diff --git a/linkcheck/url.py b/linkcheck/url.py
index 0d887755..cd2b2726 100644
--- a/linkcheck/url.py
+++ b/linkcheck/url.py
@@ -224,15 +224,6 @@ def url_fix_host(urlparts, encoding):
     return is_idn
 
 
-def url_fix_common_typos(url):
-    """Fix common typos in given URL like forgotten colon."""
-    if url.startswith("http//"):
-        url = "http://" + url[6:]
-    elif url.startswith("https//"):
-        url = "https://" + url[7:]
-    return url
-
-
 def url_fix_mailto_urlsplit(urlparts):
     """Split query part of mailto url if found."""
     sep = "?"
diff --git a/tests/test_url.py b/tests/test_url.py
index 5489a83c..494a49bf 100644
--- a/tests/test_url.py
+++ b/tests/test_url.py
@@ -419,18 +419,6 @@ class TestUrl(unittest.TestCase):
         nurl = "%C3%A4%C3%B6%C3%BC?:"
         self.urlnormtest(url, nurl)
 
-    def test_fixing(self):
-        # Test url fix method.
-        url = "http//www.example.org"
-        nurl = "http://www.example.org"
-        self.assertEqual(linkcheck.url.url_fix_common_typos(url), nurl)
-        url = "http//www.example.org"
-        nurl = "http://www.example.org"
-        self.assertEqual(linkcheck.url.url_fix_common_typos(url), nurl)
-        url = "https//www.example.org"
-        nurl = "https://www.example.org"
-        self.assertEqual(linkcheck.url.url_fix_common_typos(url), nurl)
-
     def test_valid(self):
         # Test url validity functions.
         u = "http://www.example.com"