diff --git a/src/utils/recommender.py b/src/utils/recommender.py
index 15691ae9..8c787822 100644
--- a/src/utils/recommender.py
+++ b/src/utils/recommender.py
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ def parse_skills(skills_string):
     return [entry["skill"] for entry in parse_skill_entries(skills_string)]
 
 
-def parse_skills(skills_string):
-    return [entry["skill"] for entry in parse_skill_entries(skills_string)]
-
 _nlp_model = None
 _project_embeddings_cache = {}