diff --git a/frigate/util.py b/frigate/util.py
index d98a7c1d4..f11c0b0f9 100755
--- a/frigate/util.py
+++ b/frigate/util.py
@@ -605,25 +605,6 @@ def add_mask(mask, mask_img):
     cv2.fillPoly(mask_img, pts=[contour], color=(0))
 
 
-def load_labels(path, encoding="utf-8"):
-    """Loads labels from file (with or without index numbers).
-    Args:
-      path: path to label file.
-      encoding: label file encoding.
-    Returns:
-      Dictionary mapping indices to labels.
-    """
-    with open(path, "r", encoding=encoding) as f:
-        lines = f.readlines()
-        if not lines:
-            return {}
-
-        if lines[0].split(" ", maxsplit=1)[0].isdigit():
-            pairs = [line.split(" ", maxsplit=1) for line in lines]
-            return {int(index): label.strip() for index, label in pairs}
-        else:
-            return {index: line.strip() for index, line in enumerate(lines)}
-
 def load_labels(path, encoding="utf-8"):
     """Loads labels from file (with or without index numbers).
     Args: