diff --git a/vortex-error/src/lib.rs b/vortex-error/src/lib.rs
index a2cd004c4..fe1ca3167 100644
--- a/vortex-error/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vortex-error/src/lib.rs
@@ -195,14 +195,6 @@ macro_rules! vortex_bail {
     };
 }
 
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! vortex_panic {
-    // TODO: this can be fancier, e.g., add backtrace if it's not already included
-    ($($tt:tt)+) => {
-        panic!($($tt)+)
-    };
-}
-
 #[cfg(feature = "datafusion")]
 impl From<VortexError> for datafusion_common::DataFusionError {
     fn from(value: VortexError) -> Self {