diff --git a/capnp/templates/module.pyx b/capnp/templates/module.pyx
index 9e51a7e..943e802 100644
--- a/capnp/templates/module.pyx
+++ b/capnp/templates/module.pyx
@@ -133,40 +133,6 @@ cdef _from_list(_DynamicListBuilder msg, list d):
         msg._set(count, val)
         count += 1
 
-cdef DynamicValue.Reader to_dynamic_value(value):
-    cdef DynamicValue.Reader temp
-    cdef StringPtr temp_string
-    value_type = type(value)
-
-    if value_type is int or value_type is long:
-        if value < 0:
-           temp = DynamicValue.Reader(<long long>value)
-        else:
-           temp = DynamicValue.Reader(<unsigned long long>value)
-    elif value_type is float:
-        temp = DynamicValue.Reader(<double>value)
-    elif value_type is bool:
-        temp = DynamicValue.Reader(<cbool>value)
-    elif value_type is bytes:
-        temp_string = StringPtr(<char*>value, len(value))
-        temp = DynamicValue.Reader(temp_string)
-    elif isinstance(value, basestring):
-        encoded_value = value.encode()
-        temp_string = StringPtr(<char*>encoded_value, len(encoded_value))
-        temp = DynamicValue.Reader(temp_string)
-    elif value is None:
-        temp = DynamicValue.Reader(VOID)
-    elif value_type is _DynamicStructBuilder:
-        temp = _extract_dynamic_struct_builder(value)
-    elif value_type is _DynamicStructReader:
-        temp = _extract_dynamic_struct_reader(value)
-    elif value_type is _DynamicEnum:
-        temp = _extract_dynamic_enum(value)
-    else:
-        raise ValueError("Tried to convert value of: '{}' which is an unsupported type: '{}'".format(str(value), str(type(value))))
-
-    return temp
-
 
 cdef extern from "{{file.filename}}.h":
     {%- for node in code.nodes %}