diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/utils.js b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/utils.js
index 694a1f2763fa9850844775036d0215fd6bf71bac..da32fb04251ab9bae414ddf8108097f99f4c1c96 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/utils.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/utils.js
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ export const parseVersionOptions = (fragments = []) =>
     }))
     .reverse()
 
-export const isLatestVersion = (collection, fragment) =>
-  last(get(collection, 'fragments', [])) === get(fragment, 'id', '')
-
 const alreadyAnswered = `You have already answered this invitation.`
 export const redirectToError = redirectFn => err => {
   const errorText = get(JSON.parse(err.response), 'error')