1 files changed, 0 insertions, 55 deletions
diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index 2a3442a..0633bb6 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package arg
 
 import (
-	"encoding"
 	"encoding/csv"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -659,60 +658,6 @@ func setSlice(dest reflect.Value, values []string, trunc bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// canParse returns true if the type can be parsed from a string
-func canParse(t reflect.Type) (parseable, boolean, multiple bool) {
-	parseable = scalar.CanParse(t)
-	boolean = isBoolean(t)
-	if parseable {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Look inside pointer types
-	if t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		t = t.Elem()
-	}
-	// Look inside slice types
-	if t.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
-		multiple = true
-		t = t.Elem()
-	}
-
-	parseable = scalar.CanParse(t)
-	boolean = isBoolean(t)
-	if parseable {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Look inside pointer types (again, in case of []*Type)
-	if t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		t = t.Elem()
-	}
-
-	parseable = scalar.CanParse(t)
-	boolean = isBoolean(t)
-	if parseable {
-		return
-	}
-
-	return false, false, false
-}
-
-var textUnmarshalerType = reflect.TypeOf([]encoding.TextUnmarshaler{}).Elem()
-
-// isBoolean returns true if the type can be parsed from a single string
-func isBoolean(t reflect.Type) bool {
-	switch {
-	case t.Implements(textUnmarshalerType):
-		return false
-	case t.Kind() == reflect.Bool:
-		return true
-	case t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && t.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Bool:
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
 // findOption finds an option from its name, or returns null if no spec is found
 func findOption(specs []*spec, name string) *spec {
 	for _, spec := range specs {