diff --git a/system/libraries/Controller.php b/system/libraries/Controller.php
index da5f2e0..afd963a 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Controller.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Controller.php
@@ -397,49 +397,7 @@
 		$obj->db =& $DB;
 	}
   	// END _ci_init_database()
-  
-  
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	/**
-	 * Initialize Database Utilities Class
-	 *
-	 * @access	private
-	 * @param	mixed	database platform
-	 * @param	bool	whether to return the object
-	 * @return	void
-	 */
-	function _ci_init_dbutil($db = '', $return = FALSE)
-	{
-		if ($this->_ci_is_loaded('dbutils') == TRUE AND $return == FALSE)
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if ($this->_ci_is_loaded('db') == FALSE)
-		{
-			$this->_ci_init_database();
-		}
-	
-		require_once(BASEPATH.'database/DB_utility'.EXT);
-		require_once(BASEPATH.'database/drivers/'.$this->db->dbdriver.'/'.$this->db->dbdriver.'_utility'.EXT);
-		
-
-		// Instantiate the DB adapter
-		$driver = 'CI_DB_'.$this->db->dbdriver.'_utility';
-		$DB = new $driver();
-		
-		if ($return === TRUE)
-		{
-			return $DB;
-		}
-		
-		$obj =& get_instance();
-		$obj->ci_is_loaded[] = 'dbutils';
-		$obj->dbutil =& $DB;
-	}
-  	// END _ci_init_database()
-  
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**