diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index f79b630b..05d812ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -719,13 +719,6 @@ def test_try_download_from_bucket_invalid_range(
     mock_check_in_region_request.assert_called_once()
 
 
-@mock.patch(f"{MODULE}.JWT_COOKIE_NAME", "asf-cookie")
-def test_get_jwt_field():
-    assert app.get_jwt_field({"asf-cookie": {"foo": "bar"}}, "foo") == "bar"
-    assert app.get_jwt_field({"asf-cookie": {}}, "foo") is None
-    assert app.get_jwt_field({}, "foo") is None
-
-
 @mock.patch(f"{MODULE}.get_urs_url", autospec=True)
 def test_root(mock_get_urs_url, mock_retrieve_secret, mock_make_html_response, client):
     del mock_retrieve_secret
diff --git a/thin_egress_app/app.py b/thin_egress_app/app.py
index fd9bf7c1..019b31c1 100644
--- a/thin_egress_app/app.py
+++ b/thin_egress_app/app.py
@@ -743,11 +743,6 @@ def try_download_from_bucket(bucket, filename, user_profile, headers: dict, api_
         return make_html_response(template_vars, headers, 404, "error.html")
 
 
-@with_trace()
-def get_jwt_field(cookievar: dict, fieldname: str):
-    return cookievar.get(JWT_COOKIE_NAME, {}).get(fieldname, None)
-
-
 @app.route("/")
 @with_trace(context={})
 def root():