diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps.js
index 40faf214..a67befea 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps.js
@@ -27,17 +27,6 @@ function numMapper(n) {
     return +n;
 }
 
-function getRequestParams(locals) {
-    const params = Object.assign({}, locals);
-
-    delete params.template;
-    delete params.affectedTables;
-    delete params.mapConfigProvider;
-    delete params.allowedQueryParams;
-
-    return params;
-}
-
 function NamedMapsController (
     namedMapProviderCache,
     tileBackend,