diff --git a/scheme/lib/uri.scm b/scheme/lib/uri.scm
index 15588fc..a76ebdd 100644
--- a/scheme/lib/uri.scm
+++ b/scheme/lib/uri.scm
@@ -15,64 +15,6 @@
 ;;;   General Web page of URI pointers.	
 
 
-;;; Caution:
-;;; Don't use this proc until *after* you've parsed the URL -- unescaping
-;;; might introduce reserved chars (like slashes and colons) that could
-;;; blow your parse.
-
-(define (unescape-uri s . maybe-start/end)
-  (let-optionals maybe-start/end ((start 0)
-				  (end (string-length s)))
-    (let* ((esc-seq? (lambda (i) (and (< (+ i 2) end)
-				      (char=? (string-ref s i) #\%)
-				      (hex-digit? (string-ref s (+ i 1)))
-				      (hex-digit? (string-ref s (+ i 2))))))
-	   (hits (let lp ((i start) (hits 0)) ; count # of esc seqs.
-		   (if (< i end)
-		       (if (esc-seq? i)
-			   (lp (+ i 3) (+ hits 1))
-			   (lp (+ i 1) hits))
-		       hits))))
-	 
-      (if (and (zero? hits) (zero? start) (= end (string-length s)))
-	  s
-	  (let* ((nlen (- (- end start) (* hits 2))) ; the new length
-						     ; of the
-						     ; unescaped
-						     ; string stores
-						     ; the result
-		 (ns (make-string nlen)))
-
-	    (let lp ((i start) (j 0))	; sweep over the string
-	      (if (< j nlen)
-		  (lp (cond 
-		       ((esc-seq? i)	; unescape
-					; escape-sequence
-			(string-set! ns j
-				     (let ((d1 (string-ref s (+ i 1)))
-					   (d2 (string-ref s (+ i 2))))
-				       (ascii->char (+ (* 16 (hexchar->int d1))
-						       (hexchar->int d2)))))
-			(+ i 3))
-		       (else (string-set! ns j (string-ref s i))  
-			     (+ i 1)))
-		      (+ j 1))))
-	    ns)))))
-
-(define hex-digit?
-  (let ((hex-digits (string->char-set "0123456789abcdefABCDEF")))
-    (lambda (c) (char-set-contains? hex-digits c))))
-
-; make use of the fact that numbers and characters are in order in the ascii table
-(define (hexchar->int c)      
-  (- (char->ascii c) 
-     (if (char-numeric? c)
-	 (char->ascii #\0)         
-	 (- (if (char-upper-case? c)
-		(char->ascii #\A)
-		(char->ascii #\a))
-	    10))))
-
 (define int->hexchar
   (let ((table '#(#\0 #\1 #\2 #\3 #\4 #\5 #\6 #\7 #\8 #\9
 		  #\A #\B #\C #\D #\E #\F)))