diff --git a/gimmecert/crypto.py b/gimmecert/crypto.py
index edfb7b09f55e713ea7122c065dafd786966a8d7a..4410a6c77c8235e537d02a986b86c44c9e525b05 100644
--- a/gimmecert/crypto.py
+++ b/gimmecert/crypto.py
@@ -97,26 +97,6 @@ class KeyGenerator:
         return private_key
 
 
-def generate_private_key():
-    """
-    Generates a 2048-bit RSA private key.
-
-    :returns: RSA private key.
-    :rtype: cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa.RSAPrivateKey
-    """
-
-    rsa_public_exponent = 65537
-    key_size = 2048
-
-    private_key = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa.generate_private_key(
-        public_exponent=rsa_public_exponent,
-        key_size=key_size,
-        backend=cryptography.hazmat.backends.default_backend()
-    )
-
-    return private_key
-
-
 def get_dn(name):
     """
     Generates a DN (distinguished name) using the passed-in name. The
diff --git a/tests/test_crypto.py b/tests/test_crypto.py
index f01db8017d6c554f313e6cfe2f621d2c2b4198da..4d20ad24edf11812261578693ed487b6c0aa3a99 100644
--- a/tests/test_crypto.py
+++ b/tests/test_crypto.py
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ import pytest
 from freezegun import freeze_time
 
 
-def test_generate_private_key_returns_private_key():
-    private_key = gimmecert.crypto.generate_private_key()
-
-    assert isinstance(private_key, cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa.RSAPrivateKey)
-
-
 def test_get_dn():
     dn = gimmecert.crypto.get_dn('My test')
     assert isinstance(dn, cryptography.x509.Name)