diff --git a/light8/util.py b/light8/util.py
--- a/light8/util.py
+++ b/light8/util.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 def maxes(dicts):
     '''
     ({'a' : 5, 'b' : 9}, {'a' : 10, 'b' : 943})
@@ -13,11 +14,3 @@ def scaledict(d,scl):
     return dict([(k,v*scl) for k,v in d.items()])
     
 # class Setting that scales, maxes        
-
-def subsetdict(d, dkeys, default=0):
-    """Subset of dictionary d: only the keys in dkeys.  If you plan on omitting
-    keys, make sure you like the default."""
-    newd = {} # dirty variables!
-    for k in dkeys:
-        newd[k] = d.get(k, default)
-    return newd