diff --git a/formatter.go b/formatter.go
index dff7cb3..5efaa94 100644
--- a/formatter.go
+++ b/formatter.go
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 	"github.com/kr/text"
 )
 
-const (
-	limit = 50
-)
-
 type formatter struct {
 	v     reflect.Value
 	force bool
@@ -319,11 +315,6 @@
 	io.WriteString(p, s)
 }
 
-func tryDeepEqual(a, b interface{}) bool {
-	defer func() { recover() }()
-	return reflect.DeepEqual(a, b)
-}
-
 func writeByte(w io.Writer, b byte) {
 	w.Write([]byte{b})
 }