diff --git a/universal7885-common/light/Light.cpp b/universal7885-common/light/Light.cpp
index 139a449..f378e06 100644
--- a/universal7885-common/light/Light.cpp
+++ b/universal7885-common/light/Light.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <iomanip>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "Light.h"
 
@@ -53,12 +52,6 @@ static T get(const std::string& path, const T& def) {
     return file.fail() ? def : result;
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-static T exist(const std::string& path) {
-     struct stat buffer;   
-     return (stat (name.c_str(), &buffer) == 0); 
-}
-
 Light::Light() {
     mLights.emplace(Type::BACKLIGHT,
                     std::bind(&Light::handleBacklight, this, std::placeholders::_1));