diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48a7264..4b11d5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -175,10 +175,6 @@ Generic Functions
 
   Check for the existence of a directory, returns True(1) or False(0).
 
-- `fmode(file)`
-
-  Returns the `mode_t` bits of a file or directory.
-
 - `fsendfile(src, dst, len)`
 
   Copy data between file streams, very similar to `fcopyfile()`, but
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ce922f5..9882a3e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ libite_la_SOURCES     = chomp.c		copyfile.c			\
 			conio.c		conio.h				\
 			dir.c						\
 			fexist.c	fisdir.c			\
-			fmode.c						\
 			fparseln.c	fsendfile.c			\
 			ifconfig.c	lfile.c				\
 			makepath.c	progress.c			\
diff --git a/src/fmode.c b/src/fmode.c
deleted file mode 100644
index e85ae83..0000000
--- a/src/fmode.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/* File mode bit operations
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2008 Claudio Matsuoka <http://helllabs.org/finit/>
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
- * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
- * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
- * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
- * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
- * THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-/**
- * fmode - Return a file's mode bits.
- * @file: File to look for, with full path.
- *
- * Returns:
- * The mode bits or zero when @file does not exist and errno set to %ENOENT.
- */
-mode_t fmode(char *file)
-{
-	struct stat sb;
-
-	if (!file) {
-		errno = EINVAL;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!stat(file, &sb))
-		return sb.st_mode;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * Local Variables:
- *  indent-tabs-mode: t
- *  c-file-style: "linux"
- * End:
- */
diff --git a/src/lite.h b/src/lite.h
index 2d31e51..8389c7b 100644
--- a/src/lite.h
+++ b/src/lite.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ char   *fparseln   (FILE *, size_t *, size_t *, const char[3], int);
 
 int     fexist     (char *file);
 int     fisdir     (const char *file);
-mode_t  fmode      (char *file);
 
 FILE   *tempfile   (void);
 ssize_t copyfile   (char *src, char *dst, int len, int opt);