diff --git a/tests/nghttp2_test_helper.c b/tests/nghttp2_test_helper.c
index 25916813..863dd0f0 100644
--- a/tests/nghttp2_test_helper.c
+++ b/tests/nghttp2_test_helper.c
@@ -59,15 +59,6 @@ ssize_t unpack_frame_with_nv_block(nghttp2_frame *frame,
   return rv;
 }
 
-char* strcopy(const char* s)
-{
-  size_t len = strlen(s);
-  char *dest = malloc(len+1);
-  memcpy(dest, s, len);
-  dest[len] = '\0';
-  return dest;
-}
-
 int strmemeq(const char *a, const uint8_t *b, size_t bn)
 {
   const uint8_t *c;
diff --git a/tests/nghttp2_test_helper.h b/tests/nghttp2_test_helper.h
index 30bc60bc..c2794830 100644
--- a/tests/nghttp2_test_helper.h
+++ b/tests/nghttp2_test_helper.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ ssize_t unpack_frame_with_nv_block(nghttp2_frame *frame,
                                    nghttp2_hd_context *inflater,
                                    const uint8_t *in, size_t len);
 
-char* strcopy(const char* s);
-
 int strmemeq(const char *a, const uint8_t *b, size_t bn);
 
 int nvnameeq(const char *a, nghttp2_nv *nv);