diff --git a/tracetools_analysis/test/utils.py b/tracetools_analysis/test/utils.py
index fc54e91..5e04eb9 100644
--- a/tracetools_analysis/test/utils.py
+++ b/tracetools_analysis/test/utils.py
@@ -19,23 +19,3 @@ def get_trace_event_names(trace_directory):
         event_names.add(event.name)
     
     return event_names
-
-
-def run_and_trace(package_name, executable_name, session_name, path):
-    """
-    Setup, start tracing, and run a ROS 2 executable
-    :param package_name (str): the name of the package
-    :param executable_name (str): the name of the executable to run
-    :param session_name (str): the name of the session
-    :param directory (str): the path of the main directory to write trace data to
-    """
-    # Enable all events
-    lttng_setup(session_name, path)
-    lttng_start(session_name)
-    _run(package_name, executable_name)
-    lttng_stop(session_name)
-    lttng_destroy(session_name)
-
-
-def _run(package_name, executable_name):
-    subprocess.check_call(['ros2', 'run', package_name, executable_name])