diff --git a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
index f20ea4bee..9f9d0ba5d 100644
--- a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
+++ b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
@@ -191,21 +191,6 @@ static void _destroy_device_list(struct dm_list *head)
 	dm_list_init(head);
 }
 
-bool lvmcache_has_bad_metadata(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct lvmcache_info *info;
-
-	if (!(info = lvmcache_info_from_pvid(dev->pvid, dev, 0))) {
-		/* shouldn't happen */
-		log_error("No lvmcache info for checking bad metadata on %s", dev_name(dev));
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	if (info->mda1_bad || info->mda2_bad)
-		return true;
-	return false;
-}
-
 void lvmcache_save_bad_mda(struct lvmcache_info *info, struct metadata_area *mda)
 {
 	if (mda->mda_num == 1)
diff --git a/lib/cache/lvmcache.h b/lib/cache/lvmcache.h
index 7dde3cda3..eccf29eb2 100644
--- a/lib/cache/lvmcache.h
+++ b/lib/cache/lvmcache.h
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ int lvmcache_vginfo_has_pvid(struct lvmcache_vginfo *vginfo, const char *pvid_ar
 uint64_t lvmcache_max_metadata_size(void);
 void lvmcache_save_metadata_size(uint64_t val);
 
-bool lvmcache_has_bad_metadata(struct device *dev);
-
 bool lvmcache_has_old_metadata(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vgname, const char *vgid, struct device *dev);
 
 void lvmcache_get_outdated_devs(struct cmd_context *cmd,