diff --git a/julia.c b/julia.c
index 1d1e521..48ae6fc 100644
--- a/julia.c
+++ b/julia.c
@@ -96,30 +96,6 @@ iterate(long double complex z, long double complex c, long double *rit)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static long
-fast_iterate(long double complex z, long double complex c, long double *rit)
-{
-	long double t;
-	long i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < niters && cabsl(z) < bailout; i++) {
-		z = f(z) + c;
-
-		if (tends_to_critical(z, &t)) {
-			*rit = logl(logl(t) / logl(epsilon)) / logl(2.0L);
-			return i;
-		}
-	}
-
-	t = cabsl(z);
-	if (t >= bailout) {
-		*rit = logl(logl(t) / logl(bailout)) / logl(2.0L);
-		return i;
-	}
-
-	return -1;
-}
-
 static void
 usage(void)
 {