diff --git a/example/websocket/client/awaitable/websocket_client_awaitable.cpp b/example/websocket/client/awaitable/websocket_client_awaitable.cpp
index 0a28289f..211e7663 100644
--- a/example/websocket/client/awaitable/websocket_client_awaitable.cpp
+++ b/example/websocket/client/awaitable/websocket_client_awaitable.cpp
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ using tcp = boost::asio::ip::tcp;       // from <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// Report a failure
-void
-fail(beast::error_code ec, char const* what)
-{
-    std::cerr << what << ": " << ec.message() << "\n";
-}
-
 // Sends a WebSocket message and prints the response
 net::awaitable<void>
 do_session(