diff --git a/jc/parsers/traceroute.py b/jc/parsers/traceroute.py
index 0d7950a6..6eedc295 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/traceroute.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/traceroute.py
@@ -205,10 +205,6 @@ def loads(data):
     return traceroute
 
 
-def load(data):
-    return loads(data.read())
-
-
 class ParseError(Exception):
     pass