diff --git a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/actions/AbstractS3Action.java b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/actions/AbstractS3Action.java
index bc0d96d5..4c5e7b8c 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/actions/AbstractS3Action.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/actions/AbstractS3Action.java
@@ -213,20 +213,6 @@ public class AbstractS3Action extends AbstractBaseFilesystemAction<S3ObjectSumma
 
 
 
-   /*******************************************************************************
-    **
-    *******************************************************************************/
-   private String stripLeadingSlash(String path)
-   {
-      if(path == null)
-      {
-         return (null);
-      }
-      return (path.replaceFirst("^/+", ""));
-   }
-
-
-
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Get a string that represents the full path to a file.
     *******************************************************************************/