diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f66a87..16a6110 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -442,14 +442,6 @@ lume.color("#00ffff", 256)          -- Returns 0, 256, 256, 256
 lume.color("rgb(255, 0, 0)", 256)   -- Returns 256, 0, 0, 256
 ```
 
-#### lume.rgba(color)
-Takes the 32bit integer `color` argument and returns 4 numbers, one for each
-channel, with a range of 0 - 255. The returned values can be used as the
-arguments to [LÖVE](http://love2d.org)'s setColor() function.
-```lua
-lume.rgba(0xFF304050) -- Returns 48, 64, 80, 255
-```
-
 #### lume.chain(value)
 Returns a wrapped object which allows chaining of lume functions. The function
 result() should be called at the end of the chain to return the resulting
diff --git a/lume.lua b/lume.lua
index 0fb10e2..3d2a800 100644
--- a/lume.lua
+++ b/lume.lua
@@ -739,15 +739,6 @@ function lume.color(str, mul)
 end
 
 
-function lume.rgba(color)
-  local a = math_floor((color / 16777216) % 256)
-  local r = math_floor((color /    65536) % 256)
-  local g = math_floor((color /      256) % 256)
-  local b = math_floor((color) % 256)
-  return r, g, b, a
-end
-
-
 local chain_mt = {}
 chain_mt.__index = lume.map(lume.filter(lume, iscallable, true),
   function(fn)
diff --git a/test/test.lua b/test/test.lua
index 43fc17e..fd4b6f2 100644
--- a/test/test.lua
+++ b/test/test.lua
@@ -607,15 +607,6 @@ tests["lume.color"] = function()
   tester.test.error(lume.color, "rgba(1, 1, 1, 1")
 end
 
--- lume.rgba
-tests["lume.rgba"] = function()
-  local r, g, b, a = lume.rgba(0x12345678)
-  testeq( a, 0x12 )
-  testeq( r, 0x34 )
-  testeq( g, 0x56 )
-  testeq( b, 0x78 )
-end
-
 -- lume.chain
 tests["lume.chain"] = function()
   local t = lume.chain({1, 2}):map(function(x) return x * 2 end):result()