diff --git a/.deadcode-out b/.deadcode-out
index 1b33525a6..ed1f49da9 100644
--- a/.deadcode-out
+++ b/.deadcode-out
@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ package "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/translation"
 	func (MockLocale).TrN
 	func (MockLocale).PrettyNumber
 
-package "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
-	func UnsafeStringToBytes
-
 package "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util/filebuffer"
 	func CreateFromReader