diff --git a/src/strconv/ftoa.go b/src/strconv/ftoa.go
index fcbf4df13b6..c514e663da1 100644
--- a/src/strconv/ftoa.go
+++ b/src/strconv/ftoa.go
@@ -568,17 +568,3 @@ func fmtX(dst []byte, prec int, fmt byte, neg bool, mant uint64, exp int, flt *f
 
 	return dst
 }
-
-func min(a, b int) int {
-	if a < b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
-func max(a, b int) int {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}