storage/sqlite/direct.go | 7 -------

diff --git a/storage/sqlite/direct.go b/storage/sqlite/direct.go
index e97822960bb3249a4a3488da52797a35ab6eb2d8..39be826144ae3ff66648c6cc84a643601808529b 100644
--- a/storage/sqlite/direct.go
+++ b/storage/sqlite/direct.go
@@ -211,13 +211,6 @@ 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (p2 piece) closeBlobIfExists() {
-	if b, ok := p2.blobs[p2.name]; ok {
-		b.Close()
-		delete(p2.blobs, p2.name)
-	}
-}
-
 func (p2 piece) getBlob() *sqlite.Blob {
 	blob, ok := p2.blobs[p2.name]
 	if !ok {