Remove binary_stream helper.

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0c3536a..de409e6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 0.9.3	UNRELEASED
 
  * Remove unused and untested helper single_plural,
-   invert_dict, invert_dictset and defines_to_dict.
+   invert_dict, invert_dictset, defines_to_dict and
+   binary_stream.
    (Jelmer Vernooij)
 
 0.9.2	2012-04-03
diff --git a/fastimport/helpers.py b/fastimport/helpers.py
index b30a779..a236b7d 100644
--- a/fastimport/helpers.py
+++ b/fastimport/helpers.py
@@ -29,25 +29,6 @@ def common_path(path1, path2):
     return ''.join(_common_path_and_rest(path1, path2)[0])
 
 
-def binary_stream(stream):
-    """Ensure a stream is binary on Windows.
-
-    :return: the stream
-    """
-    try:
-        import os
-        if os.name == 'nt':
-            fileno = getattr(stream, 'fileno', None)
-            if fileno:
-                no = fileno()
-                if no >= 0:     # -1 means we're working as subprocess
-                    import msvcrt
-                    msvcrt.setmode(no, os.O_BINARY)
-    except ImportError:
-        pass
-    return stream
-
-
 def common_directory(paths):
     """Find the deepest common directory of a list of paths.