diff --git a/src/common.py b/src/common.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/common.py
+++ b/src/common.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import guake_globals
 # Internationalization purposes.
 _ = gettext.gettext
 
-__all__ = ['_', 'ShowableError', 'test_dbus', 'test_gconf',
+__all__ = ['_', 'ShowableError', 'test_gconf',
            'pixmapfile', 'gladefile', 'hexify_color',
            'get_binaries_from_path']
 
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ class ShowableError(Exception):
         if exit_code != -1:
             sys.exit(exit_code)
 
-def test_dbus(bus, interface):
-    obj = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.DBus', '/org/freedesktop/DBus')
-    dbus_iface = dbus.Interface(obj, 'org.freedesktop.DBus')
-    avail = dbus_iface.ListNames()
-    return interface in avail
-
 def test_gconf():
     c = gconf.client_get_default()
     return c.dir_exists('/apps/guake')
Purging `test_dbus' function.

It does not make sense to continue to maintain
this function in our code base. It is not useful for
anything.