1 files changed, 0 insertions, 65 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Package/Stash.pm b/lib/Package/Stash.pm
index a984a96..51226ec 100644
--- a/lib/Package/Stash.pm
+++ b/lib/Package/Stash.pm
@@ -285,71 +285,6 @@ Removes the package variable described by C<$variable> (which includes the
 sigil); other variables with the same name but different sigils will be
 untouched.
 
-=cut
-
-sub remove_package_symbol {
-    my ($self, $variable) = @_;
-
-    my ($name, $sigil, $type) = ref $variable eq 'HASH'
-        ? @{$variable}{qw[name sigil type]}
-        : $self->_deconstruct_variable_name($variable);
-
-    # FIXME:
-    # no doubt this is grossly inefficient and
-    # could be done much easier and faster in XS
-
-    my ($scalar_desc, $array_desc, $hash_desc, $code_desc, $io_desc) = (
-        { sigil => '$', type => 'SCALAR', name => $name },
-        { sigil => '@', type => 'ARRAY',  name => $name },
-        { sigil => '%', type => 'HASH',   name => $name },
-        { sigil => '&', type => 'CODE',   name => $name },
-        { sigil => '',  type => 'IO',     name => $name },
-    );
-
-    my ($scalar, $array, $hash, $code, $io);
-    if ($type eq 'SCALAR') {
-        $array  = $self->get_package_symbol($array_desc)  if $self->has_package_symbol($array_desc);
-        $hash   = $self->get_package_symbol($hash_desc)   if $self->has_package_symbol($hash_desc);
-        $code   = $self->get_package_symbol($code_desc)   if $self->has_package_symbol($code_desc);
-        $io     = $self->get_package_symbol($io_desc)     if $self->has_package_symbol($io_desc);
-    }
-    elsif ($type eq 'ARRAY') {
-        $scalar = $self->get_package_symbol($scalar_desc);
-        $hash   = $self->get_package_symbol($hash_desc)   if $self->has_package_symbol($hash_desc);
-        $code   = $self->get_package_symbol($code_desc)   if $self->has_package_symbol($code_desc);
-        $io     = $self->get_package_symbol($io_desc)     if $self->has_package_symbol($io_desc);
-    }
-    elsif ($type eq 'HASH') {
-        $scalar = $self->get_package_symbol($scalar_desc);
-        $array  = $self->get_package_symbol($array_desc)  if $self->has_package_symbol($array_desc);
-        $code   = $self->get_package_symbol($code_desc)   if $self->has_package_symbol($code_desc);
-        $io     = $self->get_package_symbol($io_desc)     if $self->has_package_symbol($io_desc);
-    }
-    elsif ($type eq 'CODE') {
-        $scalar = $self->get_package_symbol($scalar_desc);
-        $array  = $self->get_package_symbol($array_desc)  if $self->has_package_symbol($array_desc);
-        $hash   = $self->get_package_symbol($hash_desc)   if $self->has_package_symbol($hash_desc);
-        $io     = $self->get_package_symbol($io_desc)     if $self->has_package_symbol($io_desc);
-    }
-    elsif ($type eq 'IO') {
-        $scalar = $self->get_package_symbol($scalar_desc);
-        $array  = $self->get_package_symbol($array_desc)  if $self->has_package_symbol($array_desc);
-        $hash   = $self->get_package_symbol($hash_desc)   if $self->has_package_symbol($hash_desc);
-        $code   = $self->get_package_symbol($code_desc)   if $self->has_package_symbol($code_desc);
-    }
-    else {
-        confess "This should never ever ever happen";
-    }
-
-    $self->remove_package_glob($name);
-
-    $self->add_package_symbol($scalar_desc => $scalar);
-    $self->add_package_symbol($array_desc  => $array)  if defined $array;
-    $self->add_package_symbol($hash_desc   => $hash)   if defined $hash;
-    $self->add_package_symbol($code_desc   => $code)   if defined $code;
-    $self->add_package_symbol($io_desc     => $io)     if defined $io;
-}
-
 =method list_all_package_symbols $type_filter
 
 Returns a list of package variable names in the package, without sigils. If a