diff --git a/core/commands/dag/dag.go b/core/commands/dag/dag.go
index 0dae28bec..4d627f5c9 100644
--- a/core/commands/dag/dag.go
+++ b/core/commands/dag/dag.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"math"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/cmdenv"
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/e"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coredag"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pin"
 
@@ -237,17 +236,3 @@ var DagResolveCmd = &cmds.Command{
 	},
 	Type: ResolveOutput{},
 }
-
-// copy+pasted from ../commands.go
-func unwrapOutput(i interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
-	var (
-		ch <-chan interface{}
-		ok bool
-	)
-
-	if ch, ok = i.(<-chan interface{}); !ok {
-		return nil, e.TypeErr(ch, i)
-	}
-
-	return <-ch, nil
-}