diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 9e8716a..b3b67ea 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ type Parser struct {
 func NewParser(includeRegex string, excludeRegex string) (*Parser, error) {
 
 	log.Debugf("compiling include name regex")
-	includeRegexCompiled, err := compileRegex(includeRegex)
+	includeRegexCompiled, err := regexp.Compile(includeRegex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	log.Debugf("compiling exclude name regex")
-	excludeRegexCompiled, err := compileRegex(excludeRegex)
+	excludeRegexCompiled, err := regexp.Compile(excludeRegex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index a24f4f4..0fe3777 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -16,14 +16,3 @@ func ExtractShopName(link string) (name string, err error) {
 	re := regexp.MustCompile(`^www\.`)
 	return strings.ToLower(re.ReplaceAllString(u.Hostname(), "")), nil
 }
-
-// compileRegex transforms a regex from string to regexp instance
-func compileRegex(pattern string) (regex *regexp.Regexp, err error) {
-	if pattern != "" {
-		regex, err = regexp.Compile(pattern)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-	return regex, nil
-}