diff --git a/lib/utils.sh b/lib/utils.sh
index cba8a4681..d2e01b546 100644
--- a/lib/utils.sh
+++ b/lib/utils.sh
@@ -414,14 +414,6 @@ function _omb_util_glob_expand {
   return 0
 }
 
-function _omb_util_split {
-  local __set=$- IFS=${3:-$' \t\n'}
-  set -f
-  eval -- "$1=(\$2)"
-  [[ $__set == *f* ]] || set +f
-  return 0
-}
-
 function _omb_util_alias {
   case ${OMB_DEFAULT_ALIASES:-enable} in
   (disable) return 0 ;;