diff --git a/dvc/utils/fs.py b/dvc/utils/fs.py
index e6fd674db..54902330f 100644
--- a/dvc/utils/fs.py
+++ b/dvc/utils/fs.py
@@ -75,22 +75,3 @@ def contains_symlink_up_to(path, base_path):
     if os.path.dirname(path) == path:
         return False
     return contains_symlink_up_to(os.path.dirname(path), base_path)
-
-
-def get_parent_dirs_up_to(wdir, root_dir):
-
-    assert os.path.isabs(wdir)
-    assert os.path.isabs(root_dir)
-
-    wdir = os.path.normpath(wdir)
-    root_dir = os.path.normpath(root_dir)
-    if root_dir not in wdir:
-        return []
-
-    dirs = []
-    dirs.append(wdir)
-    while wdir != root_dir:
-        wdir = os.path.dirname(wdir)
-        dirs.append(wdir)
-
-    return dirs
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_fs.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_fs.py
index 438a9c705..2cf460037 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_fs.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_fs.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from dvc.utils.fs import BasePathNotInCheckedPathException
 from dvc.utils.fs import contains_symlink_up_to
 from dvc.utils.fs import get_inode
 from dvc.utils.fs import get_mtime_and_size
-from dvc.utils.fs import get_parent_dirs_up_to
 from tests.basic_env import TestDir
 from tests.utils import spy
 
@@ -103,49 +102,6 @@ class TestContainsLink(TestCase):
         )
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "path1, path2",
-    [
-        (
-            os.path.join("non", "abs", "path"),
-            os.path.join(os.sep, "full", "path"),
-        ),
-        (
-            os.path.join(os.sep, "full", "path"),
-            os.path.join("non", "abs", "path"),
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_get_parent_dirs_up_to_should_raise_on_no_absolute(path1, path2):
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
-        get_parent_dirs_up_to(path1, path2)
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "path1, path2, expected_dirs",
-    [
-        (
-            os.path.join(os.sep, "non", "matching", "path"),
-            os.path.join(os.sep, "other", "path"),
-            [],
-        ),
-        (
-            os.path.join(os.sep, "some", "long", "path"),
-            os.path.join(os.sep, "some"),
-            [
-                os.path.join(os.sep, "some"),
-                os.path.join(os.sep, "some", "long"),
-                os.path.join(os.sep, "some", "long", "path"),
-            ],
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_get_parent_dirs_up_to(path1, path2, expected_dirs):
-    result = get_parent_dirs_up_to(path1, path2)
-
-    assert set(result) == set(expected_dirs)
-
-
 @pytest.mark.skipif(os.name != "nt", reason="Windows specific")
 def test_relpath_windows_different_drives():
     path1 = os.path.join("A:", os.sep, "some", "path")