diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js
index 87259f7e..854d6df0 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js
@@ -212,14 +212,6 @@ function finishFn(controller, req, res, description, status, next) {
     };
 }
 
-function ifUnauthenticated(authenticated, description) {
-    if (!authenticated) {
-        var err = new Error(description);
-        err.http_status = 403;
-        throw err;
-    }
-}
-
 function ifInvalidContentType(req, description) {
     if (!req.is('application/json')) {
         throw new Error(description);