diff --git a/utils/apparmor/aa.py b/utils/apparmor/aa.py
index b85737ba4..7a82c1922 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/aa.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/aa.py
@@ -1392,11 +1392,6 @@ def ask_conflict_mode(profile, hat, old_profile, merge_profile):
 
                     done = True
 
-def get_include_path(incname):
-    if incname.startswith('/'):
-        return incname
-    return profile_dir + '/' + incname
-
 def match_includes(profile, rule_type, rule_obj):
     ''' propose abstractions that allow the given rule_obj
 
diff --git a/utils/apparmor/rule/include.py b/utils/apparmor/rule/include.py
index 07551c10a..f2cb76e0c 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/rule/include.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/rule/include.py
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ class IncludeRule(BaseRule):
     def get_full_paths(self, profile_dir):
         ''' get list of full paths of an include (can contain multiple paths if self.path is a directory) '''
 
-        # currently this section is based on aa.py get_include_path() (with variable names changed)
         # TODO: improve/fix logic to honor magic vs. quoted include paths
         if self.path.startswith('/'):
             full_path = self.path