diff --git a/common/cauthdsl/policy_util.go b/common/cauthdsl/policy_util.go
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--- a/common/cauthdsl/policy_util.go
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@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright IBM Corp. 2016 All Rights Reserved.
-
-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 cauthdsl
-
-import (
-	cb "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/common"
-	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/utils"
-)
-
-// TemplatePolicy creates a headerless configuration item representing a policy for a given key
-func TemplatePolicy(key string, sigPolicyEnv *cb.SignaturePolicyEnvelope) *cb.ConfigGroup {
-	configGroup := cb.NewConfigGroup()
-	configGroup.Policies[key] = &cb.ConfigPolicy{
-		Policy: &cb.Policy{
-			Type:  int32(cb.Policy_SIGNATURE),
-			Value: utils.MarshalOrPanic(sigPolicyEnv),
-		},
-	}
-	return configGroup
-}