diff --git a/lua/oil/fs.lua b/lua/oil/fs.lua
index df8b0857..2fabd7d6 100644
--- a/lua/oil/fs.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/fs.lua
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ M.is_absolute = function(dir)
   end
 end
 
-M.abspath = function(path)
-  if not M.is_absolute(path) then
-    path = vim.fn.fnamemodify(path, ":p")
-  end
-  return path
-end
-
 ---@param path string
 ---@param cb fun(err: nil|string)
 M.touch = function(path, cb)