diff --git a/release/files_common b/release/files_common
index 6a40da7af0..afa5b8772d 100644
--- a/release/files_common
+++ b/release/files_common
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ selfdrive/controls/lib/speed_smoother.py
 selfdrive/controls/lib/fcw.py
 selfdrive/controls/lib/long_mpc.py
 selfdrive/controls/lib/long_mpc_model.py
-selfdrive/controls/lib/gps_helpers.py
 selfdrive/controls/lib/driverview.py
 
 selfdrive/controls/lib/cluster/*
diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/lib/gps_helpers.py b/selfdrive/controls/lib/gps_helpers.py
deleted file mode 100755
index e9e7d6c9ee..0000000000
--- a/selfdrive/controls/lib/gps_helpers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-_RHD_REGION_MAP = [ ['AU', -54.76, -9.23, 112.91, 159.11], \
-                    ['IN1', 6.75, 28.10, 68.17, 97.4], \
-                    ['IN2', 28.09, 35.99, 72.18, 80.87], \
-                    ['IE', 51.42, 55.38, -10.58, -5.99], \
-                    ['JP1', 32.66, 45.52, 137.27, 146.02], \
-                    ['JP2', 32.79, 37.60, 131.41, 137.28], \
-                    ['JP3', 24.04, 34.78, 122.93, 131.42], \
-                    ['MU', -20.53, -19.98, 57.30, 57.81], \
-                    ['MY', 0.86, 7.36, 99.64, 119.27], \
-                    ['NZ', -52.61, -29.24, 166, 178.84], \
-                    ['UK', 49.9, 60.84, -8.62, 1.77], \
-                    ['ZA', -34.83, -22.13, 16.47, 32.88] ]
-
-def is_rhd_region(latitude, longitude):
-  for region in _RHD_REGION_MAP:
-    if region[1] <= latitude <= region[2] and \
-      region[3] <= longitude <= region[4]:
-      return True
-  return False
diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/tests/test_monitoring.py b/selfdrive/controls/tests/test_monitoring.py
index af44dc3329..163766f40c 100644
--- a/selfdrive/controls/tests/test_monitoring.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/tests/test_monitoring.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from selfdrive.controls.lib.driver_monitor import DriverStatus, MAX_TERMINAL_ALE
                                   _AWARENESS_PROMPT_TIME_TILL_TERMINAL, _DISTRACTED_TIME, \
                                   _DISTRACTED_PRE_TIME_TILL_TERMINAL, _DISTRACTED_PROMPT_TIME_TILL_TERMINAL, \
                                   _POSESTD_THRESHOLD, _HI_STD_TIMEOUT
-from selfdrive.controls.lib.gps_helpers import is_rhd_region
 
 _TEST_TIMESPAN = 120 # seconds
 _DISTRACTED_SECONDS_TO_ORANGE = _DISTRACTED_TIME - _DISTRACTED_PROMPT_TIME_TILL_TERMINAL + 1
@@ -70,19 +69,6 @@ def run_DState_seq(driver_state_msgs, driver_car_interaction, openpilot_status,
   return events_from_DM, DS
 
 class TestMonitoring(unittest.TestCase):
-  # -1. rhd parser sanity check
-  def test_rhd_parser(self):
-    cities = [[32.7, -117.1, 0],\
-              [51.5, 0.129, 1],\
-              [35.7, 139.7, 1],\
-              [-37.8, 144.9, 1],\
-              [32.1, 41.74, 0],\
-              [55.7, 12.69, 0]]
-    result = []
-    for city in cities:
-      result.append(int(is_rhd_region(city[0],city[1])))
-    self.assertEqual(result,[int(city[2]) for city in cities])
-
   # 0. op engaged, driver is doing fine all the time
   def test_fully_aware_driver(self):
     events_output = run_DState_seq(always_attentive, always_false, always_true, always_false)[0]