diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function sassGenerateContents(destFilePath, creds, options){
 		for(var i = 0; i < len; i++){
 			spaceArr.push(spacer);
 		}
+
 		return spaceArr.join('');
 	}
 
@@ -135,10 +136,6 @@ function sassGenerateContents(destFilePath, creds, options){
 		return newFile;
 	}
 
-	function getBase(filePath){
-		return filePath.substring(0, replacePath(filePath).lastIndexOf(':'));
-	}
-
 	function throwWarning(fileName){
 		gutil.log(PLUGIN_NAME + ' Comments missing or malformed in file: ' + fileName + ' - File not included\n');
 	}
refactor: Strip getBase function as it is unused