diff --git a/plugins/pilot/lib/util.js b/plugins/pilot/lib/util.js
index 5a138a20..e0cd4bb3 100644
--- a/plugins/pilot/lib/util.js
+++ b/plugins/pilot/lib/util.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
 
 define(function(require, exports, module) {
-    
+
 /**
  * Create an object representing a de-serialized query section of a URL.
  * Query keys with multiple values are returned in an array.
@@ -656,4 +656,16 @@ exports.rectsEqual = function(r1, r2, delta) {
     return true;
 };
 
+/**
+ * splice out of 'array' anything that === 'value'
+ */
+exports.arrayRemove = function(array, value) {
+  for (var i = 0; i <= array.length; i++) {
+    if (value === array[i]) {
+      array.splice(i, 1);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
 });