diff --git a/src/memory.rs b/src/memory.rs
index c64b72d4..1e84256e 100644
--- a/src/memory.rs
+++ b/src/memory.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use bootloader::bootinfo::{MemoryMap, MemoryRegionType};
 use x86_64::{
-    structures::paging::{
-        FrameAllocator, Mapper, OffsetPageTable, Page, PageTable, PhysFrame, Size4KiB,
-    },
+    structures::paging::{FrameAllocator, OffsetPageTable, PageTable, PhysFrame, Size4KiB},
     PhysAddr, VirtAddr,
 };
 
@@ -35,24 +33,6 @@ unsafe fn active_level_4_table(physical_memory_offset: VirtAddr) -> &'static mut
     &mut *page_table_ptr // unsafe
 }
 
-/// Creates an example mapping for the given page to frame `0xb8000`.
-pub fn create_example_mapping(
-    page: Page,
-    mapper: &mut OffsetPageTable,
-    frame_allocator: &mut impl FrameAllocator<Size4KiB>,
-) {
-    use x86_64::structures::paging::PageTableFlags as Flags;
-
-    let frame = PhysFrame::containing_address(PhysAddr::new(0xb8000));
-    let flags = Flags::PRESENT | Flags::WRITABLE;
-
-    let map_to_result = unsafe {
-        // FIXME: this is not safe, we do it only for testing
-        mapper.map_to(page, frame, flags, frame_allocator)
-    };
-    map_to_result.expect("map_to failed").flush();
-}
-
 /// A FrameAllocator that always returns `None`.
 pub struct EmptyFrameAllocator;