diff --git a/src/tools/text-processing.ts b/src/tools/text-processing.ts
index 44db0ac..c0e8837 100644
--- a/src/tools/text-processing.ts
+++ b/src/tools/text-processing.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ import type { Query } from 'src/search/query'
 import { Notice } from 'obsidian'
 import { escapeRegExp } from 'lodash-es'
 
-export function highlighterGroups(_substring: string, ...args: any[]) {
-  // args[0] is the single char preceding args[1], which is the word we want to highlight
-  if (!!args[1].trim())
-    return `<span>${args[0]}</span><span class="${highlightClass}">${args[1]}</span>`
-  return '&lt;no content&gt;'
-}
-
 /**
  * Wraps the matches in the text with a <span> element and a highlight class
  * @param text
diff --git a/src/tools/utils.ts b/src/tools/utils.ts
index a24e488..d2f66dd 100644
--- a/src/tools/utils.ts
+++ b/src/tools/utils.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ import { canIndexUnsupportedFiles, settings } from '../settings'
 import { type BinaryLike, createHash } from 'crypto'
 import { md5 } from 'pure-md5'
 
-// export function highlighter(str: string): string {
-//   return `<span class="${highlightClass}">${str}</span>`
-// }
-
 export function pathWithoutFilename(path: string): string {
   const split = path.split('/')
   split.pop()