diff --git a/src/lib/strings/hashtags.ts b/src/lib/strings/hashtags.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3613256b13..0000000000
--- a/src/lib/strings/hashtags.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-export function sanitize(tagString: string) {
-  return tagString
-    .trim()
-    .replace(LEADING_HASH_REGEX, '')
-    .replace(ENDING_PUNCTUATION_REGEX, '')
-}