diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a68fea312dc..00000000000
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-{
-    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
-    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
-    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
-    "version": "0.2.0",
-    "configurations": [
-        {
-            "name": "Launch test function",
-            "type": "go",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "mode": "test",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/tests/integration",
-            "args": [
-                "-test.run",
-                "TestCliIntegration"
-            ]
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "Connect to server",
-            "type": "go",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "mode": "remote",
-            "remotePath": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "port": 25000,
-            "host": "127.0.0.1",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "env": {},
-            "args": []
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "Get clusters (no profile)",
-            "type": "go",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "mode": "debug",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/cmd/eksctl",
-            "args": [
-                "get",
-                "clusters",
-                "-o",
-                "table"
-            ]
-        }
-    ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/cluster.go b/pkg/testutils/cluster.go
index d176578a276..fc6f4744a99 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/cluster.go
@@ -24,11 +24,3 @@ func NewFakeCluster(clusterName string, status string) *awseks.Cluster {
 
 	return cluster
 }
-
-// ValidClusterStatus checks that the provided status is a valid
-// status of a cluster according to AWS SDK
-func ValidClusterStatus(status string) bool {
-	valid := map[string]bool{awseks.ClusterStatusActive: true, awseks.ClusterStatusCreating: true, awseks.ClusterStatusDeleting: true, awseks.ClusterStatusFailed: true}
-
-	return valid[status]
-}