diff --git a/tools/accept.py b/tools/accept.py
index b5da850d..1b290ddf 100644
--- a/tools/accept.py
+++ b/tools/accept.py
@@ -14,19 +14,6 @@ from xeplib import load_xepinfos, Status, choose
DEFAULT_XEPLIST_PATH = "./build/xeplist.xml"
XEP_FILENAME_RE = re.compile(r"xep-(\d+)\.xml")
-
-
-def get_deferred(accepted):
- now = datetime.utcnow().replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
- threshold = now.replace(year=now.year - 1)
-
- for number, info in sorted(accepted.items()):
- if info["status"] == Status.EXPERIMENTAL and "last_revision" in info:
- last_update = info["last_revision"]["date"]
- if last_update <= threshold:
- yield info
-
-
BLANK_NUMBER = re.compile("[xX]{4}")
PROTOXEP_STATUS = "ProtoXEP"
EXPERIMENTAL_STATUS = "Experimental"