diff --git a/pygal/util.py b/pygal/util.py
index 4ee1922..1ae9829 100644
--- a/pygal/util.py
+++ b/pygal/util.py
@@ -143,21 +143,12 @@ def compute_logarithmic_scale(min_, max_, min_scale, max_scale):
 
 def compute_scale(
         min_, max_, logarithmic=False, order_min=None,
-        min_scale=4, max_scale=20, force_steps=None):
+        min_scale=4, max_scale=20):
     """Compute an optimal scale between min and max"""
     if min_ == 0 and max_ == 0:
         return [0]
     if max_ - min_ == 0:
         return [min_]
-    if force_steps:
-        # TODO: handle logarithmic scale
-        step = float(max_ - min_) / (force_steps - 1)
-        curr = min_
-        ret = []
-        for i in range(force_steps):
-                ret.append(curr)
-                curr += step
-        return ret
     if logarithmic:
         log_scale = compute_logarithmic_scale(
             min_, max_, min_scale, max_scale)