diff --git a/py/unicode.c b/py/unicode.c
index 8be63f217a..c6f872038d 100644
--- a/py/unicode.c
+++ b/py/unicode.c
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ bool unichar_isalpha(unichar c) {
     return c < 128 && (attr[c] & FL_ALPHA) != 0;
 }
 
+/* unused
 bool unichar_isprint(unichar c) {
     return c < 128 && (attr[c] & FL_PRINT) != 0;
 }
+*/
 
 bool unichar_isdigit(unichar c) {
     return c < 128 && (attr[c] & FL_DIGIT) != 0;