diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/src/utils.ts b/plugins/kubernetes/src/utils.ts
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--- a/plugins/kubernetes/src/utils.ts
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@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-// Display the value unknown rather than 'undefined'
-export function orUnknown<T>(val: T | undefined): T | string {
-  return val ?? 'unknown';
-}