Issue 14814: Remove dead function (noticed by Serhiy Storchaka)

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/ipaddress.py b/Lib/ipaddress.py
index c0b0cb2..7e6f03f 100644
--- a/Lib/ipaddress.py
+++ b/Lib/ipaddress.py
@@ -183,24 +183,6 @@ def _find_address_range(addresses):
     return (first, last)
 
 
-def _get_prefix_length(number1, number2, bits):
-    """Get the number of leading bits that are same for two numbers.
-
-    Args:
-        number1: an integer.
-        number2: another integer.
-        bits: the maximum number of bits to compare.
-
-    Returns:
-        The number of leading bits that are the same for two numbers.
-
-    """
-    for i in range(bits):
-        if number1 >> i == number2 >> i:
-            return bits - i
-    return 0
-
-
 def _count_righthand_zero_bits(number, bits):
     """Count the number of zero bits on the right hand side.