diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
index a745014aa1d..4f064603dbf 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
@@ -25,34 +25,6 @@
 
 . ${XBPS_SHUTILSDIR}/tmpl_funcs.sh
 
-strip_files()
-{
-	local lver
-
-	if ! command -v strip 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
-		return 0
-	fi
-	[ -n "$nostrip" ] && return 0
-
-	if [ -n "$revision" ]; then
-		lver="${version}_${revision}"
-	else
-		lver="${version}"
-	fi
-
-	msg_normal "Package '$pkgname ($lver)': stripping files, please wait..."
-	for f in $(find ${DESTDIR} -type f); do
-		case "$(file -biz $f)" in
-		application/x-executable*)
-			strip $f && \
-				echo "   Stripped executable: $(basename $f)";;
-		application/x-sharedlib*|application/x-archive*)
-			strip -S $f && \
-				echo "   Stripped library: $(basename $f)";;
-		esac
-	done
-}
-
 #
 # Installs a pkg by reading its build template file.
 #