324..0f9a2fa03 100644
--- a/examples/dump_torrent.cpp
+++ b/examples/dump_torrent.cpp
@@ -97,58 +97,6 @@ int load_file(std::string const& filename, std::vector<char>& v, libtorrent::err
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int line_longer_than(libtorrent::lazy_entry const& e, int limit)
-{
-	using namespace libtorrent;
-
-	int line_len = 0;
-	switch (e.type())
-	{
-	case lazy_entry::list_t:
-		line_len += 4;
-		if (line_len > limit) return -1;
-		for (int i = 0; i < e.list_size(); ++i)
-		{
-			int ret = line_longer_than(*e.list_at(i), limit - line_len);
-			if (ret == -1) return -1;
-			line_len += ret + 2;
-		}
-		break;
-	case lazy_entry::dict_t:
-		line_len += 4;
-		if (line_len > limit) return -1;
-		for (int i = 0; i < e.dict_size(); ++i)
-		{
-			line_len += 4 + e.dict_at(i).first.size();
-			if (line_len > limit) return -1;
-			int ret = line_longer_than(*e.dict_at(i).second, limit - line_len);
-			if (ret == -1) return -1;
-			line_len += ret + 1;
-		}
-		break;
-	case lazy_entry::string_t:
-		line_len += 3 + e.string_length();
-		break;
-	case lazy_entry::int_t:
-	{
-		boost::int64_t val = e.int_value();
-		while (val > 0)
-		{
-			++line_len;
-			val /= 10;
-		}
-		line_len += 2;
-	}
-	break;
-	case lazy_entry::none_t:
-		line_len += 4;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (line_len > limit) return -1;
-	return line_len;
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 	using namespace libtorrent;