diff --git a/slate/slate.py b/slate/slate.py
index 9b4af06..742397c 100644
--- a/slate/slate.py
+++ b/slate/slate.py
@@ -379,14 +379,6 @@ class Slate():
                     print(msg)
         orig_config = {}
 
-    def _make_configs_for_runs(self, config):
-        c = copy.deepcopy(config)
-
-        grid_versions = self._make_grid_versions(c)
-        all_versions = self._make_ablative_versions(c, grid_versions)
-
-        return all_versions
-
     def _get_num_conv_versions(self, config):
         return len(self._make_configs_for_runs(config))