diff --git a/scrapy/utils/project.py b/scrapy/utils/project.py
index a1266c879..a15a0d90f 100644
--- a/scrapy/utils/project.py
+++ b/scrapy/utils/project.py
@@ -71,15 +71,3 @@ def get_project_settings():
         settings.setdict(env_overrides, priority='project')
 
     return settings
-
-def get_project_path():
-    """Return the Python path of the current project.
-
-    This fails when the settings module does not live in the project's root.
-    """
-    if not inside_project():
-        raise NotConfigured("Not inside a project")
-    settings_module_path = os.environ.get(ENVVAR)
-    if not settings_module_path:
-        raise NotConfigured("Unable to locate project's python path")
-    return settings_module_path.rsplit('.', 1)[0]
diff --git a/tests/test_utils_project.py b/tests/test_utils_project.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cea4d9950..000000000
--- a/tests/test_utils_project.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import os
-from tests import mock
-import unittest
-
-from scrapy.exceptions import NotConfigured
-from scrapy.utils.project import get_project_path, inside_project
-
-
-class UtilsProjectTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    @mock.patch('scrapy.utils.project.inside_project', return_value=True)
-    def test_get_project_path(self, mock_ip):
-        def _test(settingsmod, expected):
-            with mock.patch.dict('os.environ',
-                                 {'SCRAPY_SETTINGS_MODULE': settingsmod}):
-                self.assertEqual(get_project_path(), expected)
-        _test('project.settings', 'project')
-        _test('project.othername', 'project')
-        _test('nested.project.settings', 'nested.project')
-
-        with mock.patch.dict('os.environ', {}, clear=True):
-            self.assertRaises(NotConfigured, get_project_path)
-
-        mock_ip.return_value = False
-        with mock.patch.dict('os.environ',
-                             {'SCRAPY_SETTINGS_MODULE': 'some.settings'}):
-            self.assertRaises(NotConfigured, get_project_path)