diff --git a/report/id.go b/report/id.go
index b3f0170ac..2ffc0b2a3 100644
--- a/report/id.go
+++ b/report/id.go
@@ -175,15 +175,6 @@ func ParsePodNodeID(podNodeID string) (namespaceID, podID string, ok bool) {
 	return fields[0], fields[1], true
 }
 
-// ParseServiceNodeID produces the namespace ID and service ID from an service node ID.
-func ParseServiceNodeID(serviceNodeID string) (namespaceID, serviceID string, ok bool) {
-	fields := strings.SplitN(serviceNodeID, ScopeDelim, 2)
-	if len(fields) != 2 {
-		return "", "", false
-	}
-	return fields[0], fields[1], true
-}
-
 // ExtractHostID extracts the host id from Node
 func ExtractHostID(m Node) string {
 	hostNodeID, _ := m.Latest.Lookup(HostNodeID)