diff --git a/src/math/rand/v2/rand_test.go b/src/math/rand/v2/rand_test.go
index d223180fb6..e89ee29f60 100644
--- a/src/math/rand/v2/rand_test.go
+++ b/src/math/rand/v2/rand_test.go
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ type statsResults struct {
 	maxError    float64
 }
 
-func max(a, b float64) float64 {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
 func nearEqual(a, b, closeEnough, maxError float64) bool {
 	absDiff := math.Abs(a - b)
 	if absDiff < closeEnough { // Necessary when one value is zero and one value is close to zero.