diff --git a/launch/utils.py b/launch/utils.py
index ef2c097a7c..077a1e32a3 100644
--- a/launch/utils.py
+++ b/launch/utils.py
@@ -52,24 +52,3 @@ def ssh_connect(ip, username, connect_kwargs={}, timeout=60):
     if "access okay" in out:
         return client
     return None
-
-
-def interpret_puppet_exitcodes(rc, output):
-    if rc == 0:
-        # success
-        return
-    elif rc == 1:
-        # rc==1 could be because it's disabled
-        # rc==1 could also mean there was a compilation failure
-        disabled = "administratively disabled" in output
-        if disabled:
-            msg = "puppet is disabled"
-        else:
-            msg = "puppet did not run"
-        raise Exception(msg)
-    elif rc == 2:
-        # success with changes
-        return
-    elif rc == 124:
-        # timeout
-        raise Exception("Puppet timed out")