diff --git a/dns/dnsmessage/message.go b/dns/dnsmessage/message.go
index 82bcdcc..4eabcae 100644
--- a/dns/dnsmessage/message.go
+++ b/dns/dnsmessage/message.go
@@ -1819,17 +1819,6 @@
 	return string(msg[beginOff:endOff]), endOff, nil
 }
 
-func skipText(msg []byte, off int) (int, error) {
-	if off >= len(msg) {
-		return off, errBaseLen
-	}
-	endOff := off + 1 + int(msg[off])
-	if endOff > len(msg) {
-		return off, errCalcLen
-	}
-	return endOff, nil
-}
-
 // packBytes appends the wire format of field to msg.
 func packBytes(msg []byte, field []byte) []byte {
 	return append(msg, field...)
@@ -1844,14 +1833,6 @@
 	return newOff, nil
 }
 
-func skipBytes(msg []byte, off int, field []byte) (int, error) {
-	newOff := off + len(field)
-	if newOff > len(msg) {
-		return off, errBaseLen
-	}
-	return newOff, nil
-}
-
 const nameLen = 255
 
 // A Name is a non-encoded domain name. It is used instead of strings to avoid