diff --git a/internal/worker/worker.go b/internal/worker/worker.go
index dd5e957..c38ac79 100644
--- a/internal/worker/worker.go
+++ b/internal/worker/worker.go
@@ -123,14 +123,6 @@ func (w *Worker) GetID() string {
 	return w.id
 }
 
-// runningCount returns the number of currently running tasks
-func (w *Worker) runningCount() int {
-	if w.runLoop == nil {
-		return 0
-	}
-	return w.runLoop.RunningCount()
-}
-
 // SelectDependencyManifest re-exports the executor function for API helpers.
 // It detects the dependency manifest file in the given directory.
 func SelectDependencyManifest(filesPath string) (string, error) {