2 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/loader/loader.cpp b/src/core/loader/loader.cpp
index 0781fb8c1..a288654df 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/loader.cpp
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ FileType IdentifyFile(FileSys::VirtualFile file) {
     return FileType::Unknown;
 }
 
-FileType IdentifyFile(const std::string& file_name) {
-    return IdentifyFile(std::make_shared<FileSys::RealVfsFile>(file_name));
-}
-
 FileType GuessFromFilename(const std::string& name) {
     if (name == "main")
         return FileType::DeconstructedRomDirectory;
diff --git a/src/core/loader/loader.h b/src/core/loader/loader.h
index 7bd0adedb..6a9e5a68b 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/loader.h
+++ b/src/core/loader/loader.h
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ enum class FileType {
 FileType IdentifyFile(FileSys::VirtualFile file);
 
 /**
- * Identifies the type of a bootable file based on the magic value in its header.
- * @param file_name path to file
- * @return FileType of file. Note: this will return FileType::Unknown if it is unable to determine
- * a filetype, and will never return FileType::Error.
- */
-FileType IdentifyFile(const std::string& file_name);
-
-/**
  * Guess the type of a bootable file from its name
  * @param name String name of bootable file
  * @return FileType of file. Note: this will return FileType::Unknown if it is unable to determine