diff --git a/scripts/perf-stats.py b/scripts/perf-stats.py
index b91a883c9..8697dcdb3 100755
--- a/scripts/perf-stats.py
+++ b/scripts/perf-stats.py
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ with open(sys.argv[1]) as fh:
             stages_data[counter]['last_ts'] = x['now']
             stages_data[counter]['last_count'] = x['counts']
 
-def sum(data):
-    total = 0
-    for x in data:
-        total += x
-    return total
-
 for stage in stages_data.keys():
     stages_data[stage]['data'].sort()
     #mean_index = stages_data[stage]['count'] / 2