diff --git a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
index eda3d102..caab30a8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ from bookwyrm.views.status import to_markdown
 register = template.Library()
 
 
-@register.filter(name="dict_key")
-def dict_key(d, k):
-    """Returns the given key from a dictionary."""
-    return d.get(k) or 0
-
-
 @register.filter(name="rating")
 def get_rating(book, user):
     """get the overall rating of a book"""
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/test_templatetags.py b/bookwyrm/tests/test_templatetags.py
index a92e887a..1c05e992 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/test_templatetags.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/test_templatetags.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import re
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils import timezone
 
@@ -33,12 +32,6 @@ class TemplateTags(TestCase):
             )
         self.book = models.Edition.objects.create(title="Test Book")
 
-    def test_dict_key(self, _):
-        """just getting a value out of a dict"""
-        test_dict = {"a": 1, "b": 3}
-        self.assertEqual(bookwyrm_tags.dict_key(test_dict, "a"), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(bookwyrm_tags.dict_key(test_dict, "c"), 0)
-
     def test_get_user_rating(self, _):
         """get a user's most recent rating of a book"""
         with patch("bookwyrm.models.activitypub_mixin.broadcast_task.delay"):