diff --git a/internal/lookup/file.go b/internal/lookup/file.go
index 1283f0ae..ab52d03d 100644
--- a/internal/lookup/file.go
+++ b/internal/lookup/file.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 // prefixes. The validity of a file is determined by a filter function.
 type file struct {
 	logger   *log.Logger
-	root     string
 	prefixes []string
 	filter   func(string) error
 }
@@ -78,15 +77,6 @@ func (p file) Locate(pattern string) ([]string, error) {
 	return filenames, nil
 }
 
-// Relative returns the path relative to the root for the file locator
-func (p file) Relative(path string) (string, error) {
-	if p.root == "" || p.root == "/" {
-		return path, nil
-	}
-
-	return filepath.Rel(p.root, path)
-}
-
 // assertFile checks whether the specified path is a regular file
 func assertFile(filename string) error {
 	info, err := os.Stat(filename)
diff --git a/internal/lookup/locator.go b/internal/lookup/locator.go
index 76ade332..871e1b02 100644
--- a/internal/lookup/locator.go
+++ b/internal/lookup/locator.go
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ package lookup
 // Locator defines the interface for locating files on a system.
 type Locator interface {
 	Locate(string) ([]string, error)
-	Relative(string) (string, error)
 }