diff --git a/provider/http.go b/provider/http.go
index 440482a52d..a8c1a190fa 100644
--- a/provider/http.go
+++ b/provider/http.go
@@ -156,29 +156,6 @@ func (p *HTTP) WithAuth(typ, user, password string) (*HTTP, error) {
 	return p, nil
 }
 
-/*
-// request executes the configured request or returns the cached value
-func (p *HTTP) request(url string, body ...string) ([]byte, error) {
-	if time.Since(p.updated) >= p.cache {
-		var b io.Reader
-		if len(body) == 1 {
-			b = strings.NewReader(body[0])
-		}
-
-		// empty method becomes GET
-		req, err := request.New(strings.ToUpper(p.method), url, b, p.headers)
-		if err != nil {
-			return []byte{}, err
-		}
-
-		p.val, p.err = p.DoBody(req)
-		p.updated = time.Now()
-	}
-
-	return p.val, p.err
-}
-*/
-
 // request executes the configured request or returns the cached value
 func (p *HTTP) request(url string, body ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if time.Since(p.updated) >= p.cache {