diff --git a/jquery.flot.pie.js b/jquery.flot.pie.js
index 4aa7a42..f9f2e2b 100644
--- a/jquery.flot.pie.js
+++ b/jquery.flot.pie.js
@@ -149,35 +149,6 @@ More detail and specific examples can be found in the included HTML file.
 			}
 		});
 
-		// debugging function that prints out an object
-
-		function alertObject(obj) {
-
-			var msg = "";
-
-			function traverse(obj, depth) {
-
-				if (!depth) {
-					depth = 0;
-				}
-
-				for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; ++i) {
-					for (var j = 0; j < depth; j++) {
-						msg += "\t";
-					}
-					if( typeof obj[i] == "object") {
-						msg += "" + i + ":\n";
-						traverse(obj[i], depth + 1);
-					} else {
-						msg += "" + i + ": " + obj[i] + "\n";
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-			traverse(obj);
-			alert(msg);
-		}
-
 		function processDatapoints(plot, series, datapoints) {
 			if (!processed)	{
 				processed = true;