diff --git a/helix-core/src/path.rs b/helix-core/src/path.rs
index 5486bf2c53c54..1cbfdcaa11218 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/path.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/path.rs
@@ -174,14 +174,6 @@ pub fn is_sep_byte(b: u8) -> bool {
 }
 
 pub fn escape_path(path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
-    // let mut res = Vec::with_capacity(path.as_ref().as_os_str().len());
-    // for component in path.as_ref() {
-    //     let mut bytes = vec![b'%'];
-    //     bytes.append(&mut path_as_bytes(component));
-    //     res.append(&mut bytes);
-    // }
-    // path_from_bytes(&res).unwrap()
-
     let s = path.as_os_str().to_os_string();
     let mut bytes = os_str_as_bytes(&s);
     for b in bytes.iter_mut() {