diff --git a/src/mu-util.c b/src/mu-util.c
index 39081560..34d96f39 100644
--- a/src/mu-util.c
+++ b/src/mu-util.c
@@ -52,37 +52,6 @@ mu_util_dir_expand (const char *path)
 
 
 
-GSList *
-mu_util_strlist_from_args (int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	GSList *lst;
-	int i;
-
-	g_return_val_if_fail (argc >= 0, NULL);
-	if (argc == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	g_return_val_if_fail (argv, NULL);
-
-	/* we prepend args in opposite direction;
-	 * prepending is faster
-	 */
-	for (i = argc - 1, lst = NULL; i >= 0; --i) {
-		if (!argv[i])
-			continue;		
-		lst = g_slist_prepend (lst, g_strdup(argv[i]));
-	}
-	return lst;
-}
-
-
-void
-mu_util_strlist_free (GSList *lst)
-{
-	g_slist_foreach (lst, (GFunc)g_free, NULL);
-	g_slist_free (lst);
-}
-
-
 static gboolean
 _is_readable_dir (const gchar* path)
 {
diff --git a/src/mu-util.h b/src/mu-util.h
index a6916d2f..950be18b 100644
--- a/src/mu-util.h
+++ b/src/mu-util.h
@@ -44,27 +44,6 @@ char*       mu_util_dir_expand (const char* path);
  */
 char*       mu_util_guess_maildir (void);
 
-/** 
- * take a char*[] and turn it into a GSList
- * 
- * @param argc numbers of strings
- * @param argv array of strings
- * 
- * @return a newly allocated GSList of the arguments; or NULL in case
- * of error. use mu_exprs_helpers_strlist_free when done with the list
- */
-GSList   *mu_util_strlist_from_args    (int argc, char *argv[]);
-
-
-
-/** 
- * free a list of strings, as produced by mu_expr_helpers_strlist_from_args or
- * mu_expr_helpers_strlist_from_str
- *
- * @param lst a list or NULL
- */
-void      mu_util_strlist_free         (GSList *lst);
-
 
 G_END_DECLS