diff --git a/private/buf/bufcli/buf_lock_file.go b/private/buf/bufcli/buf_lock_file.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c4962dcd6b..0000000000
--- a/private/buf/bufcli/buf_lock_file.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2020-2024 Buf Technologies, Inc.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package bufcli
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/bufpkg/bufconfig"
-)
-
-// GetBufLockFileForDirPath gets the buf.lock file for the directory path.
-func GetBufLockFileForDirPath(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	dirPath string,
-) (bufconfig.BufLockFile, error) {
-	bucket, err := newOSReadWriteBucketWithSymlinks(dirPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return bufconfig.GetBufLockFileForPrefix(ctx, bucket, ".")
-}