diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
index 70675084..a6b92889 100644
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
@@ -473,30 +473,6 @@ buffer is not visiting a file."
   (cond ((eq system-type 'darwin) 'notification-center)
         ((eq system-type 'gnu/linux) 'notify-send)))
 
-(defun project-root-of-file (filename)
-  "Retrieves the root directory of a project if available.
-The current directory is assumed to be the project's root otherwise."
-  (file-truename
-   (let ((dir (file-truename filename)))
-     (or (--reduce-from
-          (or acc
-              (let* ((cache-key (format "%s-%s" it dir))
-                     (cache-value (gethash cache-key
-                                           projectile-project-root-cache)))
-                (if cache-value
-                    (if (eq cache-value 'no-project-root)
-                        nil
-                      cache-value)
-                  (let ((value (funcall it dir)))
-                    (puthash cache-key (or value 'no-project-root)
-                             projectile-project-root-cache)
-                    value))))
-          nil
-          projectile-project-root-files-functions)
-         (if projectile-require-project-root
-             (error "You're not in a project")
-           default-directory)))))
-
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 ;;                                                         General Emacs Options
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