diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/utils/utils.py b/r2/r2/lib/utils/utils.py
index 2cbf1e0cc..f5cd14014 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/utils/utils.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/utils/utils.py
@@ -913,12 +913,6 @@ def common_subdomain(domain1, domain2):
                 return d
     return ""
 
-def interleave_lists(*args):
-    max_len = max(len(x) for x in args)
-    for i in xrange(max_len):
-        for a in args:
-            if i < len(a):
-                yield a[i]
 
 def link_from_url(path, filter_spam = False, multiple = True):
     from pylons import c
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py b/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
index 9ddbbbbb0..8b9bf6ce5 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from r2.lib.db.operators import lower, or_, and_, desc
 from r2.lib.errors import UserRequiredException
 from r2.lib.memoize import memoize
 from r2.lib.permissions import ModeratorPermissionSet
-from r2.lib.utils import tup, interleave_lists, last_modified_multi, flatten
+from r2.lib.utils import tup, last_modified_multi
 from r2.lib.utils import timeago, summarize_markdown
 from r2.lib.cache import sgm
 from r2.lib.strings import strings, Score