diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c23b844a..8a313683 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 - fix: correct wrong dict key in VMRay _compute_monitor_threads assertion (used thread_id instead of process_id) @williballenthin
 fix: replace assert with isinstance guard in get_callee for invalid MethodSpec tokens @williballenthin
 - fix: replace assert with isinstance guard in get_callee for invalid MethodSpec tokens @williballenthin
+- fix: remove dead trim_function_name function from form.py that was never called @williballenthin (SURF-66)
 - fix: replace get_file_md5/get_file_sha256 with retrieve_input_file_md5/sha256 shims so all callers use consistent IDA version-aware API @williballenthin (SURF-65)
 - fix: rename dragEventEnter to dragEnterEvent so Qt dispatches drag-enter events correctly in CapaExplorerRulegenEditor @williballenthin (SURF-64)
 - fix: guard against None in lessThan else-branch so sorting columns with empty cells does not raise AttributeError @williballenthin (SURF-63)
diff --git a/capa/ida/plugin/form.py b/capa/ida/plugin/form.py
index 17443cf3..dfed8e70 100644
--- a/capa/ida/plugin/form.py
+++ b/capa/ida/plugin/form.py
@@ -85,14 +85,6 @@ def write_file(path: Path, data):
     path.write_bytes(data)
 
 
-def trim_function_name(f, max_length=25):
-    """ """
-    n = idaapi.get_name(f.start_ea)
-    if len(n) > max_length:
-        n = f"{n[:max_length]}..."
-    return n
-
-
 def update_wait_box(text):
     """update the IDA wait box"""
     ida_kernwin.replace_wait_box(f"capa explorer...{text}")