diff --git a/src/HistogramFactoryAndPersister.py b/src/HistogramFactoryAndPersister.py
index b7613af8952..f74156503e4 100644
--- a/src/HistogramFactoryAndPersister.py
+++ b/src/HistogramFactoryAndPersister.py
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ from HistogramDescriptionTableFactory import HistogramDescriptionTableFactory
 
 def createAndSaveGlobalHistograms(symptomByBatchcodeTable):
     symptomByBatchcodeTable = symptomByBatchcodeTable.assign(COUNTRY = 'Global')
-    _createAndSaveHistogramsForCountries(symptomByBatchcodeTable)
-
-
-def _createAndSaveHistogramsForCountries(symptomByBatchcodeTable):
     dictByBatchcodeTable = createHistograms(symptomByBatchcodeTable)
     explodedTable = MultiIndexExploder.explodeMultiIndexOfTable(dictByBatchcodeTable)
     histogramDescriptionTable = HistogramDescriptionTableFactory.createHistogramDescriptionTable(explodedTable)