diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/utils/util.py b/src/backend/langflow/utils/util.py
index 1778e42cb..1c7a7f094 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/utils/util.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/utils/util.py
@@ -473,11 +473,3 @@ def build_loader_repr_from_documents(documents: List[Document]) -> str:
         \nAvg. Document Length (characters): {int(avg_length)}
         Documents: {documents[:3]}..."""
     return "0 documents"
-
-
-def get_type_from_union_literal(union_literal: str) -> str:
-    # if types are literal strings
-    # the type is a string
-    if "Literal" in union_literal:
-        return "str"
-    return union_literal