diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts
index 5603a1aa7f..ccd9f17050 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,3 @@ export function parseUrl(urlString: string): {
 
   throw new Error(`Failed to parse ${urlString}`);
 }
-
-export function escapeRegExp(str: string): RegExp {
-  return new RegExp(`^${str.replace(/\*/g, '.*')}$`);
-}