diff --git a/authority/status/status.go b/authority/status/status.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 49e4c0bb..00000000
--- a/authority/status/status.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package status
-
-// Type is the type for status.
-type Type string
-
-var (
-	// Active active
-	Active = Type("active")
-	// Deleted deleted
-	Deleted = Type("deleted")
-)