diff --git a/lib/utils/mu-utils-file.cc b/lib/utils/mu-utils-file.cc
index 56b1c6fd..3da9751c 100644
--- a/lib/utils/mu-utils-file.cc
+++ b/lib/utils/mu-utils-file.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
+** Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
 **
 ** This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 ** under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
@@ -176,56 +176,6 @@ Mu::runtime_path(Mu::RuntimePath path, const std::string& muhome)
 	}
 }
 
-/* LCOV_EXCL_START*/
-static gpointer
-cancel_wait(gpointer data)
-{
-	guint timeout, deadline;
-	GCancellable *cancel;
-
-	cancel	 = (GCancellable*)data;
-	timeout	 = GPOINTER_TO_UINT(g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(cancel), "timeout"));
-	deadline = g_get_monotonic_time() + 1000 * timeout;
-
-	while (g_get_monotonic_time() < deadline && !g_cancellable_is_cancelled(cancel)) {
-		g_usleep(50 * 1000); /* 50 ms */
-		g_thread_yield();
-	}
-
-	g_cancellable_cancel(cancel);
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static void
-cancel_wait_free(gpointer data)
-{
-	GThread *thread;
-	GCancellable *cancel;
-
-	cancel	 = (GCancellable*)data;
-	thread   = (GThread*)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(cancel), "thread");
-
-	g_cancellable_cancel(cancel);
-	g_thread_join(thread);
-}
-
-GCancellable*
-Mu::g_cancellable_new_with_timeout(guint timeout)
-{
-	GCancellable *cancel;
-
-	cancel = g_cancellable_new();
-
-	g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(cancel), "timeout", GUINT_TO_POINTER(timeout));
-	g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(cancel), "thread",
-			  g_thread_new("cancel-wait", cancel_wait, cancel));
-	g_object_set_data_full(G_OBJECT(cancel), "cancel", cancel, cancel_wait_free);
-
-	return cancel;
-}
-/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP*/
-
 /* LCOV_EXCL_START*/
 Result<std::string>
 Mu::read_from_stdin()
diff --git a/lib/utils/mu-utils-file.hh b/lib/utils/mu-utils-file.hh
index 1ef5a17b..86b6b11f 100644
--- a/lib/utils/mu-utils-file.hh
+++ b/lib/utils/mu-utils-file.hh
@@ -186,17 +186,6 @@ std::string join_paths(S&& s, Args...args) {
 	return path;
 }
 
-/**
- * Like g_cancellable_new(), but automatically cancels itself
- * after timeout
- *
- * @param timeout timeout in millisecs
- *
- * @return A GCancellable* instances; free with g_object_unref() when
- * no longer needed.
- */
-GCancellable* g_cancellable_new_with_timeout(guint timeout);
-
 /**
  * Read for standard input
  *