diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index faab65e..24083aa 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -85,17 +85,3 @@ ynh_redis_remove_db() {
 	redis-cli -n "$db" flushall
 }
 
-#=================================================
-
-# Execute a command as another user
-# usage: ynh_exec_as USER COMMAND [ARG ...]
-ynh_exec_as() {
-  local USER=$1
-  shift 1
-
-  if [[ $USER = $(whoami) ]]; then
-    eval "$@"
-  else
-    sudo -u "$USER" "$@"
-  fi
-}