diff --git a/helix-core/src/search.rs b/helix-core/src/search.rs
index 18bbbc01a..81cb41293 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/search.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/search.rs
@@ -17,40 +17,6 @@ impl<F: Fn(&char) -> bool> CharMatcher for F {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn find_nth_next_tag(
-    text: RopeSlice,
-    tag: &str,
-    mut pos: usize,
-    n: usize,
-) -> Option<Vec<usize>> {
-    if pos >= text.len_chars() || n == 0 {
-        return None;
-    }
-
-    let mut chars = text.chars_at(pos);
-
-    let tag = format!("</{tag}>");
-    let len = tag.len();
-
-    for _ in 0..n {
-        loop {
-            let c = chars.next()?;
-            let cloned_chars = chars.clone();
-            let stri: String = cloned_chars.take(len).collect();
-
-            pos += 1;
-
-            if stri == tag {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    let range: Vec<usize> = (pos - 1..pos + len - 1).collect();
-
-    Some(range)
-}
-
 pub fn find_nth_next<M: CharMatcher>(
     text: RopeSlice,
     char_matcher: M,