diff --git a/include/util/container.hpp b/include/util/container.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 68ab7e526..000000000
--- a/include/util/container.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef CONTAINER_HPP
-#define CONTAINER_HPP
-
-#include <utility>
-
-namespace osrm
-{
-namespace util
-{
-
-template <class Container> void append_to_container(Container &&) {}
-
-template <class Container, typename T, typename... Args>
-void append_to_container(Container &&container, T value, Args &&... args)
-{
-    container.emplace_back(value);
-    append_to_container(std::forward<Container>(container), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-}
-} // namespace util
-} // namespace osrm
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/util/json_util.hpp b/include/util/json_util.hpp
index 466e27ee5..311263d4e 100644
--- a/include/util/json_util.hpp
+++ b/include/util/json_util.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define JSON_UTIL_HPP
 
 #include "osrm/json_container.hpp"
-#include "util/container.hpp"
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <limits>