diff --git a/pkgs/devout/devout.fnl b/pkgs/devout/devout.fnl
index 1d4f888..3dcb22f 100644
--- a/pkgs/devout/devout.fnl
+++ b/pkgs/devout/devout.fnl
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@
                                       AF_NETLINK 0 0 groups)))
     (nil errno) (values nil errno)))
 
-
 (fn event-loop []
   (let [fds {}]
     {
@@ -184,19 +183,6 @@
     :_tbl #(do fds)                    ;exposed for tests
      }))
 
-
-
-(fn sysfs [fspath]
-  {
-   :attr (fn [_ path name]
-           (read-if-exists (.. fspath "/" path "/" name)))
-   :attrs (fn [self path name]
-            (when path
-              (or (self:attr path name)
-                  (self:attrs (dirname path) name))))
-   })
-
-
 (fn run []
   (let [[sockname nl-groups] arg
         s (check-errno (unix-socket sockname))
@@ -222,4 +208,4 @@
         (ll.poll pollfds 5000)
         (loop:feed (unpack-pollfds pollfds))))))
 
-{ : database : run : event-loop : parse-event : sysfs }
+{ : database : run : event-loop : parse-event }
diff --git a/pkgs/devout/test.fnl b/pkgs/devout/test.fnl
index 122e65f..2905a2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/devout/test.fnl
+++ b/pkgs/devout/test.fnl
@@ -246,35 +246,4 @@ MINOR=17")
    ))
 
 
-;; tests for sysfs attrs
-
-(example
- "read attributes from sysfs"
- (let [sysfs (sysfs "./fixtures/sys")]
-   ;; finds attr at path
-   (expect=
-    (sysfs:attr "devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2" "idVendor")
-    "1199")
-   ;; finds attr in ancestor directory
-   (expect=
-    (sysfs:attrs
-     "devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7:1.0/bluetooth/hci0"
-     "idVendor")
-    "8087")
-   ;; nil if no attr
-   (expect=
-    (sysfs:attrs
-     "devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7:1.0/bluetooth/hci0"
-     "idOfWizard")
-    nil)
-   ;; closer ancestor wins against more distant one
-   (expect=
-    (sysfs:attrs
-     "devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7:1.0/bluetooth/hci0"
-     "modalias")
-    "usb:v8087p0A2Bd0001dcE0dsc01dp01icE0isc01ip01in00")))
-
-
-
-
 (if failed (os.exit 1) (print "OK"))