diff --git a/lib/linguist/blob_helper.rb b/lib/linguist/blob_helper.rb
index 2a5d26e2..583b2416 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/blob_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/linguist/blob_helper.rb
@@ -247,25 +247,6 @@ module Linguist
         end
     end
 
-    # Character used to split lines. This is almost always "\n" except when Mac
-    # Format is detected in which case it's "\r".
-    #
-    # Returns a split pattern string.
-    def line_split_character
-      @line_split_character ||= (mac_format?? "\r" : "\n")
-    end
-
-    # Private: Is the data in ** Mac Format **. This format uses \r (0x0d) characters
-    # for line ends and does not include a \n (0x0a).
-    #
-    # Returns true when mac format is detected.
-    def mac_format?
-      return if !viewable?
-      if pos = data[0, 4096].index("\r")
-        data[pos + 1] != ?\n
-      end
-    end
-
     # Public: Get number of lines of code
     #
     # Requires Blob#data