diff --git a/check/check.go b/check/check.go
index 64048c6..73af42e 100644
--- a/check/check.go
+++ b/check/check.go
@@ -2,26 +2,6 @@ package check
 
 import "reflect"
 
-// Blank checks that the passed string, []byte (or slice of either)
-// contains something besides an empty string.
-func Blank(i interface{}) bool {
-	switch v := i.(type) {
-	case nil:
-		return false
-	case string:
-		return v != ""
-	case []byte:
-		return string(v) != ""
-	case []string:
-		return v != nil && len(v) != 0 && v[0] != ""
-	case [][]byte:
-		return v != nil && len(v) != 0 && string(v[0]) != ""
-	default:
-		panic("cannot check if type is blank")
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // IsNil is a shortcut for reflect.ValueOf(foo).IsNil() and should only
 // be used when foo == nil is in question, such as whenever the value of
 // foo is an interface of any kind. In fact, every interface should use
diff --git a/check/check_test.go b/check/check_test.go
index 23611dd..89aa840 100644
--- a/check/check_test.go
+++ b/check/check_test.go
@@ -7,26 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rwxrob/bonzai/check"
 )
 
-func ExampleBlank() {
-	fmt.Println(check.Blank(""))
-	fmt.Println(check.Blank(nil))
-	fmt.Println(check.Blank([]string{""}))
-	fmt.Println(check.Blank([][]byte{}))
-	// and now for true
-	fmt.Println(check.Blank("some"))
-	fmt.Println(check.Blank([]string{"some"}))
-	fmt.Println(check.Blank([][]byte{{'a'}}))
-
-	// Output:
-	// false
-	// false
-	// false
-	// false
-	// true
-	// true
-	// true
-}
-
 func ExampleIsNil() {
 	var names []string
 	var namesi interface{}