diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade.go b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
index 222458e76..3c84570b2 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ func (u *Upgrade) RunWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string, ch chart.Char
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-func (u *Upgrade) shouldWait() bool {
-	return u.Wait != ""
-}
-
 // isDryRun returns true if Upgrade is set to run as a DryRun
 func (u *Upgrade) isDryRun() bool {
 	if u.DryRun || u.DryRunOption == "client" || u.DryRunOption == "server" || u.DryRunOption == "true" {