diff --git a/src/lib/str.rs b/src/lib/str.rs
index 70875dca169..adf8c33e231 100644
--- a/src/lib/str.rs
+++ b/src/lib/str.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export push_byte;
 export unshift_byte;
 export split;
 export concat;
-export connect;
 export connect_ivec;
 export to_upper;
 export safe_slice;
@@ -455,16 +454,6 @@ fn concat(v: &[str]) -> str {
     ret s;
 }
 
-fn connect(v: vec[str], sep: str) -> str {
-    let s: str = "";
-    let first: bool = true;
-    for ss: str  in v {
-        if first { first = false; } else { s += sep; }
-        s += ss;
-    }
-    ret s;
-}
-
 fn connect_ivec(v: &[str], sep: str) -> str {
     let s: str = "";
     let first: bool = true;