diff --git a/lib/haml/util.rb b/lib/haml/util.rb
index 02495165..6fb55471 100755
--- a/lib/haml/util.rb
+++ b/lib/haml/util.rb
@@ -106,18 +106,6 @@ module Haml
       end
     end
 
-    # Destructively strips whitespace from the beginning and end
-    # of the first and last elements, respectively,
-    # in the array (if those elements are strings).
-    #
-    # @param arr [Array]
-    # @return [Array] `arr`
-    def strip_string_array(arr)
-      arr.first.lstrip! if arr.first.is_a?(String)
-      arr.last.rstrip! if arr.last.is_a?(String)
-      arr
-    end
-
     # Return an array of all possible paths through the given arrays.
     #
     # @param arrs [Array<Array>]
diff --git a/test/util_test.rb b/test/util_test.rb
index 61081603..2763c12c 100644
--- a/test/util_test.rb
+++ b/test/util_test.rb
@@ -65,15 +65,6 @@ class UtilTest < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
       powerset([1, 2, 3]))
   end
 
-  def test_strip_string_array
-    assert_equal(["foo ", " bar ", " baz"],
-      strip_string_array([" foo ", " bar ", " baz "]))
-    assert_equal([:foo, " bar ", " baz"],
-      strip_string_array([:foo, " bar ", " baz "]))
-    assert_equal(["foo ", " bar ", :baz],
-      strip_string_array([" foo ", " bar ", :baz]))
-  end
-
   def test_paths
     assert_equal([[1, 3, 5], [2, 3, 5], [1, 4, 5], [2, 4, 5]],
       paths([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5]]))