diff --git a/lib/javascript-static.js b/lib/javascript-static.js
index ccc5b05446f..7a91ffab826 100644
--- a/lib/javascript-static.js
+++ b/lib/javascript-static.js
@@ -210,28 +210,3 @@ function fix_column_width(colName) {
         }
     }
 }
-
-/*
-
-Is there some specific reason for this function? I think pretty
-much every browser worth considering supports getElementById() [Jon]
-
-function getObj(id)
-{
-  if (document.getElementById)
-  {
-  	this.obj = document.getElementById(id);
-	this.style = document.getElementById(id).style;
-  }
-  else if (document.all)
-  {
-	this.obj = document.all[id];
-	this.style = document.all[id].style;
-  }
-  else if (document.layers)
-  {
-   	this.obj = document.layers[id];
-   	this.style = document.layers[id];
-  }
-}
-*/