diff --git a/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/tpl_functions.php b/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/tpl_functions.php
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--- a/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/tpl_functions.php
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@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Template Functions
- *
- * This file provides template specific custom functions that are
- * not provided by the DokuWiki core.
- * It is common practice to start each function with an underscore
- * to make sure it won't interfere with future core functions.
- */
-
-// must be run from within DokuWiki
-if (!defined('DOKU_INC')) die();
-
-/* @todo: add this function to the core and delete this file */
-
-/**
- * Include additional html file from conf directory if it exists, otherwise use
- * file in the template's root directory.
- *
- * @author Anika Henke <anika@selfthinker.org>
- */
-function _tpl_include($fn) {
-    $confFile = DOKU_CONF.$fn;
-    $tplFile  = dirname(__FILE__).'/'.$fn;
-
-    if (file_exists($confFile))
-        include($confFile);
-    else if (file_exists($tplFile))
-        include($tplFile);
-}