diff --git a/bin/.local/bin/probe b/bin/.local/bin/probe
index 3bdc6ba..ea98ccf 100755
--- a/bin/.local/bin/probe
+++ b/bin/.local/bin/probe
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ fatal() {
 	exit 1
 }
 
-run() {
-	"$@" || fatal "could not run: $*"
-}
-
 print_help() {
     cat <<EOF
 Usage: $prog_name [name]...