diff --git a/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/100-image-check b/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/100-image-check
index e1cf432e5..bd7178132 100755
--- a/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/100-image-check
+++ b/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/100-image-check
@@ -482,8 +482,6 @@ function checkCloudInit {
   return 1
 }
 
-function version_gt() { test "$(printf '%s\n' "$@" | sort -V | head -n 1)" != "$1"; }
-
 clear
 echo "DigitalOcean Marketplace Image Validation Tool ${VERSION}"
 echo "Executed on: ${RUNDATE}"