diff --git a/cfgov/v1/jinja2tags/__init__.py b/cfgov/v1/jinja2tags/__init__.py
index 6760a3d4e60..ea94382cad1 100644
--- a/cfgov/v1/jinja2tags/__init__.py
+++ b/cfgov/v1/jinja2tags/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
-
 from jinja2 import pass_context
 from jinja2.ext import Extension
 
@@ -12,11 +10,6 @@
 from v1.util.util import get_unique_id
 
 
-def get_model(model_name):
-    model_class = import_string(model_name)
-    return model_class
-
-
 def image_alt_value(image):
     """Given an ImageBasic block or a CFGOVImage rendition as `image`,
     return the appropriate alt text.
@@ -121,7 +114,6 @@ def __init__(self, environment):
                 "category_label": ref.category_label,
                 "choices_for_page_type": ref.choices_for_page_type,
                 "get_category_icon": ref.get_category_icon,
-                "get_model": get_model,
                 "get_unique_id": get_unique_id,
                 "image_alt_value": image_alt_value,
                 "is_blog": ref.is_blog,