diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/gql.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/gql.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ca6b9c7f55..0000000000
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/gql.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-export const gql = (s: TemplateStringsArray, ...args: any[]) =>
-  s.map((ss, i) => `${ss}${args[i] || ''}`).join('');
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts
index 007e762ca9..f499613851 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts
@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ export * from './logging';
 export * from './middleware';
 export * from './service';
 export * from './hot';
-export * from './gql';