diff --git a/main/como/merge_xomics.py b/main/como/merge_xomics.py
index 2cfdd1a1..564c2025 100644
--- a/main/como/merge_xomics.py
+++ b/main/como/merge_xomics.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     _SourceWeights,
 )
 from como.project import Config
-from como.utils import get_missing_gene_data, log_and_raise_error, read_file, return_placeholder_data, set_up_logging
+from como.utils import get_missing_gene_data, read_file, return_placeholder_data, set_up_logging
 
 
 class _MergedHeaderNames:
diff --git a/main/como/utils.py b/main/como/utils.py
index 98daca16..a0c51b80 100644
--- a/main/como/utils.py
+++ b/main/como/utils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 T = TypeVar("T")
 __all__ = [
     "get_missing_gene_data",
-    "log_and_raise_error",
     "num_columns",
     "num_rows",
     "read_file",