diff --git a/lib/entropy/tools.py b/lib/entropy/tools.py
index fc4ca5347..01248d078 100644
--- a/lib/entropy/tools.py
+++ b/lib/entropy/tools.py
@@ -1969,31 +1969,6 @@ def is_valid_uri(url):
         # invalid IPv6 URL
         return False
 
-def compress_tar_bz2(store_path, path_to_compress):
-    """
-    Compress path_to_compress path into store_path path using tar and bzip2.
-
-    @param store_path: file path where to write .tar.bz2
-    @type store_path: string
-    @param path_to_compress: path to compress to .tar.bz2 file
-    @type path_to_compress: string
-    @return: execution return code
-    @rtype: int
-    """
-    pid = os.fork()
-    if pid == 0:
-        os.chdir(path_to_compress)
-        proc = subprocess.Popen(("tar", "cjf", store_path),
-            stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
-        rc = proc.wait()
-        if proc.stdout is not None:
-            proc.stdout.close()
-        if proc.stdout is not None:
-            proc.stderr.close()
-        os._exit(rc)
-    else:
-        return os.waitpid(pid, 0)[1] # return rc
-
 def _fix_uid_gid(tarinfo, epath):
     # workaround for buggy tar files
     uname = tarinfo.uname