diff --git a/io.hpp b/io.hpp
index ddc03151..00418b75 100644
--- a/io.hpp
+++ b/io.hpp
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ namespace cruft {
     template <typename T = std::byte>
     std::vector<T> slurp (const std::experimental::filesystem::path&);
 
-    template <typename T = std::byte, typename A, typename B>
-    std::vector<T> slurp (cruft::view<A,B> path)
-    {
-        const std::experimental::filesystem::path src { path.begin (), path.end () };
-        return slurp<T> (src);
-    }
 
     template <typename T = std::byte>
     std::vector<T> slurp (FILE *);