diff --git a/gunicorn/util.py b/gunicorn/util.py
index 7aa93b55..b2496bab 100644
--- a/gunicorn/util.py
+++ b/gunicorn/util.py
@@ -349,24 +349,3 @@ def check_is_writeable(path):
     except IOError, e:
         raise RuntimeError("Error: '%s' isn't writable [%r]" % (path, e))
     f.close()
-
-
-if not hasattr(os.path, 'relpath'):
-    def relpath(path, start=os.path.curdir):
-        """Return a relative version of a path"""
-
-        if not path:
-            raise ValueError("no path specified")
-
-        start_list = os.path.abspath(start).split(os.path.sep)
-        path_list = os.path.abspath(path).split(os.path.sep)
-
-        # Work out how much of the filepath is shared by start and path.
-        i = len(os.path.commonprefix([start_list, path_list]))
-
-        rel_list = [os.path.pardir] * (len(start_list)-i) + path_list[i:]
-        if not rel_list:
-            return os.path.curdir
-        return os.path.join(*rel_list)
-else:
-    relpath = os.path.relpath