diff --git a/app/helpers/status_messages_helper.rb b/app/helpers/status_messages_helper.rb
index f076e3fab..ce63d04f6 100644
--- a/app/helpers/status_messages_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/status_messages_helper.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,4 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 module StatusMessagesHelper
-  def my_latest_message
-    unless @latest_status_message.nil?
-      return @latest_status_message.text
-    else
-      return I18n.t('status_messages.helper.no_message_to_display')
-    end
-  end
 end