diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
index d8e3d6d14ef3d..faea704962be6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
@@ -1658,16 +1658,6 @@ private[spark] object Utils extends Logging {
    */
   val windowsDrive = "([a-zA-Z])".r
 
-  /**
-   * Format a path such that it can be safely passed to a URI.
-   */
-  def formatPath(path: String, windows: Boolean): String = {
-    val formatted = path.replace(" ", "%20")
-
-    // In Windows, the file separator is a backslash, but this is inconsistent with the URI format
-    if (windows) formatted.replace("\\", "/") else formatted
-  }
-
   /**
    * Indicates whether Spark is currently running unit tests.
    */