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diff --git a/src/pset-proto.lisp b/src/pset-proto.lisp
index 0238f41..2620585 100644
--- a/src/pset-proto.lisp
+++ b/src/pset-proto.lisp
@@ -86,52 +86,6 @@
 		    :location (file-location location)
 		    :seenp seenp)))
 
-(defun string-to-symbol
-    (string &key (package *package*) (swap-case t) (swap-hyphen t))
-  "Convert STRING to a symbol in PACKAGE.
-
-   Parse off a `PACKAGE:' prefix from STRING if necessary, to identify the
-   package; PACKAGE is used if there isn't a prefix.  A doubled colon allows
-   access to internal symbols, and will intern if necessary.  Note that
-   escape characters are /not/ processed; don't put colons in package names
-   if you want to use them from SOD property sets.
-
-   The portions of the string are modified by `frob-identifier'; the
-   arguments SWAP-CASE and SWAP-HYPHEN are passed to `frob-identifier' to
-   control this process."
-
-  (let* ((length (length string))
-	 (colon (position #\: string)))
-    (multiple-value-bind (start internalp)
-	(cond ((not colon) (values 0 t))
-	      ((and (< (1+ colon) length)
-		    (char= (char string (1+ colon)) #\:))
-	       (values (+ colon 2) t))
-	      (t
-	       (values (1+ colon) nil)))
-      (when colon
-	(let* ((package-name (if (zerop colon) "KEYWORD"
-				 (frob-identifier (subseq string 0 colon)
-						  :swap-case swap-case
-						  :swap-hyphen swap-hyphen)))
-	       (found (find-package package-name)))
-	  (unless found
-	    (error "Unknown package `~A'" package-name))
-	  (setf package found)))
-      (let ((name (frob-identifier (subseq string start)
-				   :swap-case swap-case
-				   :swap-hyphen swap-hyphen)))
-	(multiple-value-bind (symbol status)
-	    (funcall (if internalp #'intern #'find-symbol) name package)
-	  (cond ((or internalp (eq status :external))
-		 symbol)
-		((not status)
-		 (error "Symbol `~A' not found in package `~A'"
-			name (package-name package)))
-		(t
-		 (error "Symbol `~A' not external in package `~A'"
-			name (package-name package)))))))))
-
 (export 'coerce-property-value)
 (defgeneric coerce-property-value (value type wanted)
   (:documentation