diff --git a/command/base_test.go b/command/base_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b20be62660..0000000000
--- a/command/base_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package command
-
-import (
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
-)
-
-func assertNoTabs(tb testing.TB, c cli.Command) {
-	if strings.ContainsRune(c.Help(), '\t') {
-		tb.Errorf("%#v help output contains tabs", c)
-	}
-}