diff --git a/src/ui/app.rs b/src/ui/app.rs
index d6d323a8..a4c93a74 100644
--- a/src/ui/app.rs
+++ b/src/ui/app.rs
@@ -6542,26 +6542,6 @@ impl Tty7App {
         crate::ui::keymap::rebind(cx);
         cx.notify();
     }
-
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub(crate) fn open_config_file(&self, cx: &Context<Self>) {
-        let Some(path) = crate::core::config::config_path("config.json") else {
-            return;
-        };
-        if !path.exists() {
-            cx.global::<Config>().save();
-        }
-        let opener = if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-            "open"
-        } else if cfg!(windows) {
-            "explorer"
-        } else {
-            "xdg-open"
-        };
-        if let Err(e) = std::process::Command::new(opener).arg(&path).spawn() {
-            log::warn!("failed to open {}: {e}", path.display());
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]