--- a/libpurple/protocols/yahoo/util.c	Wed Jan 16 06:29:52 2008 +0000
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/yahoo/util.c	Wed Jan 16 06:58:48 2008 +0000
@@ -164,20 +164,6 @@
 		return g_strdup("");
 }
 
-char *yahoo_convert_to_numeric(const char *str)
-{
-	char *retstr, buf[7];
-	const char *p;
-
-	retstr = (char*)malloc(strlen(str) * 6 + 1);
-	memset(retstr, 0x00, sizeof(retstr));
-	for (p = str; *p; p++) {
-		sprintf(buf, "&#%d;", (unsigned char)*p);
-		strcat(retstr, buf);
-	}
-	return retstr;
-}
-
 /*
  * I found these on some website but i don't know that they actually
  * work (or are supposed to work). I didn't implement them yet.