diff --git a/plugins/dynamic-security/json_help.c b/plugins/dynamic-security/json_help.c
index 62d381e1..263db4da 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamic-security/json_help.c
+++ b/plugins/dynamic-security/json_help.c
@@ -91,22 +91,6 @@ int json_get_string(cJSON *json, const char *name, char **value, bool optional)
 }
 
 
-/* Return a number as a number, or attempt to convert a string to a number, or a bool to a number */
-double json_get_as_number(const cJSON *json)
-{
-	char *endptr = NULL;
-
-	if(cJSON_IsNumber(json)){
-		return json->valuedouble;
-	}else if(cJSON_IsString(json)){
-		return strtod(json->valuestring, &endptr);
-	}else if(cJSON_IsBool(json)){
-		return cJSON_IsTrue(json);
-	}else{
-		return 0.0;
-	}
-}
-
 cJSON *cJSON_AddIntToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, int number)
 {
 	char buf[30];
diff --git a/plugins/dynamic-security/json_help.h b/plugins/dynamic-security/json_help.h
index 731b0a72..bfb77b86 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamic-security/json_help.h
+++ b/plugins/dynamic-security/json_help.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Contributors:
 int json_get_bool(cJSON *json, const char *name, bool *value, bool optional, bool default_value);
 int json_get_int(cJSON *json, const char *name, int *value, bool optional, int default_value);
 int json_get_string(cJSON *json, const char *name, char **value, bool optional);
-double json_get_as_number(const cJSON *json);
 
 cJSON *cJSON_AddIntToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, int number);
 cJSON *cJSON_CreateInt(int num);