diff --git a/src/pylorax/ltmpl.py b/src/pylorax/ltmpl.py
index b7196e28..e0268ef1 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/ltmpl.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/ltmpl.py
@@ -58,11 +58,3 @@ class LoraxTemplate(object):
 
         self.lines = lines
         return lines
-
-    def getdata(self, cmd, mode="tokens"):
-        '''returns a generator that yields every token on every line starting
-        with 'cmd'. if mode is "lines", you get a list for each line instead.'''
-        if mode == "lines":
-            return (f[1:] for f in self.lines if f[0]==cmd)
-        else:
-            return (i for f in self.lines if f[0]==cmd for i in f[1:])