diff --git a/include/induct.h b/include/induct.h
index fd296f4a8..b121d70dd 100644
--- a/include/induct.h
+++ b/include/induct.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ static const char INDUCT_DIR[] = "induct";
 
 int  induct_ctx_init    (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx);
 void induct_ctx_scan    (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx);
-void induct_ctx_cleanup (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx);
 void induct_ctx_destroy (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx);
 
 #endif // _INDUCT_H
diff --git a/src/induct.c b/src/induct.c
index 5e99b552d..1bee34110 100644
--- a/src/induct.c
+++ b/src/induct.c
@@ -108,23 +108,6 @@ void induct_ctx_scan (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   qsort (induct_ctx->induction_dictionaries, (size_t) induct_ctx->induction_dictionaries_cnt, sizeof (char *), sort_by_mtime);
 }
 
-void induct_ctx_cleanup (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
-{
-  induct_ctx_t *induct_ctx = hashcat_ctx->induct_ctx;
-
-  if (induct_ctx->enabled == false) return;
-
-  for (int file_pos = 0; file_pos < induct_ctx->induction_dictionaries_cnt; file_pos++)
-  {
-    hc_stat_t induct_stat;
-
-    if (hc_stat (induct_ctx->induction_dictionaries[file_pos], &induct_stat) == 0)
-    {
-      unlink (induct_ctx->induction_dictionaries[file_pos]);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 void induct_ctx_destroy (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 {
   induct_ctx_t *induct_ctx = hashcat_ctx->induct_ctx;