diff --git a/docs/changelog_3_4_0.rst b/docs/changelog_3_4_0.rst
index 5764d6eb7..2811feba4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog_3_4_0.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog_3_4_0.rst
@@ -1580,5 +1580,5 @@ Miscellaneous
 - Updated features list in ``[p]serverinfo`` with the latest changes from Discord (:issue:`4116`)
 - Simple version of ``[p]serverinfo`` now shows info about more detailed ``[p]serverinfo 1`` (:issue:`4121`)
 - ``[p]set nickname``, ``[p]set serverprefix``, ``[p]streamalert``, and ``[p]streamset`` commands now can be run by users with permissions related to the actions they're making (:issue:`4109`)
-- `bordered()` now uses ``+`` for corners if keyword argument ``ascii_border`` is set to `True` (:issue:`4097`)
+- ``bordered()`` now uses ``+`` for corners if keyword argument ``ascii_border`` is set to `True` (:issue:`4097`)
 - Fixed timestamp storage in few places in Red (:issue:`4017`)
diff --git a/redbot/core/events.py b/redbot/core/events.py
index 8aaed3e90..beb1eabab 100644
--- a/redbot/core/events.py
+++ b/redbot/core/events.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from .utils._internal_utils import (
     fetch_latest_red_version_info,
     send_to_owners_with_prefix_replaced,
 )
-from .utils.chat_formatting import inline, bordered, format_perms_list, humanize_timedelta
+from .utils.chat_formatting import inline, format_perms_list, humanize_timedelta
 
 import rich
 from rich import box
diff --git a/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py b/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
index 8a97c42f4..a36fb761d 100644
--- a/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
+++ b/redbot/core/utils/chat_formatting.py
@@ -200,71 +200,6 @@ def spoiler(text: str, escape_formatting: bool = True) -> str:
     return f"||{escape(text, formatting=escape_formatting)}||"
 
 
-def bordered(*columns: Sequence[str], ascii_border: bool = False) -> str:
-    """Get two blocks of text inside borders.
-
-    Note
-    ----
-    This will only work with a monospaced font.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    *columns : `sequence` of `str`
-        The columns of text, each being a list of lines in that column.
-    ascii_border : bool
-        Whether or not the border should be pure ASCII.
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    str
-        The bordered text.
-
-    """
-    borders = {
-        "TL": "+" if ascii_border else "┌",  # Top-left
-        "TR": "+" if ascii_border else "┐",  # Top-right
-        "BL": "+" if ascii_border else "└",  # Bottom-left
-        "BR": "+" if ascii_border else "┘",  # Bottom-right
-        "HZ": "-" if ascii_border else "─",  # Horizontal
-        "VT": "|" if ascii_border else "│",  # Vertical
-    }
-
-    sep = " " * 4  # Separator between boxes
-    widths = tuple(max(len(row) for row in column) + 9 for column in columns)  # width of each col
-    colsdone = [False] * len(columns)  # whether or not each column is done
-    lines = [sep.join("{TL}" + "{HZ}" * width + "{TR}" for width in widths)]
-
-    for line in itertools.zip_longest(*columns):
-        row = []
-        for colidx, column in enumerate(line):
-            width = widths[colidx]
-            done = colsdone[colidx]
-            if column is None:
-                if not done:
-                    # bottom border of column
-                    column = "{HZ}" * width
-                    row.append("{BL}" + column + "{BR}")
-                    colsdone[colidx] = True  # mark column as done
-                else:
-                    # leave empty
-                    row.append(" " * (width + 2))
-            else:
-                column += " " * (width - len(column))  # append padded spaces
-                row.append("{VT}" + column + "{VT}")
-
-        lines.append(sep.join(row))
-
-    final_row = []
-    for width, done in zip(widths, colsdone):
-        if not done:
-            final_row.append("{BL}" + "{HZ}" * width + "{BR}")
-        else:
-            final_row.append(" " * (width + 2))
-    lines.append(sep.join(final_row))
-
-    return "\n".join(lines).format(**borders)
-
-
 def pagify(
     text: str,
     delims: Sequence[str] = ["\n"],
diff --git a/tests/core/test_utils.py b/tests/core/test_utils.py
index 2bfe05900..69d22efd4 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import pytest
 import random
-import textwrap
 from redbot.core.utils import (
-    chat_formatting,
     bounded_gather,
     bounded_gather_iter,
     deduplicate_iterables,
@@ -11,60 +9,6 @@ from redbot.core.utils import (
 )
 
 
-def test_bordered_symmetrical():
-    expected = textwrap.dedent(
-        """\
-    ┌──────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐
-    │one           │    │four         │
-    │two           │    │five         │
-    │three         │    │six          │
-    └──────────────┘    └─────────────┘"""
-    )
-    col1, col2 = ["one", "two", "three"], ["four", "five", "six"]
-    assert chat_formatting.bordered(col1, col2) == expected
-
-
-def test_bordered_asymmetrical():
-    expected = textwrap.dedent(
-        """\
-    ┌──────────────┐    ┌──────────────┐
-    │one           │    │four          │
-    │two           │    │five          │
-    │three         │    │six           │
-    └──────────────┘    │seven         │
-                        └──────────────┘"""
-    )
-    col1, col2 = ["one", "two", "three"], ["four", "five", "six", "seven"]
-    assert chat_formatting.bordered(col1, col2) == expected
-
-
-def test_bordered_asymmetrical_2():
-    expected = textwrap.dedent(
-        """\
-    ┌──────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐
-    │one           │    │five         │
-    │two           │    │six          │
-    │three         │    └─────────────┘
-    │four          │                   
-    └──────────────┘                   """
-    )
-    col1, col2 = ["one", "two", "three", "four"], ["five", "six"]
-    assert chat_formatting.bordered(col1, col2) == expected
-
-
-def test_bordered_ascii():
-    expected = textwrap.dedent(
-        """\
-    +--------------+    +-------------+
-    |one           |    |four         |
-    |two           |    |five         |
-    |three         |    |six          |
-    +--------------+    +-------------+"""
-    )
-    col1, col2 = ["one", "two", "three"], ["four", "five", "six"]
-    assert chat_formatting.bordered(col1, col2, ascii_border=True) == expected
-
-
 def test_deduplicate_iterables():
     expected = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
     inputs = [[1, 2, 1], [3, 1, 2, 4], [5, 1, 2]]