diff --git a/graphql/src/store/query.rs b/graphql/src/store/query.rs
index a72d14857a0..1d6cd2397b0 100644
--- a/graphql/src/store/query.rs
+++ b/graphql/src/store/query.rs
@@ -277,24 +277,6 @@ fn build_child_filter_from_object(
     ))
 }
 
-fn build_fulltext_filter_from_object(
-    object: &Object,
-) -> Result<Option<EntityFilter>, QueryExecutionError> {
-    object.iter().next().map_or(
-        Err(QueryExecutionError::FulltextQueryRequiresFilter),
-        |(key, value)| {
-            if let r::Value::String(s) = value {
-                Ok(Some(EntityFilter::Equal(
-                    key.clone(),
-                    Value::String(s.clone()),
-                )))
-            } else {
-                Err(QueryExecutionError::FulltextQueryRequiresFilter)
-            }
-        },
-    )
-}
-
 /// Parses a list of GraphQL values into a vector of entity field values.
 fn list_values(value: Value, filter_type: &str) -> Result<Vec<Value>, QueryExecutionError> {
     match value {