diff --git a/.deadcode-out b/.deadcode-out
index 4e130035d2..7d3763bf54 100644
--- a/.deadcode-out
+++ b/.deadcode-out
@@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ package "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/translation"
 package "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util/filebuffer"
 	func CreateFromReader
 
-package "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
-	func ValidateMaxLen
-
 package "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	func RouteMock
 	func RouteMockReset