diff --git a/src/libcore/rt/mod.rs b/src/libcore/rt/mod.rs
index 70bc2c7e063f..cf896dd18f34 100644
--- a/src/libcore/rt/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/rt/mod.rs
@@ -164,24 +164,3 @@ fn test_context() {
         sched.run();
     }
 }
-
-// For setting up tests of the new scheduler
-#[cfg(test)]
-pub fn run_in_newsched_task(f: ~fn()) {
-    use cell::Cell;
-    use unstable::run_in_bare_thread;
-    use self::sched::Task;
-    use self::uvio::UvEventLoop;
-
-    let f = Cell(Cell(f));
-
-    do run_in_bare_thread {
-        let mut sched = ~UvEventLoop::new_scheduler();
-        let f = f.take();
-        let task = ~do Task::new(&mut sched.stack_pool) {
-            (f.take())();
-        };
-        sched.task_queue.push_back(task);
-        sched.run();
-    }
-}