diff --git a/src/common/filesystem.hpp b/src/common/filesystem.hpp
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--- a/src/common/filesystem.hpp
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-#pragma once
-
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
-namespace fs {
-/**
- * Check if a file exists
- * @return true if and only if the file exists, false else
- */
-bool file_exists(const std::string& file) {
-    struct stat buf;
-    return (stat(file.c_str(), &buf) == 0);
-}
-
-}