diff --git a/include/util/bearing.hpp b/include/util/bearing.hpp
index cc2cdfda4..431878695 100644
--- a/include/util/bearing.hpp
+++ b/include/util/bearing.hpp
@@ -11,46 +11,6 @@ namespace osrm::util
 namespace bearing
 {
 
-inline std::string get(const double heading)
-{
-    BOOST_ASSERT(heading >= 0);
-    BOOST_ASSERT(heading <= 360);
-
-    if (heading <= 22.5)
-    {
-        return "N";
-    }
-    if (heading <= 67.5)
-    {
-        return "NE";
-    }
-    if (heading <= 112.5)
-    {
-        return "E";
-    }
-    if (heading <= 157.5)
-    {
-        return "SE";
-    }
-    if (heading <= 202.5)
-    {
-        return "S";
-    }
-    if (heading <= 247.5)
-    {
-        return "SW";
-    }
-    if (heading <= 292.5)
-    {
-        return "W";
-    }
-    if (heading <= 337.5)
-    {
-        return "NW";
-    }
-    return "N";
-}
-
 // Checks whether A is between B-range and B+range, all modulo 360
 // e.g. A = 5, B = 5, range = 10 == true
 //      A = -6, B = 5, range = 10 == false