diff --git a/llvm/lib/ObjCopy/ELF/ELFObjcopy.cpp b/llvm/lib/ObjCopy/ELF/ELFObjcopy.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/ObjCopy/ELF/ELFObjcopy.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/ObjCopy/ELF/ELFObjcopy.cpp
@@ -172,13 +172,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-template <class... Ts>
-static Error makeStringError(std::error_code EC, const Twine &Msg,
-                             Ts &&...Args) {
-  std::string FullMsg = (EC.message() + ": " + Msg).str();
-  return createStringError(EC, FullMsg.c_str(), std::forward<Ts>(Args)...);
-}
-
 static Error dumpSectionToFile(StringRef SecName, StringRef Filename,
                                Object &Obj) {
   for (auto &Sec : Obj.sections()) {