diff --git a/prog/processlist.go b/prog/processlist.go
index a9f0e9b..14b2e6b 100644
--- a/prog/processlist.go
+++ b/prog/processlist.go
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package prog
 
 import (
 	"encoding/xml"
-	"os/exec"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 // ProcessList is a map of processes' statuses.
@@ -47,24 +44,3 @@ func (l ProcessList) MarshalXML(e *xml.Encoder, start xml.StartElement) error {
 
 	return e.EncodeToken(start.End())
 }
-
-// IsProcessUp returns true if process is up, and a list of PIDs for
-// that process name. Uses pgrep to get PID of a process and if
-// a process is not working, then pgrep returns nothing.
-func IsProcessUp(name string) (bool, []int, error) {
-	out, err := exec.Command("pgrep", "-f", name).Output()
-	if err != nil || len(out) < 2 {
-		return false, nil, err
-	}
-
-	spids := strings.Split(string(out[:len(out)-1]), "\n")
-	pids := make([]int, len(spids))
-	for i, v := range spids {
-		pids[i], err = strconv.Atoi(v)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, nil, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return true, pids, nil
-}