diff --git a/tools/killall5 b/tools/killall5
index 149e736..efd8ac1 100755
--- a/tools/killall5
+++ b/tools/killall5
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ get_my_tree() {
 	done
 }
 
-get_realname() {
-	readlink -e "$1"
-}
-
 get_all_procs() {
 	local processlist